Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Mary Bellis wrote: ‘In the beginning people bartered, swapping that which they had plenty of for that which they needed. It was called ‘commodity money’, like tea, coffee, tobacco, and cattle, basic items everybody needed, but it made doing business difficult. Europeans sailed the […]
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A Centro Educativo Jaltepec Graduate Whose Dream Came True Centro Educativo Jaltepec celebrated its 50th Anniversary in February 2019. Alumni and special guests attended from all over the USA and Mexico and it included many from the local Lakeside community. A special moment occurred when Lulu, (Lourdes Tinoco), a 1990 graduate who is the
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson This month we have a guest columnist, the highly regarded bridge writer, teacher and administrator Barbara Seagram. Barbara and her husband Alex Kornel will be in Lakeside for all of March and will be giving lessons at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club on the 17th and
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Mirror To The Universe By Rob Mohr Mirror to the Universe is a new column wherein I share the implications of artistic, philosophical, and scientific understandings which impact our lives, relationships, and dreams. My intent is to convey ideas, concepts, and imaginings in ways that stimulate and engage members of the Lakeside Community in
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Ramblings From The Ranch By Christina Bennett Senior Dogs for Senior People Hey, how about adopting a puppy? It’ll jump all over you, bite you incessantly, pee on your carpet and then chew up your shoes and couch. Oh, and if you’re a person of a “certain age,” the puppy might outlive you, too.
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Moving Forward While Looking Back By Christy Wisemanchristywiseman@me.com My oldest son died last year too. I had everything in his name as I was sure I would go first and he could handle things fairly. Losing a child is a similar, but different kind of grief from losing a treasured spouse. Both are so
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Autumn Years These last forty years you and I’ve been together.Spring has past, Summer’s gone, now Autumn weather.Note wrinkles, furrows, graying hair grown thin,Paunches, spare tires, flabby thighs, drooping skin.Our voices familiar, thoughts left trailing …Forgetting a name – call something a “thing.”Small kindnesses shown reveal that we care,Hurt feelings let go, still moments
Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Many of our readers are new to Mexico, so I decided to repeat some advice I have peppered through previous columns. I learn everything the hard way, so, hopefully it will help you through your transition. First of all, we lived in Chapala. Which is seen more “Mexican”
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How To Dispose Of Yourself Once You’re Gone By Margaret Van Every It was easy to check the box that offered cremation because the alternative was far less attractive. You could either make an ash of yourself or occupy a plot of earth forever while rotting in a sealed box. Most of us probably
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Lettice and Lovage By Peter ShafferDirected by Peter King (at Bravo!) This humorous play was written by Peter Shaffer in 1987, specifically for Maggie Smith who originated the lead role of “Lettice Douffet.” Here at the Bravo! theater, we had visiting actress Vanessa McCaffrey giving us a sparkling
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