Rest in Peace Pope Francis gave the Blessing at Sunday’s Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Square, then mixed with and waved to the thousands of people from his simplified Pope mobile, returned to his apartment and celebrated Easter Monday with God. April 21, 2025 – The world mourned the death of Pope Francis, who died […]
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April is a month of renewal. And while northerners may be experiencing April showers in hopes of May flowers, they are also preparing to celebrate Easter with stores showing pastel decorations of Easter bunnies and candies and creating Easter eggs out of anything but real eggs. They will go to church maybe once with their
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Slow Your Roll Let us all stop and take a deep breath. The entire world is going through monumental changes. And we all must stop. Take in a long breath and take a deep breath. The events in the world have gotten more hectic since January as the man who now occupies the position of
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Small Acts of Kindness While standing in one of those endless lines at a farmacia in Guadalajara, I entertained myself by watching people. This farmacia is attached to a small laboratory that manufactures a special medication I must have. But it is also a neighborhood pharmacy, stocked with basic necessities of a neighborhood farmacia. Surrounded
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We each have our individual reasons for coming to Mexico. Some come to visit, while others come to stay. It is not an easy thing to pull up roots and move to another country, especially when we are older; yet so many of us have. I think it takes a certain type of personality to
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Bubbles Bubbles. We are fascinated by them. Is there anything more joyful than watching a child beam with wonder as they create bubbles with their wand? There is much laughter and fun when we blow bubbles for our cats and dogs and watch the sun produce a rainbow of reflections before the bubbles inevitably POP!
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Over teched Even though I live in Mexico, parts of the United States sneak into my life through my email inbox. For some reason my SPAM filter hasn’t been working very well lately, and I have been inundated with all kinds of offers. I have won contests I never entered. I can order a cure
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SHE As I lie bedbound and suffering yet another migraine, I sense movement around me but hear nothing as she changes the ice pack on my head. Later I awaken to find my beverages refreshed. My room is organized and cleaned. This is one of my “mal dia.” She knows just what to do. Without
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Aging, Isolation and Invisibility in Lakeside’s Expat Community Whether we hail from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France or some other far-off homeland, our decision to spend our golden years in Mexico was not made lightly. We often leave behind families, communities and support networks. Through volunteer work, arts organizations, outreach programs
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The News One of the most troubling changes in the world of late is the decline of the news industry. As a student of journalism, I was schooled in the importance journalism has in its vital role in government. In the United States and in Britain it was referred to as the Fourth Estate. I
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