Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt A Visit to the Beach     As I exited the airplane, I was enveloped by moisture. The wet humid air hung heavy in my lungs, and my breathing became labored. Drawing in a breath was like trying to strain air out of water. And yet, this is supposed […]

Some Commandments of Getting Older Courtesy of Christy Wiseman   #1 – Talk to yourself, because there are times you need expert advice.#2 – Consider “In Style” to be the clothes that still fit.#3 – You don’t need anger management. You need people to stop being idiots.#4 – Your people skills are just fine. It’s

Courage By Peter Lawrence   Luis is an 11-year-old kid in Ajijic, Mexico. The first time I encountered him, he was street vending with a pleasant smile. I stopped him and asked him in Spanish how much the blueberries were. He answered me in English. It was more expensive than usual, and it didn’t look

The Artistic Clay Of Tonala By Annonymous   All over México it is possible to find artistic clay pieces, either utilitarian or decorative. Tonalá is probably the most artistic center of the whole country, where beautiful pieces have been made for centuries. The polished pottery produced in Tonalá today has its roots in pre-Hispanic cultures,

The Flying Flexy Brothers By Fernando Garcia Davila   “Be careful over the summer, I want to see every one of you back here next September,” warned Sister Catherine, our sixth grade teacher. We had tragically lost our classmate Phillip in a caving accident. “Let’s say our parting prayer.” Like programmed robots we stood and

LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.com Phone: 33-2506-7525 December 2019   It’s DECEMBER!  My favorite time of year, and Lakeside events promise to be epic! FREEDOM CHORALE “All-Christmas Christmas Concert” Cindy Paul’s Freedom Chorale is at it again, this time presenting a one-hour Christmas concert in three different locales: 1) Fri., Dec. 20, 5-6pm

Re-Gifting By Margie Harrell     Re-gifting… an interesting word. Unheard of a few years ago but then the whole English language seems to have taken on a life of its own, what with all the new computer lingo out there. That’s not to say that I’m not familiar with the concept but we used

Green Waves At Lake Chapala By Dennis A. Crump   Growing up in Ajijic as an 8-year-old and a teenager was an adventure all of its own. Something unique and different in our adventure occurred on a regular basis. And, as kids we could find the most unusual ways to entertain ourselves. This one day

Life Askew By Julia Galosy Can’t Teach an Old Dog . . .   Let’s start with an understanding of what we mean by Intelligence before we go on. Intelligence encompasses many related mental competencies, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn.1 As current Third