Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Lakeside Goes Green   The Jalisco Congress has approved its anti-plastic law. It gives businesses until 2020 to comply with new rules. I applaud their measures to protect the environment. When I see the terrible mess that plastics have caused in our oceans and on our lands, I am […]

Albert’s Hat By Rachel McMillen   Albert Braithwaite folded his pin-striped shirt and placed it carefully into his old, brown suitcase. Mabel, his wife of almost fifty years, gazed at him steadily from her place on the bedside table and he could almost feel her nod of approval as he closed the lid. Albert and

Night Watch Short Story by Rob Mohr   With shock, John realized he had fallen in love with two women. “How could this happen?” he thought. Rebecca was due in a few minutes – worried he realized that he had no memory of what he had told Carla. I know I wrote it down somewhere.

Benefits of Exercising for Older Adults By Mariana Macias & Jorge de Santiago   Have you ever wondered why you start to feel weaker, get tired easily and have become slower to perform your daily activities? Did you know that you can solve it by doing physical activity? It is very important for your body

Announcing Christmas For Jaltepec   Due to demolition of the school and reconstruction, we are unable to hold our Christmas Event at Centro Educativo Jaltepec this year. The school itself is still in operation, with the students living, studying and working out of the lower building to the west and caring for guests in the

Doorway By Fernando Garcia   He walked through the kitchen door. He was happy, his small business was doing well; his four children were well behaved. All the work he and his wife had put into the old property they had purchased ten years before had paid off handsomely. He was respected professionally and on

FERIA MAESTROS DEL ARTE It’s More Than a Feria By Harriet Hart   The 2018 Feria Maestros del Arte will be much more than a feria. It will be a country fair at its best when the grassy area on the lakeshore next to The Chapala Yacht Club is temporarily transformed into a happening that

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com November 2018   IT’S THIS WEEK! Feria 2018 is November 9-11 this year.  New hours are 9:30 to 5:30 Friday and Saturday and 9:30 to 4:30 on Sunday. Admission will be $80.  The venue is Club de Yates on Ramon Corona just past the fish restaurants in

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Duplicate bridge has seen many innovations in recent years as computer technology has added to our enjoyment of the game. One of my favourites has been the introduction of The Common Game where the same hands are played at many clubs at the same time across the

The Door To Nowhere By Katina Pontikeskatcpon@yahoo.com   The church bells tolled the midnight hour. No noise at all came through Jack’s open window. Not even nature seemed to have any comments to offer him through the heavy black blanket of night. The hot air was sticky, and would surely cause the air conditioning to