I Live In Ajijic By Neill James   (Ed. Note: This article (in a much lengthier version) was first published in 1946 in the magazine Modern Mexico. Ms. James, known as the “Godmother of Ajijic,” set many of her charming stories and celebrated books here at Lakeside. Her legacy did not end there, for the […]

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “To Become a Fool”   Issac Bashevis Singer, winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature, includes in The Collected Stories the charming tale, “The Spinoza of Market Street”. Dr. Nahum Fischelson, a scholar and son of the late Rabbi of Tishjevitz,” lives alone in a garret

Who Are The Baby Boomers?  By: Bluemexicoblue@prodigy.net.mx 766-5023   Remember that civil war song, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again—Hurrah! Hurrah!”? Well, those World War II Johnnies and the ladies who “all turned out” made a whole lot of babies when that war ended. Born between 1946 and 1964, there are nearly 80 million of

On Aging By Margie Keane   Tears irrigate wrinklesIn Mama’s face, tricklingDown, splopping off her chin. “I’m old,”She says, “I looked in the mirrorAnd it shows an old crone, but I feel so young.Where has my life gone? How can I be loved?With my grandchildren I feel loved.They make me forget my wrinklesBecause they treat

The Dating Game—Revisited By Tom Eck   Online dating has become quite a social phenomenon. I know several people who have found their “soul mates” through such dating services as Match.com, eHarmony.com, and POF (Plenty of Fish). I know many more who have been woefully disappointed. I must admit that my curiosity more than once

DEJA VU – All Over Again! By Jim Muir   “Work Makes You Free”Main Gate at Auschwitz “First they came for . . .”  is the opening of a famous statement and provocative poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892 – 1984) about the sloth of German intellectuals following the Nazis’ rise to power and

My Two Loves By Jim Rambo   My parents, Sam and Helen, were married at the ages of 18 and 17. They both embraced music, living and often singing, in harmony.  Mom sang a great version of Deep Purple and Dad, known as “rubber legs” for his jitterbug moves, loved music. When he returned from World

LAKESIDE LIVING   Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   April 2014   PAST EVENTS WRITERS AT WORK The tenth annual Lakeside Writers’ Conference, held on February 26-28, was a huge success. Over seventy people attended and heard writers’ words of wisdom from the following authors:   The panelists, left to right: John Scherber, Claudia

Hooray For Barbara Clippinger! By Tod Jonson   Having a “star-quality” is not new to Barbara Clippinger-Morison, creator of  LLT’s overwhelmingly popular and brilliantly executed musical, Hooray for Hollywood. In the show, those auditioning learn to sing, dance and sparkle, performing the wonderful music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and specifically the fabulous songs

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Gerardo M. E.   Please meet Gerardo, who lives in Chapala with his parents and a younger brother. Gerardo is 13 years old and a typically active teenager—who also happens to be an excellent student. About 10 years ago Gerardo developed what is called odontogenic myxoma of the