CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Juan Antonio Galaviz Vaca Bright and smiling, this is two-year old Juan Antonio Galaviz Vaca who lives in San Antonio with his parents and one older brother. Mom María Guadalupe has to stay at home with her younger son; dad Gonzalo is a gardener. Our child this […]
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Elizabeth Skelsey – An Australian Artist in Ajijic In an open garage on Constitution in Ajijic, a laptop and a mainframe computer, coated with layers of paint, somehow continue to provide music, pictures and communication, as Elizabeth Skelsey, a remarkable woman artist, creates painting after painting. “I don’t
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STAY HEALTHY!By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t Peripherical Vascular Disease—The Phantom Killer— Some patients developed pain in their legs that got worse when they walked even a short distance and some doctors initially attributed it to an old back injury. But three years and many doctor visits later, an appropriate specialist finally gave them
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THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves Remember Maya, the beautiful young deaf kit? First she was taken home by Barb, our Cat Lady, but Barb’s territorial grown-up cats refused to accept this pleasant little newcomer and acted out in very unpleasant ways. So back to the Cat Center for Maya. Then a wonderful
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FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren TributeBy Bernard SladeDirected by Roseann Wilshire Tribute is a strange play, a mixture of comedy, sentimentality and pathos. As a result, the audience is kept off balance, unsure whether to laugh or cry. It is much to the credit of Roseann Wilshire and a talented cast that we
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Battle of the Bands Recently I had the most unusual dining experience yet in Mexico. My husband and I walked to our favorite restaurant to have a nice romantic dinner. But when we found it closed, we decided to try out a restaurant further on down the block. We’d always
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Hearts at Work A Column by James TiptonReprinted By Request “You’re still carrying yours.” Two monks, one mature and the other still a student, were walking down a gentle path that ran beside a river. As they were walking, they saw two bullies walking toward them. The older monk smiled at the bullies and
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Egypt At The Epicenter Egypt was at the epicenter of a seismic shift in the earth’s geopolitical structure. The first tremors were felt in Tunisia a week earlier as a long- standing despot was ousted in a matter of hours by angry citizens. This triggered an uprising
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Wondrous Wildlife Submitted by: J.T. and H.C. A beautiful Sunday morning, a lovely day to do some bird watching, enjoying nature or not, as two friends ventured out to do some undercover birding in Guadalajara’s Sunday Baratillo. What they discovered was heartbreaking. The following was submitted to us by them; our collective aim
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan Toltec Wisdom Personal power is the cornerstone of creating a positive and fulfilling life. Without it, we are victims at the mercy of everyone and everything else; life happens to us because power is perceived to be “out there.” There are as many approaches to conquering victimhood as
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