February 2014

Life Alongside The Lake By Bob Mitchell   You never know when the gardener will come—but when he finally arrives, he does a wonderful job. You never know when the maid will show up, and when she leaves, you are left in a mild panic. Where did she put this and that, especially that stuff […]

MEXICAN RETABLOS: Painted Miracles By Virginia Miller When studying 19th century Mexican painting, one should consider the mainstream of primitive painting that was expressed. Besides the portraits of famous or rich people, wars and symbolic victories (such as Maximilian’s death before a firing squad), one field faithfully covered by painters of Independent Mexico, were regional

Imprints By Antonio Ramblés AKA Tony Passarellowww.antoniorambles.comantonio.rambles@yahoo.com Maestro in Clay   I first met maestro Martín Ibarra Morales last November when – as one of the artisans invited to Ajijic’s annual Feria Maestros del Arte – he and his family were my houseguests. Martín is a clay sculptor whose work is collected worldwide.  His renowned

  LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com February 2014 PAST EVENTS “Let’s Do it…Again!” was Mac Morison’s show that kicked off the holiday season in December with an evening of classic romantic songs and stand-up comedy. The show raised more than 35,000 pesos for the Ajijic Fire Department. The money will go for

36th CHILI COOK OFF FEB. 14, 15 & 16 LAKESIDE’S SIGNATURE ANNUAL EVENT   Started some 3 ½ decades ago by a hardy little band of ex-pats led by Ann Whiting, Morley Eager, Micki Church and sponsored by Corona Beer, the three-day event has gone from what was little more than a small picnic to an internationally

OOPS! By Eric Roberts   Why the OOPS? Because these stories are about embarrassing moments that happen on the stage or in the production of a movie.  A song writer was famous for his hit songs “Tiny Bubbles” and “Pearly Shells.” Ironically, Leon Pober had never been to Hawaii though he wrote these very popular

The Garfield Follies By Kenneth J. Clarke   I had known Garfield Higgins since he moved with his father to our town in Cornwall, England, his mother having died in the London Blitz. He always was a large boy, muscular, fit and quick on his feet, but not as quick with his mind. His mental

Child Of The Month By Barb Corol   Meet Edgar Osiel. Edgar is 12 years old and lives with his Mom, Dad and 3 other siblings. Edgar was seven when he was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes or as it is commonly referred to as Type I Diabetes. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes is a disorder

The Sad Life Of A Happy Woman By Herbert W. Piekow     Juliana Pastana was buried in her home state of Sinaloa, Mexico one hundred and sixty three years after she died in childbirth in Moscow, Russia. Juliana’s embalmed body might still be in a locked storage room in the University of Oslo’s Norway

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson     Experience counts for a lot in competitive bridge. Although the odds against the exact same deal occurring more than once in a lifetime are stupendous, certain situations reappear with sufficient frequency that if you recognise a possible solution early enough it can lead you to the