March 2014

Lakeside Garden Guild Community Projects   The Lakeside Garden Guild began in September of 1968 by women who were interested in the love of gardening and floral decoration. “The primary purpose of the Lakeside Garden guild shall be the growing and showing of fresh plant material and organizing and supporting an annual community project”.  Over […]

Kidding Around By Sue StephensonReviewed by Harriet Hart   Kidding Around by Sue Stephenson is an activity –based book designed to “teach children and teens about the benefits of happiness, humor and laughter in their lives, as well as how to deal with those days when they’re angry, sad, or just stressed out.” The book

The Mexican Horror By Ron Knight   Mexican horror had its place as unique genre of film entertainment. Many classic films in the United States have fallen into public domain and now may be “freely exchanged.” Of the Mexican horror film genre, which is a fascinating cult area, none are in the public domain. The

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen Kingmoonie1935@yahoo.com   Under the shadow of  benevolent arms of the luxurious Church under construction, the little town of Tepehua struggles to its feet. Its once dangerous streets are less so, especially during the bustling day. Police cars cruise the areas that once they ignored. A woman or girl less likely to

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton Becoming Real   Thoreau tells us that “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to confront only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that

The Blind Knife Sharpener By Teri Saya   I love living here in Mexico. There are always sounds in our neighborhood to announce one thing or another. I especially like the “knife sharpener’s” whistle….. A long, low fluting whistle waivers in the air.  As it comes closer, you gather up your knives.  A young boy

Remembering FDR By Beverly Bandler Franklin Delano Roosevelt(1882-1945)   January 30, 2014 was the 132 anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945). You’d think that the Democratic Party would note the birth of FDR, the Democratic president who led the nation out of the worst economic crisis in its history—the Great Depression, who led

Palms Up! By Alice Caldwell   I owned few books as a child, but one I treasured was a battered Atlas of the World, a hand-me-down from my Uncle Harry. When I’d read all the library books I was allowed to take out in a week, when it was too cold to swim or there

Facing Time By Bonnie L. Phillips   Thirty-year-old Agnes had vague memories of being in a stark white hospital. She remembered seeing a tunnel of brilliant white light, heard masked people giving orders, and saw rivulets of slick blood follow the contours of their gloved fingers. Around the same time, she saw a man whose

Mexico’s Daffiest Dreamer By Ilse Hoffmann   Some people think Edward James was certifiably insane because he once built outside Xilitla (in La Huasteca, in the northeastern state of Mexico, San Luis Potosi), some of the most bizarre concrete structures ever seen. Others think he was a genius who created his dream at “Las Pozas,”