April 2016

My Friend Susan By Ruth Fisher My friend Susan is a pet lover’s nut,She’ll latch on to any old mutt,Dogs, birds, cats and rabbits,She’s got it bad, like Elly Mae Clampett. A little baby squirrel once caught her eye,She jammed on the brakes to check the little guy,Scooped him up and put him in the […]

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Herself and I learned a valuable lesson from this hand which we played against Lew and Trudy Crippen at the Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club in Riberas. Sitting South Lew dealt and opened a 15 to 17 high card point 1 No Trump.  Holding a hand of

Hearts at Work A Column by Jim Tipton The Only Prayer Remaining   Italian musician Arturo Toscanini was one of the most acclaimed conductors of modern times. At various times he directed La Scala (Milan), the Metropolitan Opera (New York), the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. I have in recent months

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com   The barrio of Tepehua is a sprawling nest of homes in various shapes and sizes…growing out of the unforgiving rock of hill above Chapala. For some hovels there are no roads but they are connected to the world by steps that join upper roads

PAT AND PACO—A Tribute to the Magic of Lakeside —Article submitted by John Friesen   The narrative film Pat y Paco is set for filming in Ajijic in April. It is a compelling intercultural and inter-generational story of two boys, one gringo, one Mexican, living in Ajijic but in very different worlds. Besides the talented

For The Love Of Pets By Christy Wiseman   They were “snow birds.”  Here for the winter and wanting a pet. They adopted a pet and the pet was ever so grateful. They named him “Freddie.”  He now had a wonderful life.  He now belonged. He rewarded his masters with unconditional love. For their part,

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   April 2016   COMEDY TURNS TO DRAMA Visiting Mr. Green is the next offering at The Bravo! Theatre. It is directed by Jayme Littlejohn and stars Roger Larson and Ken Yakiwchuk. Mr. Green, 86, is almost hit by a car driven by young executive Ross Gardiner.

The Wall By Tom Eck   It was a beautiful wall. Completed just two years ago without the assistance of Mexico, as demanded by then presidential candidate, Donald Trump, it had done a marvelous job of shutting out the feared wave of illegal aliens from Mexico. It was electrified, fueled by the sun, emitting just

The Silent Partners By Terry and Carole Baker   How time flies, it seems like only yesterday that Jaltepec hosted its annual Christmas Dinner and Luncheon fund raising events, followed by its Open House on January 28th.  We would like to send our deep appreciation to all who attended and contributed to sponsoring the various

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria SchmidtRepublished By Popular Request Embarrassment of Necessities   Before moving to Mexico, there were so many things I took for granted in my daily life. I could flip a switch and have a constant current of electricity.  In the years prior to moving to Mexico, I could count the number