Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt This year’s rainy season has helped to revitalize the lake. And like many people here at Lakeside, I love to sit near the lake and attempt to sort out my thoughts, or just get rid of my thoughts all together. The lake is at its highest point since
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I THOUGHT I HAD IT BAD—Until I Met Pat By Steve Parker I lay there on my rug waiting for the sun to come winking through the lower glass panes on the back porch door. The same darn ritual every day for as long as a dog can remember. Is this what life is
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What Is It To Live A Spiritual Life By Dr. Daniel Acuff So many people, myself included, when asked: what religion are you, respond with “I am spiritual, not religious.” But when I sat down to write this article, I realized I hadn’t a clear notion of what it meant to truly live a
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Why Rage? The days are growing shorter, a blithe oxymoronto deceive ourselves with simple sleight of tongue,while in the dwindling of days lies the melancholyof December, the mind so tricked by early darknessit yearns for sleep before the evening meal is done. No artificial light can rescue us. He tries the light offootball on
Yummy! By Sydney GayResident Chef, International Cities of Friendship Sydney Gay “I ceberg lettuce would smile if it could,” says Marion Cunningham, “It is sturdy and has a surprisingly delicate flavor.” Many chefs knock iceberg lettuce choosing to serve Shepherd Greens; however, fancy greens cannot do what iceberg lettuce can. Health conscious people often
YUCATAN—The Place You Cannot Miss! By Greg Custer Ask most travelers where they’ve been in Mexico, and many will answer ‘the Yucatán.’ They are right of course, if they mean the thumb-shaped, flat shelf of porous limestone that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean. But Yucatán (you-cah-TAHN) is also the name of
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You Opened My Letter By An Unsigned Source I was nineteen and in love. The girl of my dreams and high school sweetheart was sent away to school in Los Angeles to keep her away from me. Her mid-western reared parent’s hope was that she would find a nice wealthy Anglo boy. Her parents
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LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com December 2018 TRA LA LA, HO HO HO The Lake Chapala Chorale, under new director Denning Chambers, will present its third annual holiday program in December. Performances of some of your favorite music will take place at the Ajijic Cultural Center on December 8 at 4
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ESPAÑOL—Gringa-Style By Margie Harrell Like most ex-pats when they first arrive at Lakeside, I decided to sign up for some Spanish lessons, fully expecting to master the language in a few short weeks and move on to something more challenging, like salsa dancing. As I began to get the hang of things I wondered
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Lake Chapala Writers’ Conference Storytelling By Herbert W. Piekow The 2019 Lake Chapala Writers’ Conference promises to be the best, most comprehensive ever. The Storytelling theme covers many forms of writing including articles, short stories, novels and plays. Multiple award-winning writer Eric Witchey is known for teaching clear, useful writing skills. He has sold
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