By The River Arno Every morning, onCalle Lungarno in Florence,the townsfolkwould seethe grand poet, Dante,at the foot of theSanta Trinita Bridge.There, connectedthe two sidesof the Arno River.And there, his daily vigil,stood he contentwith no greater patience. Over time, onlookersvexed and puzzled,somewhat a folly,the great poet, a statue.The townspeople would laugh,and look to the sky,in […]
Sounds By Peter Rosenberg As I was sitting in my recliner last night, I listened to sounds emanating from throughout the house. They were not coming from the stereo surround sound system or from a CD playing on the intercom but sounded as sweet as any orchestra my wife and I ever heard. A
Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt While standing in one of those endless lines at a farmacia in Guadalajara, I entertained myself by watching people. This farmacia is attached to a small laboratory that manufactures a special medication my husband must have. But it is also a neighborhood pharmacy, stocked with basic necessities of
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San Miguel Offers Master Classes for Writers with World-Class Instructors By Susan Page There are no finer, more sought-after writing teachers in the world than the faculty who teach at the annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference in San Miguel de Allende. The Conference has persuaded four of the most acclaimed teachers to stay in
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The Aztec Way Of Poetry By Ron Barnett The Aztecs of Mexico have gained a bad reputation for their practice of mass human sacrifice. The Franciscans who arrived in New Spain around the time of the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521 were horrified by what they regarded as an
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Communicating In Latin-America By June Summers Hurdle the language barrier by learning Latin American hand and voice signals. These vary from one culture to another. The following are distinctly Latino: The Wagging Finger–is the way to say no, definitely and finally. No one questions this dignified and simple way of saying “No.” Just move
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The Magic of Famous People Players Comes to Lakeside “What you see is sensational…What you don’t see is inspirational.” Diane Dupuy Black light puppetry is a very special and magical art, and the world-renowned and superbly talented Famous People Players have been working their magic for 44 year. Dressed in black from head to
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Painting Reinvented – Works by Ricky (Rk) Granna “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” —Vincent Van Gogh Fine Art is not always what we expect. During my first interview with Ricky Granna I felt a strong sense of deja vu as we talked and
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Flying South By Katie B. Goode (Ed. Note: This is the first of an ongoing series about the adventures of “Mildred and Suzette.” The author is an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter and a newcomer to our pages. Welcome, Katie!) Out of respect for their adopted country, and in order to support the local economy, Mildred
From My Tropical Deck Chair By “Consuelo” Men don’t like me. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say it. Thoughts are things. The Laws of Attraction tell us that what we say goes, but only for the person saying it. So, by openly stating what I have long suspected to be the truth, am
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