Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes Confounded By Covid Etiquette Manners were always drilled into me as a child. As I became older and entered the business world, I realized that courteous behavior became an unspoken attribute that bought far more points than the effort extended. Most people were not giving this subject a second […]
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Be Nice to Your Body By Margaret Porter Last year, an early bout with a “mysterious flu” and subsequent worldwide quarantine found me sleeping 16 hours a day to pass the time, and lolling around with a favorite cocktail otherwise. My mother once called me the laziest child she ever saw, which injured my
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Verdant View Welcome to Verdant View, your monthly column for everything “green” at Lakeside. In this monthly addition to El Ojo Del Lago publication, I will take you through Lakeside’s three cyclical seasons, highlighting gardening topics such as: What grows where and when Cutter ants; Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Native Plants of the area
Ramblings From The Ranch By Carolyn Drummond-Hay Life after Mexico Straying down my Mexican memory lane to the moment in 2016 when I visited The Ranch and asked Syd which dogs had been there the longest. She pointed to a white blur, saying he’s been here 5 years. Syd tried to interest me in
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The Miracle Monarchs Of Michoacan By Neil McKinnon I shiver involuntarily in the warm sun as the spirits of millions of dead Aztec warriors silently surround me and tease my face with the gentle brush of their passing. In the quiet mountain glade only a faint murmur hints at their descent—a brief, near imperceptible,
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Venustiano Carranza By David Ellison Venustiano Carranza, a wealthy landowner, was the most conservative of revolutionaries after Porfirio Díaz’ long regime. Nonetheless, he would inadvertently enable a constitutional transformation that not even his liberal allies-turned-opponents could have imagined. Carranza was tall, impressive, even imposing, but lacked both humor and charm. Still, he believed that
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Who’s Next? By Christy Wiseman My son is very patient and took his time in finding his life’s partner. Finally he met THE ONE and proposed, with one request. “I want a dog.” It seemed a simple request as he owned a house with a nice, fenced back yard. “Well,” said she; “I do love
LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 May 2021 “I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.” -John Keats The Lake Chapala Society hosts Open Circle every Sunday at 10AM, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse range of presentations. For more
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The Long-Long Line By Bernie Suttle There is an old saying, “In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.” During this time of COVID my quest is for some “one-eyed” truth. My wife and I have been stuck in Ajijic for over a year wanting to return to our Shell Beach,
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Unsung Heroes By Tom Nussbaum tomnussbaum005@gmail.com (This article is intended to be the first monthly column spotlighting the working-class heroes among us, our Mexican neighbors who work hard, made our—we emigrés, ex-pats, snowbirds, and undefined adventurers—lives more enjoyable.) His name Flores means flowers and appropriately he works at a restaurant with a floral name,
