Articles 2021

Understanding the Mexican Flag By Herbert W. Piekow   This article should actually be called, “Fun Facts about the Mexican Flag” because the story of the Mexican flag is as complex as the country’s history and, in this case history is fun. Research for this article felt a little like the Big Bang vexillology (study […]

My Love for Ajijic and The Lake Chapala Society From Yolanda Garza Birdwell LCS Member. August 2021.   For more than thirty years of visiting Ajijic, it is time to express my appreciation and acknowledge the significant contribution to my life by the Lake Chapala Society. Firstly, the most significant model was the donation of property

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen King President of the Board for Tepehua moonie1935@yahoo.com     Many in the society we live in are going through what is affectionately called the ‘Golden Years’, a term taken from early Greek and Roman poets, meaning ‘when man lived in the pure age’. Hesiod, the Greek Philosopher, introduced the phase

Ramblings From The Ranch By Linda Goldman Never Say Never If you’ve ever had a pet, you know the heartbreak that comes when your sweet friend passes away. The pain can be so great that many of us swear that we will never have another.  Our lost friend is irreplaceable! Yoli, owner of the popular

Queen of the Peaches By Carol L. Bowman   The young contestants between the ages of 15 and 18 stood on the stage, rubbing their nervous hands back and forth and shuffling their restless feet. The eight girls, including my sister, Ann, awaited the decision as to who would be crowned Peach Queen of Pennsylvania

LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 September 2021   “Artists don’t choose to be artists, writers or singers,” she said in 2010. “It’s just something you know you have to do.” -Nanci Griffith The Lake Chapala Society hosts Open Circle every Sunday at 10AM, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse

Caretaking Will Bring You Down to the Level of Your Incompetence By Donna Mansfield   When my husband had his first stroke, after being diagnosed with MADSAM (Multi-focal Acquired Sensory and Motor Neuropathy) he went into a hospital rehabilitation unit. Their job was to strengthen his body and resolve the minor facial ticks that resulted

Unsung Heroes By Tom Nussbaum Noel Romero   Noel Romero is a contractor. He remodels homes, renovates them, and repairs their broken parts. He also does those things to human beings, patching up damaged lives. But why wouldn’t he? His father was a contractor, his mother was the coordinator of Ajijic’s Christian Children’s Foundation, an

The Life And Times Of The Legendary Voyageurs By Dr. Lorin Swinehart     We did not arrive here in this north country Eden by canoe, like the voyageurs of old, but by modern motor vehicle, a five-day drive of over 900 miles from our home near Sandusky, Ohio. The trip was worth it just

Verdant View By Francisco Nava Viveros of the Ribera   As a rule, I visit as many viveros as I can, trying to keep up with their evolving profiles.  Here is a list of viveros I know.  I’m sure there are others, but I hope this list guides you to your flora destinations. Jocotepec 1