Changes People who agonize over the smallest decisions come to Lakeside on Lake Chapala and become mesmerized, and before you know it, they buy a house within days. It happens all the time. That was us. Twenty-one years flew by like a sweet dream, in snippets of blurry photographs. There are my husband and I, […]
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La Princesa Purépecha Eréndira, whose name means “Smiling Morning,” was a 17-year old princess of the Purépecha people, Natives who lived in the current Mexican state of Michoacán at the time of the Spanish conquest. Eréndira’s father, King Tangaxoán II, and her fiancé, the commander of all Purépecha armies, both overawed by the Spaniards’ conquest
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My life in music has been one of the most joyous and rewarding experiences. Conducting many orchestras in Canada, Mexico, and Europe, I have been blessed in working with many wonderful musicians from across the globe. When I’m not preparing for my next concert I indulge in my other passion—cooking. Making the perfect dish for
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I was born and brought up in Kenya, East Africa. If anyone had told me, all those years ago that, “You are going to be an arts editor of a magazine in Mexico, Helen,” I would have laughed and said, “Impossible!” I have been proven wrong, and now I, Helen Gallagher, have been asked by
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Stunt drivers in Mexico Lakeside seems to have undergone its most heavy rainy season in years. And it’s still not done. As troupers of all challenges Mexican, we are artfully dodging potholes the size of Volkswagens. Rains that change our roads to rivers. Currents so swift that they knock people off balance. For me, I
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Date: June 2022Reviewer: Kathy KochesTitle: The Mexico Lunch PartyAuthor: Sonia Day Brief Synopsis: This is the enchanting story of four women “of a certain age” from four different countries, who bond over a love of cooking and gardening. They call themselves the Sisters of the Soil. The women come together every few years at one
Anticipation The vivid hues of flowers are muted by the dust. The radiant green of leaves now dully turned to rust. The nightly coquetries of dews, Prove but a faithless lover’s ruse. The empurpled glory of jacaranda bloom, lie in dusty heaps beneath a gardener’s broom. The barbed-wire whine of the cicadas, disturb the heated
One chilly morning in late August, I drove in to work like every other Saturday. I had a job behind a checkout counter in a big box office supply store. Banners hung in all the windows advertising back-to-school specials. That particular morning, before the early rush, a large, white Infiniti SUV pulled into a parking
August August’s official birth flowers include the gladiolus and poppy. August, eighth month of the Gregorian calendar. It was named for the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar, in 8 BCE. Its original name was Sextilus, Latin for “sixth month,” indicating its position in the early Roman calendar. August 1, traditionally known as Lammas Day, was a festival to mark the annual wheat
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“Martin, come play soccer with us.” “No thanks. I’m too bad to play soccer. Besides, they are about to set up the pozole stand.” Mago, a girl with a slender figure, long black hair, and a pretty face helps her mom to set up the table and chairs outside her house for the vending. I
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