October 2023

Don Beaudreau Email: wbeaudreau@aol.com LAKE CHAPALA ORCHESTRA GOES BRITISH! Friday October 13 at 7pm and Saturday October 14 at 3 pm, Lakeside Presbyterian Church 250 San Jorge, Riberas The Orchestra will take a visit to Britain in their upcoming concerts entitled Basically British. Three British composers will be featured, starting with William Walton’s “Crown Imperial March,” […]

Part Two of Five Introduction: Don Miguel Ruiz was born in rural Mexico, a descendant of the Toltecs, an ancient people who lived in the central valley of Mexico. Their philosophy held that we live in a dream state, with the quality of our lives determined by how we dream. Most of us fail to

Last month, I was back in Southern California for my semi-annual medical appointments. My first task was to rummage through the stack of mail that my daughter had set aside during my absence. It is always a crapshoot as to whether I find pleasant or unpleasant surprises. This time, I rolled “snake eyes.” There was

I was watching a recent TV ad, promoting a DNA test for your family dog to identify its ‘breed’, that breed’s possible health conditions and ‘potential relatives’. I thought about our famous “Mexican Mutt”, AKA “Mexican Street Dog” thinking how busy that DNA testing would get. Many different breeds have been introduced into Mexican canine

Soon our journey would be over. That framed picture, displayed atop the bedroom bureau would no longer be “just a photograph.” Soon we’d be able to hug Miriam. As we inched up the steep slope of the extinct volcano, Villejo kept the four-wheel-drive steady. On our vertical ascent, neighborhood housing declined from well-kept adobes in

Osteoarthritis Vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis – both are a type of arthritis that causes painful stiff joints, after that similarity they have little in common. For the sake of article space, OA = Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis = RA.  OA usually occurs later in life, after years of mechanical wear and tear on the cartilage which

Socially Perplexed In the past, my husband and I attended some interesting parties, usually for charitable functions. In those times, we loved to dress up and support any number of cultural and educational causes. We enjoyed meeting new people who shared our interests. Along the way, we had surprising things happen to us. We enjoyed

Throughout Mexico, a country rich in vibrant traditions and cultural celebrations, is a cherished custom known as the Mexican Novena. These nine-day religious observances are each a journey of faith and devotion. Celebrated in most cities, towns, and villages, they hold a special place in the hearts of many Mexicans, as they combine the profound

It was a week from hell. Leaving the house to walk the dog, I noticed a huge crack in one wall of my house that must’ve shown up overnight because I’d never seen it before. It ran across the wall outside of my office for about three feet. My eyes scanned the rest of the

Changes The first view of Guadalajara was from the airplane’s small window. The airport then was one runway, one single story building, and we took a bus from the plane to the airport. We exited the same exit way we still use today but walked right out into a dirt parking lot. A young beautiful