March 2024

– an Architect Turned Aquarellist, the LCS Children’s Art Program, and the Sol y Luna Hotel/Gallery There are many art shows in the Lakeside area. In fact, you can stumble on some just by walking the streets of Ajijic. There are times though, when the unusual happens… let me explain. Our meeting was not an […]

True Tales of My Family Meeting Grandpa The first time I remember meeting my maternal grandfather he was sleeping. I was three years old, which meant that I only thought he was sleeping. Actually, he was dead. But there he was: next to the player piano. He was puffy amidst an ocean of flowers.           Tom

Since the pandemic ended, adoptions of Mexican dogs in the United States and Canada have slowed to a trickle.  Yet, there are no fewer abandoned dogs in our area. Crowding at The Ranch has been very difficult for dogs and volunteers alike. We have turned away countless puppies and dogs because our facility is over-capacity.

Chop Chop True wisdom comes to people not at some stage of life, but in tiny little lightning bolts throughout life.  Sometimes a teenager will say something that a much older person hadn’t thought of. Or a toddler will blurt out the most marvelously brilliant observation, missed by all adults present. Then there are the

Falls – Part 1 The statistics for this happening to a senior is scary. There have been many studies done about this. It was found that 75% of falls occur in the home. Also one in three people aged 65 + years falls each year, with a higher risk happening to women than men. One

This year, my daughters flew down to spend Christmas week with me in Mexico. When they arrived, they had all the typical stories about how annoying flying has become these days. Flight cancellations, delays, crying babies, seatback-kicking toddlers, snoring passengers. When they landed there were no gates available. So they had to clamber down the

A Peek Into The Dark Side Of The Human Condition “The least I can do is speak for those who cannot speak for themselves”Jane Goodall The little Asian elephant who would someday bear the name Topsy was promoted as the first of her kind to be born in the US. In actuality, she was born

[Editor’s Note] Every once in a while, you run across a story that is full of Grace. This one involves no less than 3 countries, 6 cities and no fewer than fifteen people. Sometimes it takes more than a village for a happy ending. Brian’s Story Brian is my brother-in-law.  On January 14th, he arrived