September 2024

Back in the early 1990’s, while I was living in Los Angeles, I joined a Wild West Arts Club. It wasn’t what you think. It had nothing to do with painting or sculpture. This club pertained to the performing arts that were practiced at old-time Wild West shows. One Saturday a month, about 50 of […]

Too Much Tech A couple of decades ago, when my husband and I first acquired a house Lakeside, things were quite low-tech. For instance, there was no Wi-Fi available for our home. We had no car then and kept fit by walking two miles to Ajijic every couple of days to go to the “internet

I was waiting for the lluvias to remind me—do you first hear the rustle, the distant hiss of rain crossing the lake and making its way up the hills, or does it start with that special lovely smell, that unique earthy perfume? I have guessed that it might be both: the smell might come from

In his latest Louisiana-based crime novel, author James Lee Burke has one of his characters observe, “There are things that no human being should see or hear or know about.” However, choosing to ignore unpleasant realities does not eliminate them. For instance, throughout human history nearly all societies have devised ever more unique and gruesome

They used to say that George Foreman’s jab, his jab, was like a two-by-four suddenly shooting out of an open window and striking you in the jaw as you walked by on the sidewalk. The abrupt emergence of La Peña de Bernal has a similar effect, though admittedly less painful. Located about an hour’s bus

Aging, Isolation and Invisibility in Lakeside’s Expat Community Whether we hail from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France or some other far-off homeland, our decision to spend our golden years in Mexico was not made lightly. We often leave behind families, communities and support networks. Through volunteer work, arts organizations, outreach programs