Feathered Friends By John Keeling Great-tailed Grackle The Great-tailed Grackle is one of the more common birds along the shores of our lake, particularly near the pier in Ajijic and in the trees along the main street in Chapala. They are noisy. The call is a raucous, squeaky whistle which is not exactly pleasant. […]
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THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood Copenhagen Hopes And Expectations I file this with the Copenhagen Climate Conference underway and new developments by the hour raise hopes that meaningful action may yet emerge. Obama’s commitments to reduce emissions 17% by 2020, but from 2005 levels, and to attend Copenhagen provided momentum. Then the
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CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Rosario Guadalupe Rodríguez Huizar This is 8-month old Rosario Guadalupe Rodríguez Huizar in the arms of her mother, María de Jesús. Rosario (or “Chayito” here in Mexico) is the youngest of six children and lives with her mother, father and siblings in Ajijic. Mom is a housewife
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Busy Bees Another year gone by and as usual we too were very busy. Our education and public awareness projects have been a huge success. Though we are no Longer affiliated with “Lakeside Friends of the Animals” nor receive any financial aid from them; we have partnered
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Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com January 2010 Events are listed by date, like a calendar: past events, then those planned for the future. Some organizations offer multiple events or dates, and these items appear toward the end of the column. In October James Tipton, local poet, was
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt The wheelbarrow was red and lined with the scratches of use. The rope was long and worn. These were the toys of two small children who played outside of the farmacia one night as I sat inside the comfort of our van awaiting my husband’s return from his
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FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren Don’t Dress For DinnerBy Marc CamolettiDirected by Roger Tredway This Marc Camoletti play embodies all the best traditions of French farce—mistaken identity, misunderstandings, lies, adultery and deceit. If you are looking for redeeming social purpose, go elsewhere. This play is cheerfully retro and happily un-PC, and extremely funny.
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Otra Dia Otra Aventura- Shalom! Another Day, another Adventure…Shalom! That’s the message for all of us here in Mexico as we find ourselves immersed in a New Year with new wonders awaiting us. Those expectations of good things to come should also remind us of the importance
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The World of Wine By Ceci Rodriguez New Zealand New Zealand has only just made the top 30 of worldwide wine production. Amazingly, this has been achieved within the lifetime of one generation! This country is making extraordinary, high quality wines. The first of New Zealand’s vineyards were planted in 1833 by James Busby,
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer We Are What We Assume If you are a conservative, you probably cannot imagine how those on the left can possibly be in favor of ideas you think are so irresponsible and dangerous. If you are a liberal, you probably cannot imagine how those on the right can
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