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| Title | Content | Author |
|---|---|---|
| When Will We Have Rain? | “April showers bring May flowers,” or so says the nursery rhyme from my childhood. But here in Lakeside, where I now live, this is not … | Kathy Koches |
| Why I Cannot Write A Political Poem | Because my heart is weary.Because the angel of death is singingand dancing on the rooftops.Because my words are only wordsand lies have becomethe normal currency.Because … | Michael Warren |
| Theater Arts: Incredible But True | My friend Joni Eareckson broke her spine in 1977, a swimming accident. Completely paralyzed, she no longer could use hands, arm or legs. Destiny brought … | Sydney Gay |
| The Night of the Gypsy Boy | (Motel Las Fantasías, Los Teques, Venezuela) The last vestiges of day had fled. The rich spicy aroma of recently trimmed hedges of rosemary permeated the … | Robert Bruce Drynan |
| Titanium Tillie | I first visited Lake Chapala in 1997, when I came down with friends to compete in the Mexican National Chili Cookoff, capably captained by Ann … | Sue Schools |
| And The Hits Just Keep On Coming | I’ll never forget it. It was our senior year. My high school had a tradition. We held an annual male beauty pageant—it was a satire … | Tom Nussbaum |
| I Talk To Trees And They Talk To Me | For All of Us Almost a decade ago the United Nations General Assembly set aside March 21 as International Day of Forests, a time to … | Don Beaudreau |
| I Whistled and the Sky Danced | Editor’s Note: Great Reading for the younger kids visiting. Bernice awoke with the early morning sun. Tingling all over and squirming with excitement, she jumped … | Lillian Norma |
| The Guatemalan Easter Parade | A few years ago, my wife and I took a trip to Guatemala. It was more like a pilgrimage. It was during Holy Week. As … | Larry Kolczak |
| PHIL the harmonic hummingbird | Painting by Ruth Kear On an early spring morning, when the day was just dawning,And the air was as still as a pond,Two hummingbirds dated, … | Dave McIntosh |
| Profiling Tepehua – May 2022 | moonie1935@yahoo.com An Intergovernmental Government was formed in 1998 under the United Nations to draft legislation that would directly address and combat transnational crime. By 2000 they … | Moonyeen King |
| Mirage de el Dorado | Document 512 After a long and futile search the adventurer sighted a mountain of glistening gemstones, (perhaps wet quartz crystals glistening in the setting sun … | Robert Bruce Drynan |
| The Subtle Secrets of Malta | Three inhabited islands of the archipelago of Malta have supported civilization since 5900 B.C. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily and … | Carol L. Bowman |
| Lakeside Living – May 2022 | By Kim LeMieux Email: kimslakesideliving@gmail.com The Lake Chapala Society host Open Circle every Sunday at 10:30am, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a … | Kim LeMieux |
| Verdant View – May 2022 | “Ra, Ra, Sis Boom Bah” In one of the grandest civilizations of all time, Ra was the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun and the … | Francisco Nava |
| YOU and Your Doctor Are Your Medical Team | You might associate my name with my Ojo pet articles, and not necessarily human medical topics. I was invited about 12 years ago by Ojo’s … | Jackie Kellum |
| Marion Davies and Me | What makes a feminist? Is it the result of a smart woman living her life under the thumb of a powerful man? Marion Davies lived … | Leslie Johansen |
| Centro Educativo Jaltepec – May 2022 | Successful Virtual Open House February 15th 2022 Submitted by Carole BakerAssistant Community Facilitator, Jaltepec We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt … | Carole Baker |
| Ballad Of The Abandoned Cubreboca | There it was. In the middle of the sidewalk. Blocking my path. A black mask. A cubreboca, a mouth cover to protect someone from germs, … | Tom Nussbaum |
| Life in the Laugh Lane – May 2022 | I used to think I knew English before living in Asia with Brits, Kiwis, Aussies, Canadians, and Germans that speak better English than I. My … | Scott Jones |
| Ramblings From The Ranch – May 2022 | Every so often The Ranch is fortunate enough to have volunteers from all over the world happy and willing to walk and feed dogs, play … | Christina Bennett |
| Vexations and Conundrums | Ready or Not The 1960s were a turbulent time. I was a child during a period of fear of nuclear power and discord in Cuba. … | Katina Pontikes |
| A Mexican Village Wedding | “Come at 6:00 pm sharp,” our Mexican maid, the bride-to-be, instructed me, “but the Mexicans are invited for 5:00 pm,” she explained with a giggle, … | Gabrielle Blair |
| Charro Mother’s Day Celebration | The village of Ajijic is steeped in the Mexican cowboy (charro) tradition. Even when competing in rodeos, the charro presents a cavalier image. He wears … | Larry Kolczak |
| Uncle Kenny, a Hero Among Heroes of the Greatest Generation | Kenny & Dave “Our roll of honor is long, but it holds no nobler figure.” —John Buchan, Pilgrim’s Way The troop train, filled with soldiers, … | Lorin Swinehart |
| Editor’s Page | A Mid-day Mexican Stand Off Is there anything more frustrating than sitting in traffic on a hot afternoon and not being able to move forward? … | Victoria Schmidt |
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