Where feet may fail

Real, rugged, authentic, fresh, daily, face-to-face relationships are what matters most! To all who are active on any sort of social media, it is highly recommended to unplug, to let your favored device take a vacation — and purposefully make an appointment to be alone in nature, or in a space without the noise of…

Lakeside Visitors

We love having visitors!  There is so much to see and do.  One favorite excursion is taking a boat ride from the Chapala pier to Scorpion island.  Mexico also annually celebrates the victory at Mezcala island.  Artisans showcase their jewelry, paintings, crafts and delicious pastries at the local, weekly farmer markets.  The news paints Mexico…

The Crown

Netflix produced an outstanding original entitled “The Crown”.  It follows the child Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, to Elizabeth’s marriage, her father King George’s death, and her coronation.  In 2017 Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 91st birthday.  The Queen’s official birthday is always celebrated with a military parade known as Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards…

Mexican Baseball

Mexican Baseball includes the winter months of November and December.  Mike and I were thrilled to ride to Guadalajara through the Lake Chapala Society in Ajijic.  We arrived at the fabulous Charro’s stadium in time to watch the batters warm up. This was our first experience at the new Charro stadium. It was for this final…

Cliff Hanging

Sitting on the edge, my twitch morphs into woebegone.  Grab and grapple with self-inflicted quirks. Stuck in mind games on the island of feeling. Fingertips pulse again. The precipice of human challenge: Deny what you feel, or engage feelings and evolve…just jump into it. Tear down walls.  Foundational issues crack wide open. Weakness revealed and…

Acts of Kindness

Have you ever wondered how a stranger’s laugh could lighten your load? Have you ever been brought to tears by a simple smile when you were feeling low? Have strangers invited you to join their table?  Mothers day 2017 in Ajijic! Have you been compelled to dig into your pocket to give what you could?…

BLINDLY SEEING BEYOND

Is she blindly speaking about darkness while standing in the light?  Oh man, that is bold! Indeed, rather feisty words from a woman in flames. Her words embed deeply into a thirsty audience who walk in a dry desert. She anchors words feverishly as she spins hope.  She encourages others who watched her rise from…

Family Reflections

My sister Mary did the ancestry research and discovered that our bloodline includes the hearty people of Norway, German, Irish, and a scant of American Indian. I was named after my mother’s mother Barbara Herzig. In 1979 I traveled to Germany to meet my mother and she took me to her childhood village in the…

Kindred Spirits

For a perfect Mother’s day indulgence, on Friday May 12th, 2017 Netflix premiered the latest version of Anne of Green Gables. Anne with an ‘E’ is a sizzling Canadian Broadcasting joint venture!  This Prince Edward Island tale has been spot polished with electric, dramatic acting!  The red-headed-freckled-faced orphan takes on new renegade escapades in which…