Jan thru Easter Ajijic Fiestas by Micki Wendt...Far from the Northern dread of returning to work and school and battling the cold after The Holidays, the fun keeps going in cheerful Ajijic, starting on New Year’s Day.
A relatively new tradition is the wacky January 1 parade which starts at 6 Corners at 12 noon and heads east down Ocampo to Constitucion where it turns north on Galeana, the street behind the church. It then turns west on Zaragoza, drops down to the Ajijic Plaza, then heads west again on Hidalgo to the lakeside soccer field for a friendly soccer (futbol) game between 2 barrios on the West Side.....Read More...Click Here

Jason Love-So It Goes...In a Perfect World. In case you didn’t notice, the world is not a perfect place. There’s war, pollution, hunger, and of course Paris Hilton.....Read More...Click Here

Drink of the Month... Lemon Rosemary Margarita...Read More...Click Here

Bill Dollear..3 Valentine's Poems for YOU...Read More...Click Here

Stories/Poems..PROHIBITED...Click Here

Conchita by Micki...There is no one more deserving of a little free publicity for her business than Conchita, the Blanket Weaver. You've probably already passed by her - patiently sitting and weaving, in the ancient tradition of her people, at her special spot down by the lake in Ajijic near Yves' Restaurant. Many days go by when she doesn't sell a thing, as other weavers/sellers like Elena in the Plaza also tell me...Read More...Click Here

Health...Sleeping pills help when stress, travel or other disruptions keep you awake. If you have chronic insomnia, a better approach may be to remove the cause by changing your lifestyle...Read More... Click Here

Plant Lady..Most people dislike spiders. Most people really dislike and fear scorpions - with the very thought of having these insidious critters in your home has one running for poisons to kill it. While usually March through June (when nighttime temperatures are above 70 F/ 21C) are peak scorpion activity months in the Riviera Nayarit, perhaps due to the mild, dry winter I have seen scorpions every day this last week.....Read More...Click Here

History of Mexico...Long before the Spanish discovered the “New World,” Asian nomads and explorers had migrated to the Americas and developed some of the most impressive civilizations that the world has ever known...Read More...Click Here

El Nitty Gritty by Howard Fryer..It was the Christmas of 1989 and Yolanda and I were having the traditional Christmas dinner at her mother’s house with the rest of the Esqueda family. Everybody knew that I had brought a computer from Canada....Read More....Click Here

Musician of the Month....Funny Country Song...Click Here

Tom's Book Review..."SUNNY CHANDLER'S RETURN"...Read More...Click Here

FACHARTE...The intention for this important community project is to make our Ajijic into an internationally known 'living museum'....Click Here