“Round the centre of the covered market, where there is a basin of water, are the flowers: red, white, pink roses in heaps, many-colored little carnations, poppies, bits of larkspur, lemon and orange marigolds, buds of madonna lilies, pansies, a few...

“The nicest thing about living in a small town is that when you don’t know what you’re doing someone else does.” I believe we live in the heart of Ajijic.  Even without being told we do, Hidalgo seems to be the starting point for parades,...

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.  He hardly knows which is which.  He simply...

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.  He hardly knows which is which.  He simply...

“A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.”  Dutch Proverb Since I’ve never been burdened with a bushel (or any other measurement) of brains, I use my patience often. As you’ve heard me lament many times already, our...