Love Is Letting Go of Fear

When a person discovers, through new science or some spiritual text, that the world, with all of its problems and all of its ups and downs and all of its situations and all of its perceptions, is an illusion… there is great relief … much like the relief that...

Upcoming Events at International Friendship Club

All volunteer run, the not-for-profit International Friendship Club (IFC) has a long list of upcoming events, some fun and some fun and educational, supporting its charitable activities. I am delighted to report that happy hours are resuming as of this Friday, January 20, at 5 PM. Stroll over to...

The Would-be Mama Rat

The rat girl died long before I found her in the center shed, where I keep the bee supers, extra kitchen stuff, and fishing poles. Oh, and canning jars and camping and diving equipment. Also, the French dishes and my boogie board from 1976 that I still use. Last...

Managing Money 101

They say leading by example is one of the most important ways to teach your child about money management. So I've already put my kids behind the curve, I guess. Managing money is not my strong suit, probably because a) I don't like math, b) I'm a teacher, and...

Make a Joyful Noise

Many times in present-day life, some of the most seemingly insignificant things are metaphors for the experience you're presently having. They're hiding in plain sight. There's a popular movie that was made in the 1980s called "The Blues Brothers." It was a comedy loaded with very talented people. While...

Win-Win at the International Friendship Club

It would be easy, as I once did, to mistake Vallarta's International Friendship Club (IFC) for a social group, given its happy hours, High Tea, meet & greet events at various venues, and its dine-around at interesting Vallarta restaurants. One might also easily think of the IFC as an...

Vallarta’s Visitors

To all of the people braving the airport in Puerto Vallarta this holiday season, I salute you. We can salute each other, actually, because I’m spending a bit of time there myself during December and January with family coming and going. It’s not easy navigating inside or outside this...

Vallarta Botanical Garden: Curator’s Corner

Dear Members and Friends of the Garden, With high hopes and enthusiasm we at the Vallarta Botanical Garden begin this year with big wishes and excitement for the year ahead, and hope we will be seeing you soon. Last year was not without some extreme challenges such as Category 4 Hurricane...

Crossword: Cartoons

Today's crossword puzzle focuses on 90 years of cartoons. Play and share with others.

What a Wonderful World!

This will be my last column of 2023. Imagine, another year has run its course. It feels like we were welcoming it in only a few months ago. There was a wonderful performer named Louis Armstrong. He was an amazing trumpet player. He could hit notes that were so high...

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