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Glorine made a dessert with
layers of strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries with the letters FBL
highlighted on the top. It was a BIG hit! |
Lake Chapala Society continues its
Concerts in the Park series with an awesome duet by Effe Spencer Zoe and Enrique
de Allende. Both are international performers. |
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concerts are designed to provide unique entertainment that no other venue
offers, along with keeping LCS afloat through COVID. |
Since returning from the states at
the end of March, we have opened our doors to guests, two at a time, for dinners
and cards. Here are friends Brian and Marilyn. |
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Larry was one of 11 board members
to attend the annual LCS board retreat where we created annual priorities
and established new committees to accomplish them. |
The Lake Chapala Society has one of
the largest English libraries in Latin American. Surprisingly, it also owns and
operates the largest Spanish library along Lake Chapala. |
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On our morning stroll around El
Parque, we learned that the University of Guadalajara was given out the
first Pfizer shots. Once Maureen heard, Larry volunteered to drive her
up and within 2-1/2 hours we were back home. |
The vaccination center was as well
organized as they were in CA, where we got both of our shots. But here, students
entertained us with music and dancing while we were waiting to see if Maureen
had a reaction. |
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We attended Open Circle on the
topic of 'Leaving No One Behind" which dealt with ongoing immigration
reform, discrimination, and inequality worldwide. |
Following Open Circle, we joined Jim
and Margo at a familiar restaurant, that expanded their outdoor dining area.
The food was great and the setting outstanding. |
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Friends Mark and Bernice joined
us for dinner at the Nuevo Posada, on the shores of Lake Chapala. It
is the hotel we stayed in when we first arrived in 2007. |
The four of us were awestruck by
Keith Tynes, who once sang with the Platters. We recalled ever song he sang, all
of which were awesome. |
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Friends David and Karen joined us
for drinks and appetizers on our patio, where David bought one of Larry's
books on mindfulness. |
While opening our shades in the
bedroom, we found this gecko clinging to the screen inside the house. They are
quite harmless and love to eat insects. It isn't as big as it looks. |
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One Sunday morning we biked to
Chapala, where we found this mural being restored. It depicts the many
changes that have occurred from pre-colonial times to the present. |
April begins the 'hot' season, with
temps in the mid-80s to mid-90s. The shoreline is growing as the lake shrinks.
In mid-June, that should all change when the rainy season dumps 30" of rain
water over three months. |
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We visited Glorine's 'Reaching
Out' Companion, whom she has been contacting daily since COVID began last
March. Ken is one of 30+ companions that gets contacted daily to make
sure they are okay. They created quite the bond over the past
year. |
Ken just moved into this senior group
home near San Juan Cosala, next to Lake Chapala. The facility provides
three meals a day, housekeeping, and laundry. |
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is what Mount Garcia normally looks like. It is an ancient volcano
sitting on the southern edge of Lake Chapala and is one of the signature
landmarks in the area, which is in view from most homes in Ajijic. |
While dinning with friends Brian and
Marilyn, we took this picture with the mountain on fire. They say there
are five or six different fires, but no homes are in danger of burning. |
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As the sun was setting, we
counted three fires burning on this side of the mountain.
Hopefully, it will be out soon. |
Brian and Marilyn were one of the
first couple we met when we first arrived in 2007. We met in a Spanish course
and yet none of us speaks the language. |
