Category: 2024

  • A Winter Round-Up from the Best of Boomers 

    A Winter Round-Up from the Best of Boomers 

    I am home experiencing the cold, wet, windy weather. Not so happily. Hub and I spent two weeks in the ideal climate of Mexico’s Lake Chapala area, enjoying sunny days with temperatures in the 70’s. I was spoiled. No hats, gloves, coats, boots, and no shivering. Every day we took long walks through the town…

  • Musings on a Mexican Interlude

    Musings on a Mexican Interlude

    Most folks I told I was going to Mexico never heard of Lake Chapala, a region in the middle of the country bordered by mountains. Ajijic, where my husband and I are staying, is not only unknown to many travelers, most of whom gravitate to coastal resorts such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, but difficult…

  • Clueless on the Mexican Boardwalk 

    Clueless on the Mexican Boardwalk 

    I felt hot, sweaty, and exhausted after spending hours in the Mexican sun. I tried to stay in the shade and undercover, but the searing heat and the sun‘s southern rays pierced my pallid North American winter skin.  Seeking relief, I strolled into a store on the Malecon – the Boardwalk – presenting a particularly…