Silvermarie, writer

The Thread Art of Ajijic

An Ajijic artist, Maria Lupita Vega Velásquez, has perfected a technique for handstitched thread painting. Known also as needle painting,...

Astonishing Pertinence

Astonishing Pertinence

In 1953 Rachel Carson wrote this letter letter to the editor of the Washington Post, which was picked up by...

Market Etiquette– Respect the Price!

Market Etiquette– Respect the Price!

Today, from a Mexican friend born in Ajijic I received a humbling opinion on market bargaining. On many travel sites,...

Protest, 1914 poem

Protest, 1914 poem

PROTEST by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850–October 30, 1919), from her 1914 book Poems of Problems written at the...