One of my favourite things to do is to pick up each new edition of El Ojo del Lago, flip it open to the center page and read Mildred Boyd’s column “Magnificent Mexico.” Through the years she has covered topics as diverse as Aztec feather art, jade, hummingbirds, Mexican weavers, trees, and Pre-Columbian deities. Illustrated by wonderful art, her column always made my day and I always learned something new. Hooked, I would then flip through the Ojo to see what else this incredible lady had written. In a column called “Have Walker, Will Travel” she told about her journeys. She also wrote about Ambrose Bierce, the internet, Mexican artists, Oscar Wilde and mariachi music. Her area of expertise covered everything and the eclecticism of her writing was a metaphor for her life. Sadly, Mildred passed away on February 10th. She was 88.
    I met Mildred when my wife Judy volunteered for the Children’s Art Program, a Neill James legacy which Mildred and Jose Lopez Vega had revitalized, and which Mildred was still running when she died. We discussed archeology and I quickly discovered the depth of her knowledge. Over the years we had many discussions and I would be less than frank if I didn’t confess that I gained much more than I contributed.

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