The Torsollini By Michael McLaughlinmichaelmcmx@gmail.com The actual name is the “torsollini,” but we have come to know it as the “tortellini” pasta shape. Many legends lay claim to the origins of this pasta shape, but all involve a beautiful Italian girl. A strong local tradition has it in the province of Modena this pasta […]
LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com September 2018 OPEN CIRCLE Sunday morning finds many Lakeside residents at the Lake Chapala Society and Open Circle, a forum on a variety of stimulating topics. A social hour with coffee and snacks at 10 am is followed by an interesting lecture and discussion at 10:30.
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Never Sell Signed Books! By Mel Goldberg I sold my autographed books at the Bookman’s Used Book store in Flagstaff. I hated to do it but I got over $300 which really helped. I started walking back to my car, wondering why used book stores always seem to be in older parts of town.
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The Border Wall By William Franklinbillstjamespl@gmail.com The border wallThe border wallPaint it whiteand watch them crawlto the border wall. 25 billion to defend our shoresFrom housepaintersAnd gardenersAnd the poorRefugees from the southWe’ll bear any burdenTo keep them out.With a border wall. Children crying in a cagemothers lost and the world dismayedtries to remember what
Buennota By Susa Silvermarie “Buenota, la Gloriosa told herself, for she found herself very good.” from Luis Alberto Urrea’s House of Broken Angels Buenota, I told myself, for I found myself very bad. Bad was good, and the parents had no idea when they made me read this book that I was the spittin’
Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Reflective Melancholia – Photographer, Yazkara Godinez “No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does.” John Berger, Art Critic Solo exhibitions are always a time of reflection for an artist, a bringing together the gifts she or he has created, especially
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New Biblioteca Casa De Los Suenos In San Juan Cosala Opens By Kathy Koches The grand opening of the children’s library, Biblioteca Casa de Los Suenos in San Juan Cosala was held on July 30th at 5pm. The library is a dream come true for the children of this small village, and also for
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The Old Man And The Dog By Catherine Moore Dad had been a lumberjack. He had entered grueling lumberjack competitions, and the shelves in his house were filled with trophies that attested to his prowess. The years marched on relentlessly. The first time he couldn’t lift a heavy log, he joked about it; but
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THE BUFFALO—An American Icon By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The two huge buffalo grazed peacefully alongside the gravel lane, the first wild members of that species I had yet seen, and I gave in to the compulsion to stop and leave the car, armed with my trusty Rite-Aid disposable camera. At the time, I was
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A.A.A.D.D.— Know The Symptoms! Courtesy of Christy Wiseman Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start
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