Ojo Del Lago

Watching The Hourglass By John Hicks   I’m not afraid I’ll die this week or within the month or year.  I may, but I don’t dwell on the possibility, and actually, I am probably correct.  Another year is survivable. Nevertheless, I will not live to see the year 2080 nor 2070 nor even 2050 when

Artistic Masks Of Mexico By Andrew Fox   One of the popular artistic manifestations of Mexico is in its masks. Every region has its own and from within the carved images, one can see two distinctly separate faces looking down on us. The European face reflects the history of Spanish Mexico. The other face is

Mi Club De Libros Es Chido (My Book Club Is Cool!) By Margaret Ann Porter   A few years ago a friend suggested that I join her book club. The invitation gave me pause for awhile, largely because it always seemed to me that ‘book clubs’ and ‘sex orgies’ emanated from the same realm of

Letters To The Editor   Dear Sir:I read El Ojo cover to cover each month, usually over a period of several days. Could not wait to get into each and every article this time, though. Alas, I think Dr. Crosby has hit the nail right on the head regarding Obama-care. A pure and simple plan

Hooray For Cedejo! By Sheila Poettgen   The Centro de Desarrollo Jocotepec, A.C.  (CEDEJO), located in Ajijic, has provided care to area indigenous and low-income women and families in the area for over 30 years. The non-profit clinic offers a variety of services and outreach programs including low-cost health consultations, family planning to aid in

Northern Lights Music Festival By Jim Cooper   All lovers of music should mark February 17 through March 1 on their calendar. The Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival, one of North America’s top classical music events, is gearing up for this coming year to give you a program of events that promises to dazzle you.  On Gala night,

Masonic Influence On Mexico By Morgan Bedford   Would you believe that Free Mason Benito Juárez was the one who decapitated the Catholic Church’s control with his Reform Laws of 1859? Would you believe that Masonic Lodge Member and Free Mason Benito Juarez would become President of Mexico in 1861? Or that Mexico did not

  LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com January 2014 PAST EVENTS NEW WORKS The Lake Chapala Painting Guild presented New Works at a reception on January 4. The show is at the Ajijic Cultural Centre and continues to January 16. The featured artists are Betty Petersen, Carol Ann Owers, Geraldine Classen, Joan Lowndes,

In Memorium —Jeannette Joy Saylor— (9/28/1918 – 12/5/2013)   Early in the morning of December 5, Jeannette Saylor left this planet, a grand spirit the 95-year-old body could no longer contain. Independent as they come, she fulfilled her wish to die peacefully and quickly in her own bed, without pain or fear. An early pioneer

Escape From The American Scheme By Ron Knight   My last six months back in the States, I’d taken the time to close up all of my credit cards, one way or another. I no longer live my life as “being due” on the 7th, due on the 9th, due on the 12th, due on