Do The Right Thing As of this writing, The Ranch has a population of over 80 dogs. We are, as Ranch Board member Dale Green said, “full to bursting.” That was also the status in December when The Ranch received word about a dog emergency in Guadalajara. As you may have read then in the […]

You’re Not Alone Almost every single day, I meet someone who tells me about a neighbour, relative, friend, or spouse who is dealing with memory issues—and they have no idea what to do. The first thing I’d recommend is seeing a doctor for a proper diagnosis. Unfortunately, this can be hit or miss, because many

Evelyn Richardson swayed peacefully in her rocking chair, watching the sun set over Lake Chapala. She stroked her cat wistfully as David Bisbal’s Se Nos Rompió el Amor played on the radio. It had been 14 months since her husband’s death. Evelyn hardly ever left her house, that old mansion with a hint of abandonment,

Big Shoes to Fill There are moments when stepping forward also means pausing and looking back with gratitude. Becoming editor of El Ojo del Lago is one of those moments for me. This magazine did not simply arrive on the page fully formed. It was shaped, nurtured, argued over, refined, and protected by people whose