Like An Arabian Circus By Morris Reichley We drove around the block three times to get a better look at the house when we first saw it nine years ago. When we told some friends about it, they said, “Oh, yes, the Arabian Circus house.” Naturally we wondered. Every time we visited Ajijic we […]
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What does Mexico’s president know that President Obama doesn’t? Commentary by Marita Noon— Executive Director, Energy Makes America Greatmarita@responsiblenergy.orgEdited by Frank Callom It is not often that Americans look south of the border for solutions, but Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto seems to have figured out a few things in his first year of
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Remembering Nina Discombe and Edward Kular By Judy Lacy I remember the first time I met Nina and Eduardo. At lunch, after my first Ajijic Writers’ Group meeting, I found a vacant seat beside a distinguished-looking gentlemen who introduced himself and pointed to another table, “See that cute, bubbly little gal wearing the hat?
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THE OJO INTERNET MAILBOX(Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) ANYONE CAN TRAIN THEIR DOG – JANUARY 2014 Diane I love dogs and I believe that training is essential in having a good relationship with your dog, because it’s also the way of communicating to them. Thank you for this article. THE
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A Good Day To Die By Tom Eck “It is a good day for dying,” the old, weathered Apache whispered to his family in some movie whose title and storyline I had long ago forgotten. At the time, the idea of knowing exactly when I would meet the grim reaper was both appalling and
You Think English is easy?! 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead if he would get
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Time To Burn The Meat By Carol A. Curtis Does anyone else live with a very fussy eater? I’m talking Sally from the movie Harry and Sally fussy. Dance for joy if you don’t … commiserate with me if you do. Now, I love my husband and we’ve survived over 40 years of marital
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez You’ve Come a Long Way, Nena! In the past ten years, Mexican women have come farther than even the most optimistic of them could have imagined. Here at Lakeside, women now hold responsible positions at several banks and many important businesses. In Guadalajara, women can be found in the
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Chapala Railway Station To Become Museum By Ilse Hoffmann (Ed. Note: This article was first published in the Ojo in November, 2000, but because it contains so much information about not just the plans for the train station but of the history of our entire area, we thought it would be of interest to
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Who is Anita’s Animals? Anita Strehlow is many different things to various people. She is an educator for the young and some adults, instructing them about proper respect and care for animals. She sometimes is a family counselor/ confidant when a person is having a difficult time dealing
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