If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Before you decide to bring another pet into the family, THINK. During this decision process, you should be realistic regarding your current pet’s ability to adapt to this change. Things you need to consider is your established pet’s age, especially if he is a senior with …
That Night In Ashland By Linda L. Steele novels@att.net “When you run into your old buddies from high school, you won’t have anything in common with them. You will have changed. Don’t be surprised about that.” I heard that kind of talk all the time. Now I was back in my hometown, with my …
Holiday Travel By Sue Schools Pre-COVID-9 (Ye Good Olde Days), I enjoyed driving my huge van to Texas and beyond to compete in chili cook-offs, visit friends and family, and do some shopping. I always take one or two of my standard poodles with me for companionship and an illusion of protection. Even parking …
LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 “Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put all together that overwhelm the world.” —Desmond Tutu Your local restaurants, theaters, and musicians are gearing up for high season, as it is, with their best for you and all COVID precautions. Please, …
Christmas 1948 By Rob Mohr It seems, at times, like yesterday—my childhood, the people I loved, and those who loved me beyond any reasonable expectation. My father’s younger siblings, two sisters and four brothers, had gained in me a new play toy. And, my mother’s two sisters and four brothers followed suit. My aunt Margaret, …
Slippery When Wet By Margie Keane There are many things one shouldn’t do after a certain age but, sadly, we don’t find this out until after we do them. Take, for instance, the romantic getaway my husband arranged for us. As the ads for New Year’s Eve packages began appearing in our local paper, offering …
Bad, Bad Granny By Catherine A. MacKenzie I’ll never forget one Christmas when my maternal grandmother, Granny Whiting, stayed with us over the holidays. Mom and Granny attended the midnight church service while Dad stayed home with me and my younger siblings. They didn’t arrive home until after 1:00 a.m., so it was late by …
Service with Love By Shelly Stokes Becca and Alan Pohl, founders of Alivio International, made the first of many visits to Chapala in 2010 to help with a summer program for local children. Like so many of us who eventually move to the area, the community and the local people found a place in …
A Book Review By Dr. Lorin Swinehart of: A Summary and Analysis of: Humor in the Writings of Henry David Thoreau By Major Tomas Benton Thoreau is a Funny, Funny Man On occasion, a work of scholarship appears that is so meticulously researched and so carefully analyzed that it casts new light upon a …
Mexican Grace This is a regular feature column inspired by the September 15, 2019 Open Circle presentation of stories that manifest “Mexican Grace.” This is a regular feature column inspired by the September 15, 2019 Open Circle presentation of stories that manifest “Mexican Grace.” El Ojo is looking for more anecdotes that relate the many encounters, initiated …
