December 2009

Lake Chapala Writers Conference January 21-22, 2010Early-Bird Reservations AvailableBy Jay Raymond WhiteContact info:    Phone 765-3676 (leave message)Email:    kdavis987@gmail.com   Last year it was a sell-out! Writers and would-be writers alike are encouraged to sign up early. Diane Pearl will help with that at the store on the corner of Col?n (at #1 Col?n) and Ocampo […]

HURRAY FOR HARRY! By An Anonymous Contributor   Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many or more important decisions regarding our nation’s history as any of the other 32 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR   Dear Sir: KUDOS to Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation! Somehow a deer fawn (spotted deer, I think) stumbled, or was chased into my enclosed yard with no escape. Last Saturday evening about 5pm I called Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation and within ½ hour two people from this organization, along

MARGIE HARRELL—In a League All Her Own   As of this past September, we celebrated a milestone that will probably never be equaled—Margie Harrell’s 100th published article (as against regular monthly columns) in the Ojo. Her first article was published in August of 1997, and since then she has also contributed two cover stories for

THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY By Gloria Palazzo   With an anxious smile Beryl fingers her long black hair. Adjusting the plunging neckline of her scarlet blouse and releasing a deep throaty breath, she applies lip plumping gel to her pouty lips. Beryl adjusts her shoulder bag. She thought it was stylish, but on her tiny

Feliz Navidad By Margie Harrell   Each year as December approached and my warm-and-fuzzy holiday feelings began, I would dream of making a trip to Bethlehem to experience a once in a lifetime Christmas Eve. My first holiday season spent in Mexico told me I need look no further to enjoy a deep spiritual bond

Tapalpa: The Land Of Colors By Stephen Stanton   Nestled in a quiet valley on the Tapalpa Mesa, this first “Pueblo Mágico” of Jalisco, Tapalpa, is still the living image of a lifestyle lost and even forgotten by many Mexicans. The quiet cobblestone streets, the traditional architectural style, the aroma of wood stoves and fireplaces

History and Vision for the Lake Chapala Society By Arthur Melby   (Editor’s note: Arthur Melby, 92, is a longtime resident of Lakeside and was president of the Lake Chapala Society from 1989 to 1991. A native of Chicago, he served in military intelligence in Central and South America during World War II, owned a

YOUR BLACK BRAIDS NEATLY DRAPED By Bill Frayer   Your black braids neatly draped  You sit attentive  On the white plastic bucket  In the sheet metal shade.  You love your family, I can tell. You sit so still, back to, In the lee of the Blazing desert sun. I worry in that instant Through the

JANICE IN WONDERLAND(Tales from Mexico) By Janice Kimball, M.F.A.   I thought it didn’t matter what happened to my body after I was dead. For me, dead is dead. That was before I discovered my cemetery plot was in the wrong neighborhood. I bought the plot in the old Ajijic Panteon. Teo’s daughter arranged it.