Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Kitten season has arrived in high gear at Anita’s sanctuary. By the number of arrivals last month, you would think there was a “ maternity ward “or “ vacancy ” sign posted outside . Within just 10 days in May, 12 pregnant cats arrived, so far along in their […]
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Geiger The Old Man’s Head Everyone is familiar with Mexico’s little burros sporting a sombrero or the green iguanas with a colorful serape, but when one ventures beyond the tourist zones, you have a chance of seeing some truly amazing animals you’ve probably never heard of. One such
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohrrobmohr@gmail.com Original Art Work and Reproductions: The New Reality Providence on occasion juxtaposes realities in ways that enable unusual insight. Such is the case when the new Art House Gallery in Chapala, which features Giclée oil reproductions of works by local artists, invited gifted artist Dan Noll to have
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Wherefore Art Thou, Grandma Minnie? By Bob Tennison At a church function in DalIas, a friend asked me if I had made up my mind about moving to Mexico. At that time I was still undecided. He went on to tell me about their trip to Copper Canyon, when his wife and he took
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Lakeside LivingBy Kay Davis Phone: (376) 766-4774or 765-3676 to leave messages Email: kdavis987@gmail.com June 2011 PAST EVENTS: At the Community Awards ceremony May 3, Chapala Police Chief Reynol Contreras was honored for his unstinting dedication to the job even following a criminal attack on his home, and consequently, his family (See this month’s centerfold). A
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What’s A Girl To Do? By Michael MacLaughlin Maria Guadalupe Rosario Garcia was a typical teenaged girl who lived in Dolores Hildago, Mexico. She enjoyed talking on the phone, wearing sexy clothes and eating pizza. “I’m late to school.” Maria remarked to her parents, “No breakfast. I’ve been gaining weight.” They too noticed her
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That Special Time Of Life By Margaret Van Everymargaret.vanevery@gmail.com Egg cells peak numerically during the embryo’s 20th week of gestation at around 6 or 7 million, after which they dramatically degenerate and decline in number throughout a woman’s life. Only about 500 cells are actually used for potential fertilization, and at menopause only a few
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Welcome to Mexico By Victoria Schmidt Mexican Currency I admit it. I am dumbfounded by the currency of Mexico, coming from the USA where all currency was green and on cotton fiber and uniform size for the notes, and the coins while in various sizes, were uniform in color. The currency from my first
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Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “…this is the best season of your life.” I recently had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…on the topic of “aging.” I happily accepted, said that I could easily do that, hung up, and then immediately realized I know
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Hands Like Eyes By W. Burns Taylor (Ed. Note: Burns teaches blind children to use a Braille laptop computer like his own.) In the country of the blind it was the feeling hands the most. Like spiders with thick legs They crawled into all the secret nooks and crannies, forcing intimacy upon strangers. They rubbed
