Point South Mexico - Real Estate and Lifestyle Magazine

Who would have imagined we'd be selling artichokes at the Shelter? These delicacies are hardly what you'd expect to see alongside our pet food supplies.  But there they are! When an anonymous donor who works with farmers in Jocotepec gave us bushels of them, we astutely put a price of 5 pesos on each and saw them become bestsellers. The count at press time was over 400 sold and still selling. Our generous donor promises other vegetable surpluses to come our way, so keep an eye out when you visit us. Wonder if we should post veggie recipes on our website. . .and speaking of which:

A group of women from Manzanillo recently visited our Shelter. With the expectation of funding from a mentor they hope to build an animal shelter in their area and came asking for guidance. Geoffrey spent the entire day with them and covered every aspect of running a shelter like ours. We wish them well.

There I was moving, once again, to my new home in Ajijic, alone with my old dog, Cappuccina and my parrot Zorba. Cappuccina, was use to moving so no problem. New house, no yard, Cappuccina, adjusts, goes out on the dirt, where the workers are constructing another house. For days I worried that my old dog was not eating, her dog food, untouched, until I found out, that Cappuccina was having, tortillas, carne, etc., from the construction crew, next door. No wonder she was not eating her dog food, who would?

Jacob Berkovitz Interview with Barbara Hess

Author of: TALES from the CAT HOUSE-A Collection of True Stories, by Barbara Hess aka"The Cat Lady"

Last February, when I was recovering from major surgery at Mi Casita, my friend Barb Hess said, “Vera, have you arranged for someone to give your two cats a home should something happen to you?”