Manzanillo Sun

Orchids Everywhere!

December 1, 2020January 24, 2023Ken WaldieLeave a Comment

By Ken Waldie on the December 2020 Edition Just north of Manzanillo, in the Ejido El Central, just off the highway, you can find an orchid farm. And this was our next stop on our Colima tour. Viveplants, mainly orchids, if you’re Canadian the pronunciation is easy; Veev aye … as in ‘How you doin’, eh?’ […]

Watermelon Pepperomia – I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2020 Edition Watermelon Pepperomia Peperomia argyreia Family Piperaceae Also known as Baby Rubber Plant, Blunt-Leaved Peperomia or Pepperface In Volume I of “The Civilized Jungle”, I wrote about the herbaceous perennial, Pepperface (Peperomia obtusifolia), which is the pure and basic, green-leafed species of the Peperomia genus. (By the by, the […]

Texas Palmetto – I Planted Roots in Mexico

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2020 Edition Texas Palmetto Sabal Mexicana Family Arecaceae Also known as Rio Grande Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Texas Palm, Mexican Palmetto or Palmetto Cabbage (We’ve been able to grow almost any palm in Ola Brisa Gar-dens. But not this one! I’ve striven, repeatedly, to acquire one from “the wild”, from […]

Hotel Serenidad

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Dan and Lisa GoyLeave a Comment

By Dan and Lisa Goy on the November 2020 Edition Remembering Baja Legend Don Johnson and the Hotel Serenidad Don Johnson, a true Baja Legend and owner of Hotel Serenidad in Mulegé, passed away on September 15, 2020 at age 94. Don was synonymous with Hotel Serenidad, where he and Nancy welcomed everyone from Hollywood elite […]

The Day of the Dead

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery on the November 2020 Edition I find it intriguing that two cultures could put together ceremonies to be celebrated at the same time during a year and dealing with the same aspects, more or less similar ceremonious methodologies, and reason for a festival, one not having any concept of the other’s existence and […]

Don’t get Hacked on Facebook

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Señior TechLeave a Comment

By Señior Tech on the November 2020 Edition My wife, Mrs. Señior Tech, just got a notification from a friend on Facebook. When she clicked on the “Like Button” it asked her to authenticate her Facebook account. Never! Never! And, I do mean, NEVER, provide your username and password when asked for authentication when you are […]

To Jupiter and Beyond!

November 1, 2020January 24, 2023Ken WaldieLeave a Comment

By Ken Waldie on the November 2020 Edition Having lived most of her life in various parts of Mexico, Dana, our fearless editor and my lovely wife, has undertaken to show me the Mexico she knows. As a result, every year we travel to new areas and often we bring family and friends along for the […]

Curiosity Plant- I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Curiosity Plant Cereus hildmannianus v. monstrose Family Cactaceae Also known as Cereus monstrose (For more, read on!) Curious and concerned about the health and well-being of various – like me, aging – family and friends, I recently took off from Manzanillo, embarking upon a nearly six week driving […]

Arrowhead Philodendron – I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the October 2020 Edition Arrowhead Philodendron Syngonium podophyllum Family Araceae Also known as Arrowhead Plant, Arrowhead Vine, Goosefoot, African Evergreen or American evergreen, Tri -Leaf Wonder, Nephthytis or Five-fingers (In Volume II of this series, I wrote about the Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum). For all intents and purposes, this is the very […]

Where Have all the Snowbird RVers Gone in Los Cabos?

October 1, 2020January 24, 2023Dan and Lisa GoyLeave a Comment

By Dan and Lisa Goy on the October 2020 Edition Since our first visit to Baja, in 1985, what remains constant is change, nowhere more apparent than the change we have witnessed in Los Cabos (San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas with a 30 km (18 mile) corridor running between them). At the time, […]