By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition I am absolutely not an expert on these electronic items although five years ago I investigated and then decided upon the Nook from Barnes and Noble. Mostly that was because the salesman was very pleasant, knowledgeable, understood what I needed and said the Nook was just ideal for […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2014 Edition Tradescantia spathacea or pallida ‘Purpea’, Rhoea spathacea, or Rhoea discolor Family: Commelinaceae (Also known as Moses-in-the-Boat, Moses-in-the-Cradle, Moses-inthe-Basket, Moses-in-the-Bulrushes, Boatlily and the ever popular Purple Leafed Spiderwort.) (This plant should not be confused with Acanthus molli, or Acanthus spinosus – Bear’s Breeches or the Scolymus hispanicus Spanish Oyster […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition From a Cleveland, Ohio, suburb a High School teacher complained about having to put tests and lessons on the blackboard in print rather than in cursive, also known as: longhand, script, joined-up writing, joint writing, running writing, or handwriting (as pulled right out of Wikipedia) to which I […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition Just lately, because of an enforced immobility, I have finally had a chance of catching up with some magazines that I have had around for a while. I have always enjoyed magazines and my favorite time for reading them was in the evening when television was on. Don’t […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition Happy October Ladies, The October Mujeres Amigas Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, October 1st. Be at Vaqueros on Blvd de la Madrid by 12:30 p.m. to choose your luncheon off the menu, to socialize and to join in a short session of Gentle and Fun Chair Yoga […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition Global Mexico Real Estate Institute was recently formed by a group of high profile Mexican REALTORS. It is a bi-lingual, biultural organization dedicated to delivering international education to the Mexican real estate industry. The four founders have a combined experience of more than 120 years in the international […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition Amidst all of the troubling headlines and often times seemingly insurmountable problems facing us on a daily basis, there are yet still shining stars bringing brilliant glimpses of hope and promise to each new day. There is not enough space in this publication nor any more precious time […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition We have made the big decision! After the big dump of snow in early September this year, we have decided to spend the winter in Manzanillo. Several friends have friends who go there each year. I can’t understand why anyone would go to the same place each year […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2014 Edition Recently there was a story about some young starlets who had their cloud accounts hacked. Apparently they had taken photos of themselves sans apparel and foolishly uploaded them to their online “cloud” accounts. There is speculation whether they inadvertently gave their credentials to the hackers or that their […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2014 Edition Washingtonia robusta Family: Arecacea (Also known as Mexican Washingtonia or Petticoat Palm) (I’ve struggled with whether to write about the two different Washingtonias separately or together. Then the obvious hit me. It would be a gross disservice to each of these great palms to clump them together . . […]
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