Suzanne A. Marshall

As Old as Time

May 1, 2012November 4, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2012 Edition A few weeks ago a couple of our friends offered to take us on a jaunt down the highway to see the countryside and go exploring. We jumped at the chance since we do not have the luxury of a vehicle here in Manzanillo as yet. […]

Carnaval

April 13, 2012January 31, 2019Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2012 Edition Carnaval (carnival in English), is a week- long fiesta that takes place in some Catholic Latin American countries leading up to the period of Lent before the celebration of Easter. As most Catholics interpret, Lent is a period of sacrifice and renewal of faith. This usually […]

Testing a Relationship

February 1, 2012November 4, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2012 Edition (Or, Surviving A Home Renovation) Just a simple renovation, that’s all it was! It shouldn’t be too messy or disruptive. Admittedly, we’d heard stories of traumatized people dealing with renovations; having limited timelines and an inability to communicate well in Español. But our project was pretty […]

Cheesecake Flan

January 1, 2012November 4, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition OK flan lovers, I should have shared this with you before Christmas as a gift, but having left my laptop at the LA airport security on the way to Manzanillo, access to another computer has been limited. Anyway, my husband Allan is a flan ‘officiando’ and […]

She Came Back!

January 1, 2012November 4, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition Last year I wrote about how thrilled I was to see the baby turtles resting in a pail of sea water for release on the beach the following day. This year, mama came back about a month earlier. Perhaps the romantic in me likes to think […]

Christmas in Manzanillo

December 1, 2011November 5, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2011 Edition Well I’ve finally reached a point in my life where I have learned to treasure moments and days one at a time because I know how fortunate I am to live each one of them and am also aware that the future is now and I […]

New Beginning and a New Year

November 1, 2011November 6, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2011 Edition It’s just around the corner, although many of us put off the lurking knowledge that we’re going to have a lot to do and we should get started NOW! Of course I’m talking about Christmas and New Year’s events and celebrations. For some of us, Christmas […]

Mere Mortals

November 1, 2011November 6, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2011 Edition Several days ago I was preparing to write this next article and anticipating Freda’s (our illustrious editor) reminder via email. I have a number of lovely stories still to share about living in Manzanillo. But when Freda’s email arrived titled ‘heads up’ these stories seemed so […]

A Salsa Serenade

October 1, 2011November 8, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2011 Edition Over nine years ago back in Canada, sick of the traffic, city noises and growing population density, we decided to sell our downtown townhouse in the big city and find a quieter life in a small resort community within commutable distance to our work. We found […]

Lycra Spandex and the Aging Body in the Tropics

September 1, 2011November 10, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2011 Edition On my first lengthy winter sojourn to Manzanillo, I packed every summer tank top and shelf-bra I owned and of course the bathing suits and beach wear that have travelled with me on many resort vacations. But this was not a vacation per se rather a […]

Author: Suzanne A. Marshall