By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2014 Edition Terminalia catappa Family: Combretum Also known as: Sea Almond, Indian Almond, Malabar Almond, Barbados Almond, Bastard Almond, Bengal Almond, Country Almond, Demarara Almond, Fijian Almond and False Kamani. Originally from Madagascar, Malaysia and the East Indies, the Tropical Almond Tree is now ubiquitous throughout the world’s tropics. Some […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2014 Edition When friends invited us on a daytrip to explore the local countryside in Colima, we couldn’t resist. We’ve loved road trips all our lives and have been known to hop in our car and drive to San Francisco from central Alberta, staying in small towns and bed & […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2014 Edition Chlorophytum amaniense or Chlorophytum orchidantheroides, C. orchidastrum, C. filipendulum amaniense Chlorophytum orchidastrum, Chlorophytum filipendulum, Family: Anthericaceae, Liliaceae or Agavaceae (Also known as a Mandarin Plant, Fire Glory, Orange Spider Plant, Green Orange Tangerine and Sierra Leone Lily.) Introduced to the Americas not much more than a decade ago, this perennial […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2014 Edition FEBRUARY MARCH February 5 – Wednesday ARTURO CUEVES, Visiting Artist Where: Oasis Beach Club – Club Santiago Time: 3:00 – 7:00 pm Arturo Cuevas is a well-known artist now living and teaching at the Academy of Art in San Luis Potosi after a long tenure at the University […]
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By Yann Kostic from the January 2014 Edition For many investors, a solid mutual fund performs in line with its benchmark; for others, it’s a fund that zooms ahead of the market. But these aren’t necessarily the best ways to judge a fund. Mutual funds, like the stocks and bonds they hold, are subject to market cycles. […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2014 Edition There was a crisis in the family this December. Señior Techs’ father of 85 years passed away on December 21st. In such circumstances living in beautiful Manzanillo can present challenges especially at Christmas time when one must quickly return to Canada. So this is an opportunity for […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2014 Edition January 31 – Friday CASA HOGAR LOS ANGELITOS FUNDRAISER 2014 “Changing Lives, One Child at a Time” Where: Pavilion at the fairgrounds Time: 5:30 pm – Silent Auction 7:00 pm – Dinner Cost: $45.00 USD Contacts:Marge Tyler maggiet19@earthlink.net JaniceMorgan janicebmorgan@comcast.net Jan Mabey janmabey@hotmail.com – Silent Auction Liz […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2014 Edition Prepare the food Tamales with guacamole dressing. This is a traditional dish in Mexico and it takes several hours to prepare. There are different types of tamales that can be prepared and you can have a combination of the ones you would like to eat. Frijoles a […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2014 Edition I am 67 and, as most people my age, have seen death take friends, family, and strangers both peacefully or with violence. We each get involved to some extent or other depending on the many aspects of each death. We’re told by highly educated people that dwelling […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2014 Edition We had celebrated New Year in Mexico in 1983 when we had our introduction to Mexico. Then Nigel and I with our friend Hilary journeyed to Acapulco to take over somebody’s time share. There we had our first intimation that all was not going to be […]
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