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Mayan Folklore

February 1, 2019February 22, 2019Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery from the February 2019 Edition When I get into any Mesoamerican mythology, the first thing I latch onto is a tribe’s, or (to borrow a Canadian term) First Nation’s creation story. They are often full of woe, hardship, blood, war, guts, and death. It is as if all these most powerful gods […]

The Genius of Da Vinci Visits Manzanillo

February 1, 2019February 22, 2019Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2019 Edition January 12 – February 17, 2019, Centro Universitario de Bellas Artes, Manzanillo, Colima “The Da Vinci Dream Factory, is a Mexican cultural company dedicated to the research, interpretation and construction of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions, since 2009, preserved in their codices and later integrated into a collection […]

Steps to a Balanced Portfolio

February 1, 2019March 11, 2019Yann KosticLeave a Comment

By Yann Kostic from the February 2019 Edition Step one: Develop a target asset allocation Given your individual financial circumstances and goals, what percentage of your portfolio should be dedicated to each asset class? For example, when close to retirement, some investors may want the majority of their portfolio in as cash and bonds, with […]

Garlic Chives – I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2019February 22, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clakson from the February 2019 Edition Garlic Chives -Allium tuberosum Family Amaryllidaceae Also known as Oriental Garlic, Asian Chives, Chinese Chives or Chinese Leek (The same morning, recently, that I came upon some forgotten parsley which I’d planted a while back, I also found, nearby, this wonderful, new pot of Garlic Chives. A’hhhh, […]

There and Back Again

February 1, 2019February 22, 2019Ken WaldieLeave a Comment

By Ken Waldie from the February 2019 Edition From Manzanillo, it’s a long climb up to Lake Chapala at 1,524 m. or 5,000 ft above sea level, but the climb is so gradual, it’s indiscernible. Even a short distance from the coast land and weather can change from humid to arid, and warm to cool, […]

Butterfly Bush -I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2019February 22, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2019 Edition Family Turneracea Also known as Mexican Holly, Damiana, Damiana Aphrodisiaca, Damiana Herb, Damiana Leaf, Mexican Damiana, Mizibcoc, Old Woman’s Broom and Oreganillo (I encourage you to be seated and holding onto something secure as you read the following – quite possibly – most shocking of surprises. But […]

Hologram from paper coupon with Android phone

January 27, 2019January 31, 2019Manzanillo SunLeave a Comment

Parsley-I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2019February 17, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Parsley, Petroselinum crispum Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae Also known as: Garden Parsley After the first year of looking like this, it will go to seed the next. (Why have I not written about Parsley before? Just didn’t think ads, soups, stocks and vinegars. Having the capacity […]

Cockscomb-I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2019February 11, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Cockscomb Celosia cristata Family Amaranthaceae Also known as Wool Flower, Brain Celosia, Red Fox or Velvet Flower (Yesterday, while stepping away from my regular morning workout as a result of over-actively pushing my aging body and cracking a rib I was walking through an area in which […]

Seven Macaw

January 1, 2019January 16, 2019Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery from the January 2019 Edition A Mayan Myth This story is found in the middle of the Popol Vuh but is considered to be a Mayan myth all to itself. In the story of the creation of the earth and the sky, after the stick people were all destroyed and just before […]

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