By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2018 Edition Leucophyllum frutescens Family: Scrophulariaceae Also known as: Texas Ranger, Texas Rain Sage, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Ash-Bush, Wild Lilac, Purple Sage or Cenizo On the left side of Calle Loma Bonita driving up the (very) steep hill to Ola Brisa Gardens grows a fine looking and healthy […]
Continue reading
By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2018 Edition Well into our retirement life now, we are heading into our second year of living full time in Manzanillo. It’s a process that began over ten years ago when we dove in head first, and bought our little piece of paradise smack on the beaches of Manzanillo bay. […]
Continue reading
By John Chalmers from the April 2018 Edition What does an Italian ball game with ancient roots going back to Roman times have in common with American and Canadian Snowbirds? Simple answer: the game is bocce and the Snow-birds play it on a Mexican beach! That was the situation for the Second Annual Bocce Ball Tournament […]
Continue reading
By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the March 2018 Edition Recent months have brought a number of personal finance changes, including a rise in interest rates that will affect some of the terms for borrowing money and accessing credit. In December 2017, the US Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking […]
Continue reading
By Suzanne A. Marshall from the March 2018 Edition Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zack Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya Director: Michael Gracey The Greatest Showman is a musical drama inspired by the reputedly true story of P.T. Barnum, said to have given birth to the art of live show business. The movie’s theme song ‘This is […]
Continue reading
By John Chalmers from the March 2018 Edition Four months after their second successful Canadian tour in four years, the ballet folklórico dancers of Casa Hogar Los Angelitos (CHLA) returned to the stage for an entirely new and colorful presentation of dance from six countries. The occasion for the debut performance of the new program was the […]
Continue reading
By Señior Tech from the March 2018 Edition When travelling in Spanish speaking countries, “¿Puedo hablar con alguien que habla inglés?” is a natural question. But since the advent of smartphones and ‘always on internet’, anyone with one of these devices has the ability to communicate with anyone, in virtually any language. Type in a phrase […]
Continue reading
By Terry Sovil from the March 2018 Edition 1971 was a turning point for the Port of Manzanillo. A new administration was introduced, smoothing relationships between workers and management/owners. The National Commission for Port Coordination was put in charge of worker assignments, assuring work was completed on schedule, obtaining equipment and increasing handling speed. It has […]
Continue reading
By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2018 Edition Peperomia obtusifolia Family: Peperacease Also known as: Baby Rubber Plant, Jade Plant, Blunt-leaved Peperomia, Marble Peperomia, Florida Peperomia or American Rubber Plant Thriving worldwide throughout the tropics, there are around 1,000 different herbaceous species in the Peperomia genus. Yet, even with this large of a group, it is […]
Continue reading
By John Clamers from the March 2018 Edition I remember well the first time I heard the great song by Simon and Garfunkel, ‘’Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Here in Mexico, where my wife, Linda, and I escape Alberta’s winter, the song came to mind with the experience we have had, not with a bridge over troubled […]
Continue reading
You must be logged in to post a comment.