By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Mexico is our home and we bring you traditional Mexican fare as well as those dishes you miss from your home in the north – eggs with hash browns, smoked beef brisket and smoked pork chops. Instead of a typical printed menu, you will find a daily menu board, allowing […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition We – that would be Patty and me of Ola Brisa Gardens deeply love and greatly appreciate Manzanillo, its people and all which comprises it. Accordingly, each year we join others in striving to show our gratitude to the community by our involvement with organized “causes of consequence”. Thus, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Asclepias curassavica Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as Blood-flower, Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, Swallow-Wort, Red Cottonweed, Indian Root or Silkweed.) If you have a Mexican Milkweed growing around your home and somewhat fluently understand butterfly (and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t!) you have probably heard visiting Monarch’s enthusiastically exclaim, “Yum! […]
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In this issue: Nature Philodendons – Tommy Clarkson Begonia – Tommy Clarkson Living in Mexico Ancient Aztec Mythology – Kirby Vickery Aztec Calendar Celebration Living in Manzanillo Orchids Visit – Suzanne A. Marshall Manzanillo Calendar – Glenna Palidwor Walmart in Mexico – Tommy Clarkson Mujeres Amigas Newsletter – Elaine Parker General Information Bringing a Mexican […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition (No Common Name) (Begonia deliciosa – Found in Borneo, named in 1851) Kidney Begonia (Begonia dichotoma Found in Venezuela/Colombia, named in 1790) Family: Begoniaceae These species are but two of 1,500, worldwide, which comprise the Begonia family but are a couple growing in Ola Brisa Gardens that I enjoy. From […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition Philodendros Family: Araceae Also known as: (Dependent upon species, a diverse array of names are used.) Native to the West Indies and the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, Philodendrons are a large family of approximately 900 species. As some of the most beautiful foliage plants in the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition These days, it often seems difficult to make sense of life, with much of what comprises it almost overwhelming us.. But, perhaps, we are remiss in failing to focus on the basic beauties of our existence all the simple things on which we should more often ably apply and employ […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition (Walmart is a 250 pound playground bully) Mr. Bauer and Mr. Hampton’s small, locally owned, grocery stores, Knupp’s pharmacy, Doerr’s Mercantile, Lischevsky’s Dry Goods and the ladies clothing store called The Toggery couldn’t do it. Row’s bakery, Estes Dairy, Western Auto, the Palace Clothier, Standish Men’s Clothes, Mullin’s Furniture Store […]
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In this issue: Manzanillo Calendar – Glenna Palidwor Nature Fire Flash – Tommy Clarkson Manzanillo Countryside – Suzanne A. Marshall Almond Tree – Tommy Clarkson Living in Manzanillo Manzanillo Chose Me – Freda Vickery Freda Rumford Vickery – Darcy Reed History Aztec Mythology – Kirby Vickery General Interest Night at the Movies – Suzanne A. […]
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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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