Manzanillo Sun

December 2009

December 1, 2009January 29, 2017Terry Sovil

In this issue: Personality of the month Maby Seidel of Mese House – Diana Stewart Living Going South for Christmas – Freda Rumford First Christmas in Mexico – Terry Sovil Our twisted way of speaking – Tommy Clarkson Manzanillo Ansilo de los Ancianos in Manzanillo in dire straits – Glen Wilchek Recipe of the month […]

Going South for Christmas

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Freda Rumford Vickery

By Freda Rumford from the December 2009 Edition WE CROSSED THE MEXICAN border at Nogales after a night in Tucson and the morning hunting down the Sanborn Insurance Agency who didn’t open until after 9. Having just bought an insurance policy for 6 months with cash and knowing that we needed more to pay for […]

First Christmas in Mexico

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the December 2009 Edition Too many questions, I always ask too many questions. Maybe it’s the analyst in me, too many years of systems design. Last Christmas was strange. The first time I was away from my family near the big holiday. Lunch was at the only place open in Benecia, […]

Las Palomas Blancas

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Howard Platt

By Howard Platt from the December 2009 Edition Birdwatchers will know that the rock pigeon, Columba livia, may have been the first animal domesticated by man, many thousands of years ago in the Middle East. Domestication, probably as a food source, was followed by breeding and the development of birds in many colours and fancy […]

The Asilo De Los Ancianos

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Glen Wilchek

By Glen Wilchek from the December 2009 Edition Many of you have probably driven by the Asilo de los Ancianos (Old Folk’s Home) without even realising where it is. It was built in 1990 and is located near the auditorium in Valle de las Garzas. Basically, after you leave the Las Brisas cruzero and […]

Our Twisted Way of Speaking

December 1, 2009January 28, 2018Tommy Clarkson

By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2009 Edition Though I have no Sancho Panza compadre faithfully galumphing by my side, today, with all the zeal, enthusiasm, focus and sense of Don Quixote, I strike out to fend English! Variations of “deconfliction” seem the buzz word de jour. For example, a lead sentence in a recent […]

November 2009

November 1, 2009January 28, 2017Mariana Llamas Cendon

In this issue: The Art Scene Three for one: Art Invasion at the Beach – Mariana Llamas-Cendon Living Living with the Devil – Freda Rumford Manzanillo The Uniqueness that is Manzanillo – Terry Sovil Nature Ponytail Palm – Tommy Clarkson Personality of the Month Dr. Blanca Alvarez – Buylia – Manzanillo’s Music Scene – Darcy […]

Manzanillo’s classical music scene leaps from strength to strength

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Darcy Reed

By Darcy Reed from the November 2009 Edition Dr. Blanca Alvarez-Buylla had a dream. A practicing physician during the day, she is a music enthusiast who decided that Manzanillo was ready to support a regular concert season. For years Blanca had been promoting any concert coming to Manzanillo, always available to help house musicians and […]

Torilla Soup

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2009 Edition This is generally found on most menus in Mexico, occasionally under the name of Aztec soup but whatever name it goes by it is delicious and satisfying. Soup • 1 large can chopped tomatoes with liquid • 1 onion, chopped • 1 garlic clove • 3 […]

Uniqueness that is Manzanillo

November 1, 2009January 28, 2018Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the November 2009 Edition Fortunate? I think so. Life in the corporate world in Minneapolis followed by more corporate work in Los Angeles makes my time in Manzanillo cherished. I haven’t been here a full year so my big city corporate pace in trying to get a new business going hasn’t […]