By Freda Rumford from the October 2011 Edition I have had many, many names in my lifetime as have we all. Daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend, girlfriend, fiancé, bride, wife, daughter in law, sister in law, mummy, Mum, mother in- law, auntie, grandmother, great grandmother, plus many too rude for this article to mention and […]
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By Freda Rumford from the September 2011 Edition (Immigration Laws for Mexico) Info from Banderas News – Stephen Fry. Yucanlandia Those Darned Palms. One very elderly lady, whom I only remember a “Grace” absolutely hated the palms in her back garden. The palms were messy, had to be cleaned often to avoid conking a passer […]
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By Freda Rumford from the September 2011 Edition * Feeling locked in?? because most people have headed north for the summer and there is not too much to do in the rainy season. Did you know that a group of happy people are gathering each Tuesday afternoon to play cards? Mainly “Wizard” Check it out […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition The customs laws pertaining to the importation of personal vehicles into Mexico are currently undergoing a dramatic change. At this time, it appears that those vehicles already in Mexico and covered by the owners FM3 are not affected until such time as such vehicles leave the country […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition Often we foreigners have become totally bewildered in the requirements of pieces of paper as “official documents” when the person one is dealing with is facing a computer!! Many times I have uttered, to whoever was nearby and cared to listen, that this reminded me greatly of […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition Roasted Chicken skin is OK to eat, according to a recent Chatelaine Magazine. Besides having mostly unsaturated fat, it contains valuable proteins, minerals and vitamins. Just watch the accompanying bread rolls and dessert, they add the calories. Aspartame is 180 times sweeter than sugar. Baked potatoes are […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2011 Edition DVD players have region codes locked within them that act as monitors for preventing piracy of DVD’s. This is the complete list of regions and if you cannot play your DVD, this is probably the reason. The best DVD to purchase is, obviously 0 as it covers […]
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By Freda Rumford from the July 2011 Edition To say that this is the age of electronics is putting it mildly. I remember not too many years ago, working in the Electronics Department of The Hudson Bay Company (now called The Bay) in Calgary, Alberta and selling many VCR’s. I soon established an elderly clientele, […]
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By Freda Rumford from the June 2011 Edition Many of life’s pleasures revolve around food. No matter which part of the world a person lives or which ingredients are available, the assortments are mixed together into a myriad of equations each with totally different endings and the recipes of the land and continent evolve. If […]
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By Freda Rumford from the June 2011 Edition This article was originally in the Guadalajara Reporter December 2001 Most of us pack a bag when going to the beach, include a novel, a towel, toss in a couple of bottles of sunscreen (chosen at random) and off we go. That night, burnt to a crisp […]
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