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 […]
Continue readingBy 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 […]
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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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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition This is our fourth year volunteering for the children’s Christmas party in the barrio of Santiago. It’s a special event held outside in the school grounds where a whole host of expats, neighbourhood volunteers, and older boys and girls, help us out each year. It’s a […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition Directed by: Dan Fogelman Starring: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bennington, Mandy Patinkin, Jean Smart, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Antonio Banderas, Laia Costa, Alex Monner “As a young, New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first […]
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By Manzanillo Writer from the January 2019 Edition This rich custard, named after the small city of Jerico in Colombia, is also popular in Mexico, particularly in the Guadalajara and Puebla regions. Ingredients 3 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 2-inch piece true cinnamon bark 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 3 egg yolks Instructions In a […]
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By Dan and Lisa Goy from the January 2019 Edition March 24 – 27, 2016 (Days 78-81) Jocotepec, Jalisco We got a good start on Thursday, March 24, as we headed for Guadalajara and our destination at the Roca Azul Resort and RV Park in Jocotepec, both located in Jalisco. This was the Easter weekend […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2019 Edition Fireworks in religious ceremonies at Christmas are something I don’t like! “Do some research”, I thought. Despite many accidents, they still use fireworks…sky rockets that explode with an obnoxious “Bang!” but don’t light up the sky. There are complaints in major Mexican cities. Why do they continue? […]
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