In this issue: Living in Mexico After Patricia – Suzanne A. Marshall Christmas Celebration Mexico – Sun Reporter Treasure Ship – Ken Waldie Histories Mystery – Kirby Vickery At the Movies Spectre – Suzanne A. Marshall Bridge of spies – Suzanne A. Marshall Planting Roots in Mexico Lady Palm – Tommy Clarkson Red Flag […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2015 Edition Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux Director: Sam Mendes “A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While ‘M’ battlepolitical forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2015 Edition Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Director: Steven Spielberg “During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2015 Edition Red Flag Bush, Mussaenda Erythrophylla Family: Rubiaceae (Also known as: Lady Flowers, Ashanti Blood Plant, Tropical Dogwood, Red Velvet Mussaenda, Prophet’s Tears or Virgin Tree) From the outset, I admit holding off a long time before getting one of these, as most of the specimens I’d seen had […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2015 Edition Lady Palm, Rhapis excelsa Family: Arecaceae (Also known as Bamboo Palm, Miniature Fan Palm, Little Lady Palm, Large Lady Palm, Slender Lady Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm, and Ground Rattan) With what I’m about to say, you’ll probably think that I’m pulling your proverbial leg but, honestly, I’m not! […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico More than just a Tropical Paradise – Suzanne A. Marshall Planting Roots Spider Lily – Tommy Clarkson Syagrus Palm Cultivars – Tommy Clarkson At the Movies The Martian – Suzanne A. Marshall Black Mass – Suzanne A. Marshall History and Myths Chocolate – Kirby Vickery Technology The Most […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton Director: Scott Cooper “The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena….. Director: Ridley Scott “During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2015 Edition Syagrus Palm Cultivars Family: Arecaceae (The following is the result of extensive research in endeavoring to identify a small, slow growing, pinnate, non-self-cleaning, petiole armed palm specimen I acquired several years ago but whose specific name I have never been able to establish. I believe it to […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the November 2015 Edition Spider Lily, Hymenocallis galvestonesis Family: Amaryllidaceae (Also known as Spring Spider Lily or incorrectly Crinum) The Spider Lily’s genus name comes from the Greek words hymen, meaning “membrane” and kalos that translates to “beautiful”. To my way of thinking, they’ve got the kalos thing correct as this […]
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