In this issue: Living in Mexico The First Decisive Step – Suzanne A. Marshall El Salto – Ed Labine Nature Bromeliad – Tommy Clarkson Torch Ginger – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment Whiplash – Suzanne A. Marshall History Aztec Sun Periods – Kirby Vickery Technology How much computer power do you need? – Señior Tech […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2015 Edition Torch Ginger, Etlingera elatior Family: Zingiberaceae Also known as: Wax Flower, Porcelain Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Indonesian Tall Ginger and Philippine Waxflower First, a couple of culinary facts that you might not expect to find at the outset of an article written about such a […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2015 Edition Bromeliads Genera: Tillandsia, Cryptanthus and Billbergia The best known of Bromeliads is, of course, Ananas comosus the Pineapple. But, after some background, let’s discuss the other, approximately 3,500 species (in addition to many hybrids), in eight sub-families and (open to debate as to exact number) twenty different […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico Give Me the Simple Life – Suzanne A. Marshall Joy and Perils of Auto Renting in Mexico – Ed Labine Tres Leches Cake Nature Coral Tree – Tommy Clarkson Surinam Cherry – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment Tomorrowland – Suzanne A. Marshall Kingsman – The Secret Service – Suzanne […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2015Â Edition Surinam Cherry, Eugenia uniflora Family: Myrtaceae Also known as: Brazilian Cherry or Cayenne Cherry Native to Surinam (well, duh!), Guyana, French Guiana and southern Brazil, this shrub or, maybe, more correctly a tree as it can grow up to twenty-five feet (7.5 m) has slender, multi-trunked, spreading branches […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2015 Edition Family: Leguminosae, Fabaceae, Papilionaceae or Cleomaceae (It sorta’ depends upon which botanist you ask!) (Also known as: Naked Coral Tree, Sunshine Tree or Variegated Coral Tree) The Erythrina genus consists of around 100 various trees and shrubs. The preponderance of these sport spiny trunks and branches with a […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico Guy with the Yellow Shoes – Steven McDorman June – Kirby Vickery Nature Planting Roots – Aloe Concinna Baker – Tommy Clarkson Planting Roots – Blood Leaf – Tommy Clarkson Food Jicama – Suzanne A. Marshall The Potato – Terry Sovil Entertainment Woman in Gold – Suzanne A. Marshall Suits – Suzanne A. […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2015 Edition Scientific Name: (Iresine herbstii) Family              : Amaranthaceae Also known as: Chicken Gizzard, Beefsteak, Beetroot Plant or Formosa Bloodleaf Beefsteak would be tough enough to be known as if you were, in fact, an attractive, quiet sort of non-threatening plant, but Chicken Gizzard? Ya’ simply gotta’ love any plant […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2015 Edition Family: Asphodelaceae Also known as: (This is a debatable subject!) Let’s start with some Aloe basics. It is a genus of succulent plants originating in the Arabian Peninsula, southern Africa, south western Asia, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. The 450 lily-related members were once considered taxonomically grouped with […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2015 Edition Buccaneer Palm, (Psuedophoenix Sargentii) Family: Eugenia Also known as: Cherry palm and Sargent’s cherry palm Origin: South Florida, Saona Island near Hispaniola, the Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Navassa and the Caribbean coast of Mexico Once found in abundance in the upper Florida Keys the slow growing Buccaneer Palm is […]
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