January 2017 – Manzanillo Sun

Dendrobium Orchids-I Planted Roots in Mexico

October 1, 2017February 1, 2019Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the October 2017 Edition The orchid genus is the second largest family of all the world’s flowering plants. It has between 22,000 and 27,000 currently accepted species, in 880 genera – not counting more than 50,000 registered hybrids! The Dendrobium varieties, alone, have somewhere around 1,500 species in their genus. To be […]

JACK’S BISTRO

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2017 Edition Tommy’s Tummy restaurant review series Over the last few months, a few folks have inquired as to why I’d not recently written about any of Manzanillo’s new, remodeled or relocated eateries. In keeping with my self-imposed promise to say nothing negative regarding anyone’s edible offerings, prices, presentational […]

Maize

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the January 2017 Edition Guilá Naquitz Cave in Oaxaca, Mexico is the site of early domestication of several food crops, including teosinte (an ancestor of maize). Most historians believe maize was domesticated in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico. Recent research modified this view somewhat; scholars now indicate the adjacent Balsas […]

Ponche

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Manzanillo Sun WriterLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the January 2017 Edition Ponche is a warm tropical-fruit punch. It’s traditionally imbibed in Mexico during Christmastime. Vendors sell it at night near the sidewalk Christmas markets. It’s also served with buñuelos during the posadas. No one seems to know exactly how and why Mexican ponche materialized. In general, historians […]

San Miguel de Allende

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Dan and Lisa GoyLeave a Comment

By Dan and Lisa Goy from the January 2017 Edition San Miguel de Allende – Day 71 to 73 (March 17-19, 2016) Thursday morning was sad as we said goodbye to 3 couples who had started our Mexican Adventure with us; Bruce and Marian, Rafael and Eileen and Grant and Anita. Eileen’s mom had fallen […]

Please sir, may I have more” excerpt Oliver Twist… ”more wifi

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Señior TechLeave a Comment

By Señior Tech from the January 2017 Edition If you have ever had the occasion to enjoy a cruise experience, you may recall the abundance of wonderful edible delights available. Food is available 24 hours from room service, the buffet stations on the Lido deck, the main dining rooms and the exclusive concierge restaurants. My […]

Passengers

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2017 Edition Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt and Michael Sheen Director: Morten Tyldum “A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.” The movie is billed as […]

The Infiltrator

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2017 Edition Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan Director: Brad Furman “A US customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar .” I didn’t realize until later that this movie is actually a biography and also billed as […]

Aztec Celebrations

January 1, 2017January 1, 2018Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery from the January 2017 Edition Although the Aztecs didn’t have Christmas, New Years (as we know it), Kwanza or any other modern or ancient ‘old world’ holidays and festivals that fell into, not only December, but the entire Western year, they had plenty of their own and I thought that we could […]

The Ship S.S. Golden Gate

January 1, 2017October 20, 2022Suzanne A. MarshallLeave a Comment

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2017 Edition At 2:30 pm on Monday July 21, 1862, one of the fastest steamers on the West Coast left San Francisco bound for Panama. The boat was the S.S. Golden Gate. She set a record for the trip of 11 days and four hours, averaging a speed […]

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