By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2013 Edition I’ve been back in my Canadian home for three weeks now. We had tried to completely miss the winter and snow by staying one week longer in Manzanillo. It should have worked but it didn’t. Due to an abnormally cold April and ten times the normal […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2013 Edition (Esculentum lycopersicum) Family: Solanaceae Also known as: Mexican Midgets Yes, these Cherry tomatoes are, indeed, an important part of the Ola Brisa Gardens plant family. Why you ask? Well, firstly and quite simply, I love to pick and eat fresh tomatoes right off the vine! (It’s a […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the June 2013 Edition BLACK AND WHITE TV (Under age 40? You won’t understand.) “Good night and God bless.” You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go. Tin foil sometimes helps but you have to wrap it just right and tight. […]
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By Yann Kostic from the June 2013 Edition Everywhere you turn these days, it seems as if someone is telling you that now is the best time to invest in gold. Should you consider it? Historically, gold has been considered a “safe haven” in times of economic, financial and geopolitical instability. This is certainly the […]
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By Manznaillo Sun Writer from the June 2013 Edition These days we have many choices when it comes to computers. There is a choice between laptops, tablets, desktops, and cell phones; which are all computers. I am dictating this article on my iPad. If you live in Manzanillo all year round then a desktop computer […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2013 Edition Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan. This is another film with astonishing art direction. It plays like an adult fairy tale without the happy ending. It is also done in a style that is not meant to appear realistic […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the June 2013 Edition Anna’s pastry (from May issue) 5 cups of AP flour 1 lb White Crisco shortening 8-10 oz Seven-up Cut shortening into flour. Pour in sufficient Seven Up to make a damp but not wet dough. The dough should be sufficiently damp to be malleable (it depends […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the June 2013 Edition Patties, Pasties and Pies Every country has its peasant food that is made and enjoyed by the people from ingredients found locally, in plentiful supply and cheap. In most instances these meals are tasty but have different versions as usually dictated by the family matriarch. In […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the June 2013 Edition If one goes beyond the early records of the Pima and Navajo the origins of the Ho- Ho-Kam come out of their respective woodwork in the muck and mire of early Earth. Today’s archeologists have traced the beginnings back to one of two ways by doing extensive […]
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By Yann Kostic from the May 2013 Edition If you’ve received a tax refund this year, or if you expect to receive one next year, what is your plan for the money? One option is buying a long-awaited luxury, but financially astute investors know there are alternatives that might be more beneficial in the long […]
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