Since 2012 is the year I turn 70, I wanted to have a party. It just seemed right to celebrate those decades, and 70 seemed really celebratory. Frank and I talked about various scenarios and my great friend, Linda made a few suggestions, too. Simultaneously Frank and I...
Last night I was getting ready for bed when I heard a thump against my living room window. First I thought it was a bird – but at night? A bat? But bats don’t crash…they have sonar! I decided to investigate. I was startled when I opened the door to...
Getting Started and The Project There are several ways to go about creating the house of your dreams in Costa Rica. Here is the one I took – a path less traveled. I was one who didn’t follow any of the sage advice about buying a place in Costa Rica. Now don’t get me...
I began this morning with what is becoming a ritual – walking outside just at sunrise to shower in my new outdoor stone shower aka Accidental Altar. It was still dark outside as I turned the dials still trying to figure out how to get the right mix of hot and...
Sage is a parrot and one of my best friends and closest companions in this life. He was born in captivity in 2005 and I got him from a favorite pet store in Santa Fe., New Mexico. Together we endured his fledgling-hood and ‘terrible twos’ and forged a...
Thud-up I heard it and woke from a sound sleep. In the dim light I looked to Seurat, my sweet Blue Healer/Bassett hound-friend lying on the sheet at the foot of my bed, his head resting on my ankles. With eyes open, he looked attentive but unconcerned. I knew he...
