I don't recall exactly how I came up with this idea, but it was probably while I was trying to think of ocean-themed decor for the great room. I toyed with having the base of a glass-top coffee table be a whale, a la Robert Wyland, but figured it would be too much for the … Continue reading The Humpback Whale Project
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Two Years in Costa Rica
Yesterday - January 18, 2022 - marked the two-year anniversary of our move to Costa Rica. We'd packed up everything we intended to take and loaded it into a shipping container, with our immediate needs packed into eight suitcases. And two cats in carriers to ride in the cabin with us as carry-on. Our non-stop … Continue reading Two Years in Costa Rica
Gecko eggs in the closet
Gecko eggs While I was busy in my little studio one day this week, Jendry, the woman who helps me keep the house clean and organized, came in and opened her palm to show me these two little gems. She told me they're gecko eggs and that she'd found them in my clothes closet while … Continue reading Gecko eggs in the closet
Howler Monkeys Hanging Out
A group of six howler monkeys has been visiting this tree by our deck almost daily for the past several days. The dogs go nuts and we call them off, but they don't even seem to faze the monkeys. There's a male, three females and a couple youngsters. Our stripped papaya in the orchard The … Continue reading Howler Monkeys Hanging Out