Uh oh. I found these in the back of a cabinet. Hidden away. Should I worry? Should I eat one? I don’t see organico written on the bag anywhere…

T.A. to T.M.

Oooommmm. Breathe in. Breathe out. Ooooommmmm. Just that much slows me down. For the past few weeeks, I’ve found myself wondering what actual meditation would do. Maybe I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole, because except for a few short isolated moments in my...

My Name is Xavier and I’m An Organic Choco-holic

So Xavier goes to the grocery store last night and comes home with 30 different kinds of organic chocolate. This morning, Mo and Ryan and I pile it all on the counter so we could point and laugh. X says: "You know, wanting to choke certain people makes my blood...

I Yam What I Yam

My desk: My husband’s desk: Cartoons by Dave Walker. Find cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Update: The Jaco Incident

Here’s an update to Henry and Robyn’s story in today’s A.M. Costa Rica. With a photo: click here! Henry sent me other photos… it’s pretty awful… In a small town like Jaco, they should catch the thugs. Doesn’t everyone know who...

A Crime In Costa Rica

This is not a funny post, not in the least. This is the story of a crime that happened a week ago, outside of Jaco, down on the coast. I don’t know Henry, but I have exchanged emails with him and he is a regular contributor on the Costa Rica Living Group board....

Takin’ The Cocoa Cure

PRE-PROLOGUE: During our 24 hours of hell, the only thing we discovered is that Xavier’s blood pressure is in the high range of normal. Not high blood pressure, as he is quick-like-lightening to point out, just in the tippy-top limit of normal. "Which is...

Oh Crap

I think my Muse died. At the very least she’s on vacation ’cause the little cabin in the woods (in my mind) is empty. I’ve gone knocking, but the lights are out and nobody’s home. No fire in the chimney, no Patsy Cline wafting throughout the...