

BLOG DROP
Why did I abruptly stop writing this blog in 2016? For an old hippie peacenik who decided to move to the jungle when George W. Bush was...


BUTTERFLY POOP
Now that rainy season has begun, the parched brown landscape of April has morphed back into lush green jungle. Plants, animals, and...


BLOGBREAK
Since I won't be waking up in the jungle for the next few weeks I've decided to take a blogbreak. I'm on my way to visit with my other...


A NICE DILEMMA
I love kindness. Who doesn't? I love receiving it. I love witnessing it. I love practicing it. All the time. Mostly. I try hard to always...


GROSS!
Here's a little pile of dog toys. Most puppies love toys and ours are no exception. This past week, they added a new toy to their...


WHAT'S UP, DOC?
If you're going to live in the middle of nowhere, it's best to have your own ER doc on call at all times. "Audrey! Audrey!" Alarmed by...


MORE JOY!
A reader's comment on last week's blog about joy got me thinking I have more to say on this subject. In response to my daughter's remark...


CHOOSING JOY
It's hot. It's dry. It's dusty. It's March. Even heat tolerant cows imported from India prefer to crowd under the one green tree in the...


THE COUNTRY DENTIST
If you're in Guanacaste and you have a problem with a tooth, I can tell you where to go. You take a left at Disco Bar Trejos. If it's the...


SUNDAY AT THE BEACH
In her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, hospice care provider Bronnie Ware shares the number one regret of her dying patients: "I...