

SCHOOL DAZE
"A recent New York Times story on Success Academy — a polarizing charter school network with 35 locations in the city — reports several...


GROWING LOVE
Sunday we were driving through Javilla on our way to the beach when I heard a small yelp behind us. The sound made me realize that I had...


ISN'T IT STRANGE?
JUNE 10, 2008 Here we are coming off the plane to start our new life in Costa Rica. Here is Emily's greeting: Little did we know. For the...


BEEING ME
If my last post had you thinking I spend a great deal of time sitting on my porch processing ancient wisdom passed on to me by the grass...


WHATCHA DOIN'? NOTHING!
One of my Facebook friends recently described herself as an "action junkie." She's always doing wonderful things for important,...


ALL SHOOK UP
At 8:42 in the morning on September 5, 2012, Emily and I were talking with Lizza on Skype. Emily was holding 12-day-old Layla, and...


A CRASH COURSE IN SPIRITUALITY
Bill and I flew into Boston on December 26th. This is the first time we've been up north in winter since 2008. I was so done with...


FEELING THE LOVE
After almost two months of ups and downs since she was bitten by the rattlesnake, Ramona died peacefully the day after Christmas. Emily...


JAVILLA, CHRISTMAS EVE 2011
I've mentioned before how it's a bit tricky for an old New Englander to get into the holiday spirit with warm breezes whispering in the...


JAVILLA SAMPLER
Lest you think last week's scenes from the charming little airport built by Punta Islita Resort are representative of the surrounding...