I’d been thinking about expanding my small family for a few weeks, as Coco the kitten has grown so strong and healthy that he wants to play all the time. Big brother Ender, his senior by almost five years, does not find his games at all amusing and kitty spats often erupt in the middle […]

It seems that the rainy season — also known as winter here in Costa Rica — has decided to visit us a bit early. Clouds dot our usually-blue sky and refuse to let the sun shine through. Thunder grumbles and lightning paints electric landscapes over the Central Valley. Torrential rains gush over my sandals and […]