What a great weekend! We went bike riding for about 10 miles along Buffalo Bayou in Tracey Hershey Park. We took our time and made frequen...

The short answer... YES, but there are a few caveats. Recently, Google searches for the words "Kindle Costa Rica" puts our blog,...

Back in January we ordered Talavera ceramic sinks and accessories for the house we will be building in Atenas this year. The ceramic artist...

Hard to believe John will finally retire in just 100 days. I received my first Social Security Retirement Benefit payment last month. I ha...

Everything for our retirement is starting to fall into place! While on vacation in Costa Rica this past December, we got our Costa Rica Driv...

A few years ago John and I discovered a small shop in San Antonio, Texas, that imports Talavera pottery from Puebla, Mexico. Talavera is ...

We just spent a wonderful Christmas vacation in Costa Rica where we ate more than our fair share of Christmas Tamales. The garden is looking...

This past February I spent 6 weeks in Atenas getting work done around our casita. We built a perimeter concrete wall with chain link fencin...