Some boards get cut up and made into things ... and that’s the end of that.  Other boards do a job, such as being a form for concrete work ....

So close and yet so far… Here we sit, waiting on electricity, waiting on cabinets, and waiting on doors. We won the standoff with I.C.E. (...

Today, I had the best laugh I've had in a long time! I still chuckle just thinking about our "non-confrontational" Tico neigh...

It’s raining hard.  Not “hurricane-hard” but “Uh-oh ... there’s going to be street flooding-hard,” if this were in Houston.  This has been...

The construction team started laying our concrete brick pavers this week. The pavers are going all the way around the house, under the eaves...

Some weeks ago, the national water company, known by their initials, AyA, put in the water connection and new water meter for our house. Ju...

Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Sour Cream & Refried Beans We've been meaning to blog about the product packaging you find here in Costa ...

Every week, since we started construction on the Casa, we have monitored our expenses to make sure we stay on budget. As of today, it looks...