We did it! A group of about twenty-five including dogs and babies managed to slip between the raindrops and do an organized 6K! We are grateful for the efforts of the organizer, Susannah Achor, who comes from a running family. Her parents will run in Pennsyvania today; she ran with them in spirit this morning. Don … Continue reading
The American flag shorts you see here will be “Turkey Trotting” down the road in Atenas, Costa Rica on Thursday, November 28, 2013! These shorts get pulled out and dusted off three times a year for over twenty years; the annual Wharf-to-Wharf 10K in Santa Cruz, California, the Firecracker 10K on 4th of July , and … Continue reading
Good Morning Readers! I am ecstatic to have you in my life. We bloggers are nothing without readers. I appreciate each and every one of you. Love the comments and interaction, too. A dear friend and faithful reader took a moment out of her day where she is traveling in Tel-Aviv, to chide me, lovingly, of course, … Continue reading
… and my eggs are uneven! What are those white fuzzy things on that large egg with the speckles? Oh, chicken feathers. Yes, the eggs came from real, live chickens. The cilantro came out of the earth. These are the small things that remind us of how life really works. Like many of us expats, I lived most of … Continue reading
It all started with the “free” lemons. One of the ladies from the Wednesday Women’s group that meets at Kay’s Gringo Postres weekly brought in a sack of freshly picked little lemons from the trees in her yard in Atenas. The fruit is small, but yields copious amounts of juice. It was a grand idea! After all, I had won second place in … Continue reading
Grab an angel from Tina’s tree and be an angel for a child at Christmas time! Eight years ago Tina Newton started a tradition of the Angel Tree, which is set up at Su Espacio, her community center in Atenas. I’ve been attending Dance-Fit classes regularly, which are led by Tina on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On a Tuesday in early … Continue reading
From the first moment we stepped into the beautiful new Sheraton Hotel, we were warmly welcomed to “Eat Classy for SASY”, the eighth annual fundraiser of the organization that says: “Stop Animal Suffering Yes!” As we passed through the revolving glass door into the lobby, entry tickets clutched in hand, a smiling, friendly lady got our attention and directed … Continue reading
I don’t drive much any more. I clearly remember getting my driver’s license at sixteen and wanting to drive everywhere all the time. We had moved from Brooklyn to Hauppauge, Long Island. At first I was mortified to admit to my city friends that we were moving to Long Island. Hauppauge, no less. I mean, really! A … Continue reading
The kids are grown, the cat’s out of the bag, and the stories must be told! As one of our TIA captains used to say: “Hang on to your panty-hose, we’re taking off!” Carole Jean’s Capers covers Costa Rica adventures as an expat, as well as stories from childhood growing up in a Brooklyn housing project, … Continue reading
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