Before I became a blogger, I unfriended 100 of my Facebook “friends”. Why? Because they were people I barely knew. They barely knew me. I wasn’t mad at them; I just didn’t think they cared about what I was doing, and I didn’t think I cared about what they were doing. I had just moved to Costa … Continue reading
I was honored to be asked to “Guest Blog” for Ivo of GoDutch Realty. Ivo has lived in Costa Rica for many years, and is the owner of a full service real estate company located in Escazu, Costa Rica with offices in Santa Ana, Cariari, Los Santos, Grecia and Atenas . They cover the whole Central Valley and sell mainly residential properties in … Continue reading
We were new to Atenas a couple of years ago, when I sat down with Mary and Bill Cook to discuss a car purchase. My hubby, Don, was out of town on a business trip, and had asked me to deliver the cash and get the process started. In the course of the conversation, something came up … Continue reading
The secret is in the schmaltz; schmaltz, size, and minimal handling; that’s what makes a good matzoh ball! Grandma Gussie (her real name was Basha Golda or Gladys; nobody really knows, but everybody called her Gussie) made the golf ball type. I don’t think it was intentional, but somehow Aunt Esther managed to learn the … Continue reading
To some of you I am known as “Flamingo Lady”. I have often thought of myself as a phoenix until I read this beautiful piece. Enjoy and count your blessings. Continue reading
Suddenly there’s steak in Atenas. It’s uncanny how these things sprout. There were no steak-houses and then there were three. We had heard good things about all of them from a variety of sources. When I got the call from Isa suggesting we get together with friends on a Saturday to try the new steak house, … Continue reading
I’m a blogger. I like being a blogger. Somebody asked me: “What is a blog, anyway?” I didn’t know how to answer. I looked it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog Web Log. Ah ha! That’s what it is, a truncation of web log. Blogs take as many forms as there are bloggers. Some are selling goods or services. Some are written primarily for … Continue reading
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