Costa Rica is famous for its coffee.  Our guide gave a great tour This coffee plantation was gorgeous The old authentic cart and oxen - a s...

San Jose, Costa Rica - a very old church founded in the 1600s - The Lady of the Angels.  This is the most recent iteration. Gorgeous Stunnin...

Greetings and Happy Spring.   I am back indeed and now reliving the magic of Costa Rica by presenting you with a selection of scenery.  Let...

 I am back. Did you miss me? Ray and I were in  Costa Rica.   Now, I am playing catch-up. As a travel teaser, here's a red-eyed frog we...

 1980s space program.   Anything was possible and women were finally admitted to the program. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid brings to l...

 Enjoyed a lunch and movie time a few weeks ago with some of my pickleball ladies.  Jason's Deli had a nice variety of soups, salad bar,...

 Browsing new fiction at my local library and this author, Jane Hamilton, jumped out.  Such a good writer. And now her new book, The  Phoebe...