Turning 50. As good a time as any to be introspective about life’s decisions. So as I sit on the edge of a cool pool (while Peta slowly wakes up), sipping a foamy cappuccino, with Mango and Dwayne circling the…
Empty nesters get a first offspring visit in their new Nicaraguan nest…
As parents, it is satisfying to see our children transform into emotionally independent and autonomous young men. We have always encouraged our four boys to go far and wide. Each flew the coop with gusto and determination, taking initial flight…
Green vignettes of the week – Granada
We have written before about the wealth of projects and micro-initiatives undertaken by individual residents of Granada. This week, three green initiatives came to the fore, plus one interesting milestone for CO2 Bambu. Waterways clean up: Leslie, a Northern California…
Bamboo news flash: We’ve been “ Mitched!”
In 2007 Nicaragua faced it’s version of Hurricane Katrina, when Hurricane Mitch stormed through the Atlantic coast. The full force hurricane ripped out over 150,000 hectares of ancient forest, devasted the region’s economy and created tens of thousands of homeless…
hallelujah…
Amazingly, today our couch, my easel, our little flat screen tv, cd player and cd storage units actually arrived in a white truck outside our door! Lets see… they held these items hostage — almost two months longer than all…
Visit from a home exchange-er.
A few years ago when we went college visiting with our youngest son, Adam, to Washington D.C., we did a home exchange for our house here in Granada. We were delighted with the gorgeous contemporary 3 story house in Adams…
Nicaraguan community action 101 and a blonde Virgin Mary
Peta and I were invited by one of our neighbors to participate in our first community action meeting. The particular theme of the meeting was “preparation for the upcoming holidays” (Xmas and New year). We both felt that being invited…
Peta at Casa Lupita
Of course it makes complete sense for me to be roped into working at Casa Lupita on clinic days. Clinic days are when volunteer (both Nicaraguan and foreign) veterinarians spend days, or a week working to neuter dogs and cats…