One of us is 60 years old and had never rafted. There had been a lot of rain. We felt a bit nervous about going on the Sarapiqui. The guides were amazing and made us feel very comfortable. They provided clear guidance and were exceptionally persona...
When Mr. Stubbs the alligator swims through his pool at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, he looks like any other gator---except that his tail is made of rubber. Mr. Stubbs is the first alligator known to wear an artificial tail. Mr....
Our friends Rosalie and Bob came over last week for Bill’s home made pizza. We had a great visit with them. They are from British Columbia, up on the Sunshine Coast. Rosalie and Bob have traveled a LOT and she wrote a book called,“Now THAT Wasn’t in the Brochure.”(click on th...
One of the results of lightning is the formation of thunder, the sound made by the cooling and contraction of air after the lightning bolt moves through the air. The time between lightning formation and the resulting thunder can be used to estimate the distance from the observer to the lightn...
One of the sick nights, Kleenex and juice and water and pills on the nightstand and a 3 legged dog in my bed snuggling. Ignore the ugly bedspread, my friend Rebecca is an uber quilter and made me a quilt top out of Batik, very anxious to get it down here when Teri B comes. ...
They are clean, so what if they match? It has made me realize that to be happy I don’t need things, I need moments. The moment when the little boy hugged me before I even fitted him for TOMS shoes, the smile on the face of the girl I gave 5 pairs of shoes to, the children...