Here I am, holding Rosa and a lilikoi fruit that she has taught me how to make the most wonderful, refreshing juice from.  Behind us is the house that has been built for us at the farm.  It’s two bedroom, one bathroom, full kitchen.  Run on solar power and love! The notorious Felipe!  Sofia and […]

Our family just spent the first full weekend we can remember (as a family of four, w/ our new addition, two year old Michelle), pretty much alone as a family.  What a gift.  What a gift of luxurious time and space for us.  Since Michelle’s birth, we had lived in close quarters with neighbors, sharing […]

All is well here in the rainforest today. This is one of the friends that live with us on the rainforest farm, Kala, the kindest German Shepherd we’ve ever met. The girls are bonding big time with her

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m feeling that the worst of the sickness has passed. I was going about our day and took a pause to rest for a few minutes. Suddenly – how can I say this without sounding plastic? – yet, simply, fully, the sacred is here. I’m pretty sure most […]

As usual, this is written in a flurry. Maybe someday I can go backward and do some clean up. I’m on a definite upswing from being sick. I’ve slept alone in the girls’ room this past couple of nights and Hubby has stayed with them in our room. It’s given me a chance to catch […]

Just a follow up to the previous post re. roaches, sickness and the bridge. One intention in writing here is to be honest with what’s happening – not to sugarcoat everything in b.s. You’ll get the whole package – from the fevers to the divine (I believe the divine is here somewhere!) Even though I’m […]

Our internet stopped working so I am writing now with hopes that I can post this sometime soon. Hopefully by then I won’t be in the condition I am in right now. I woke up two days ago and began to get sick – fever, aching, headache, low energy. Rosa had told us the first […]

Hubby took the girls to Bonao (the closest real town) for more supplies so I am on the farm for the first time, alone. I did a quick Power Clean up of the casa, and I have a little time left to myself as far as I can calculate. I’m hoping to fill in the […]

Okay, I just sent the above post, and I have about 20 minutes to finish. … So we’d been greeted by Angel Fernando who drove us in his truck across town to our friends’ house where the truck that we bought was waiting for us. As I mentioned, our plane was late, so we were […]

July 14, 2014: OFF-THE-GRID!!! Landing, Angels, Cockroaches, Wifi Cafe PART ONE OMG OMG! So much to say and I’ve only got a little bit of time on the computer here in the local town at an internet cafe. We arrived Friday, and it’s Monday now…a thousand years have passed. So much that I can’t tell […]