Massachusetts, you’re a “HOT-Breakah,” to say it in the Bostonian accent! Massachusetts, you are intelligent and refined, independent and hot-headed on the road. You are liberal, fair, and guess what? Between the months of November and April you are wicked cold, baby! So we were all swathed in layers and piles of clothing for two […]

In the midst of adjusting to winter wonders, I wanted to back up for a moment and let you know that our brief time at the Holistic Retreat, Sanivan in Hurleyville, New York, with Saniye and Ivan, was as special as I knew it would be.  If you live on the East coast, it is […]

So, clearly we are not off the grid in a tropical rainforest farm at the moment!  We drove through a fairly intense snowstorm to our exit into the Berkshires, a beautiful mountainous area in Western Massachusetts.  Inches and inches of snow surrounded us, fell onto our car, the highway, trees…trees began to sag from the […]

Off the grid Mama and family and headed out of the Boston area into the “Cato?” (I think that’s what they called it?) Winter Storm here on the good old East Coast.  Traffic predicted to be horrendous, with limited visibility, heavy rain becoming 12-18 inches of snow as we get toward our destination sometime later […]

What do you notice that is remarkable about this beach, other than its pristine, foamy waved beauty?  It is empty.  I enjoyed several solitary, contemplative strolls along the golden sands of Natura Cabana’s private beach over the weekend.  The sand is the kind that crunches deliciously between my toes, and strewn with precious puka shells, […]

The show goes on!  Here are a few pics that are now a couple of weeks old but I just have to post anyway:  Sofia and Michelle get SO excited when some friends come to the farm for the weekend.  In this series of pics, we’ve found a ball and a wild game of “throw, […]

I’m ecstatic to announce that conversations with Marina, the hotel manager at Villa Serena Hotel in Las Galeras, were inspirational and delightful!  How could they not be, as Marina is a vibrant, open-minded young lady who loves yoga, Zumba, healthy living, the ocean and this land…and not to be forgotten, we spoke together here on […]

It’s been a full, nourishing time at the farm.  We continue to work on the new kitchen, renovated dining hall, and have begun to turn our attention to further refinements in preparation for guests and groups to come.  More pics of our farm adventures soon!  My family and I left the farm yesterday to drive […]

Time:  You roll on.  We’ve been home for – ? – 6 days – yes, and so many stories to update you on!  Well, I must backtrack a bit.  The pic you see here is one of a series we took with “Ming,” who we met at JFK Airport on our layover between DR and […]