As multifarious flower blossoms blanket Pennsylvania and Mother’s Day passes, I’ve got Lucy on my mind.  I know I’m not the only one.  My dad lost his mom Lucy in late March, and life seems wistfully still without her.  With her garden flourishing in her absence, it’s a struggle to accept that she is truly … Continue Reading

Much time has elapsed since my last Costa Rica post, but I am finally sitting down to write the finale, which we shall deem “the caboose.”  A month before I traveled to Costa Rica, I met a fantastic lass in Ecuador who re-ignited my curiosity about the Central American hotspot.  Prior to meeting her, I … Continue Reading