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Bull Riding in Guanacaste During the fund raiser “Causa Noble” in our little town of Copal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica – one bull rider – who...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read
Night Scenes in San Jose
It was 2007 I think. Harry had been in Costa RIca and I was there visiting. He was waiting for his visa. Anyway, our first night out...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read


Bomber Moths
NO, they don’t really drop bombs. But if there were a flying critter that could do that, I think this one would be an excellent...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read
Tearing It Up in Tilaran
I finally accessed my original YouTube account “OKAYESTABIEN”. I don’t know what happened to me and my farting brain, but I was locked...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read


Let's Say You Need to Burn Some Wood...
And let’s say you chose to dig a hole in which you would burn the wood, so the char gets into the ground all around, making it yummy for...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Ship's Log: Entry #8 Aug 28-Sept 1
Tuesday, August 28th – September 1st, 2012 These, as with any five days, could easily have been lost in the flow of time, the...
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Sep 27, 20214 min read


Going to the Mill
Going to the wood mill to get ourselves some wood. We’re doing some building. There’s no big story to this post. I just think the images...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read


Parts + Ingenuity + Time =
Found in Desamparados, San Jose, Costa RIca Originally published September 25, 2012
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Sep 27, 20211 min read


Waiting for Don William
The Horseman of San Juan Don William has horses. He breeds them, he trains them, and he boards them. He’s a quiet guy who gets a bit more...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Ship's Log: Entry #7 Aug 10-27
Sunday, August 19th I feel a certain uncomfortable pressure to produce the Ship’s Log for publication. Antsy and anxious, I can’t sit...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20214 min read


Witness to the Life of Jovnio Óreas
Sunday, August 19th, 2012 A celebration of the life of Jovino Óreas was held at the Copal town plaza, a large grassy area surrounded by...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Reluctant Social Life of Hermit Crabs
It was a beautiful, stormy day at Playa Corozalito on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste. There were turtle eggs in the sand. Clouds in the...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Cleaning Out the Photography Closet...
... And I found an assortment of unseen, unrelated photos to share with you. I hope you enjoy them. The photo in the header is our view,...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Ship's Log: Entry #6 August 11 - 18
Saturday, August 11th Our first holiday from the farm, just the two of us, and we woke up in a lovely log cabin in Hojancha, a mountain...
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Sep 27, 20216 min read


It May Have Been 7.6...But It SO Felt like 7.9
My First Earthquake in Nicoya Morning. Felipe is visiting. It’s a truly beautiful day with clear skies and gorgeous light streaming in....
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Sep 27, 20213 min read


A Beautiful Farm in Pirris
Where Mariposa was born. This is where we collected Mariposa from way back in January, a small place called Pirris, near Parrita in the...
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Sep 27, 20212 min read


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Sep 27, 20210 min read


Awesome Cucumbers
While I prepare more posts about life here, I wanted to share what looks like the best news ever! Thanks to my friend Melanie for sharing...
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Sep 27, 20213 min read


No Talking to the Food
…says Harry as I coo at the new piglets. I think he’s trying to ward off any tendency that might lead to naming them and eventually to...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20213 min read


Ship's Log: Entry #5 August 6 - 11
Sunday, August 6th I wake up on the couch at Greivin and Giselle’s where I was lucky enough to crash last night ’round midnight. It’s...
karenleehall
Sep 27, 20215 min read
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