I’m playing catchup again today. I’ve been writing in longhand again since February 4th so it’s time to transfer over the good stuff. On February 4th I wrote: 10,089 steps as of 5:34 p.m. Twas a quiet day so I took pix and wrote a blog post. Ate too much but needed to […]
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Here are 20 more San Isidro de Alajuela Costa Rica ambiance images, taken just this morning during my 8905-step walkabout. These were taken on the property where my rental is: This is as tall as I am (5’6″) limes avocado lemon or lime on a tree pineapples grow here, too! some kind
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Here’s the view of the San Isidro sunrise that I woke up to this morning at about 6:20 a.m., taken from my back patio window. Sublime! The second best consecutive thing to happen this morning is that I took my first HOT shower since arriving in Costa Rica on Sept 4, 2025! The shower in
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Here are images of my first San Isidro de Alajuela sunset on February 1st, 2026: Needless to say, I was NOT disappointed! I look forward to many, many more as the months and years pass… On the way here Marianela and I drove through two different voting places at schools. The turnout was
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I’m in my new home now and 99.9999% squared away — squared away enough that I’m going to leave the rest ’til tomorrow. (Minor tweaking is all, to get everything just the way I like it. I am thrilled with the apartment and the premises. The apartment is excellent and the landlady is welcoming
One day until the move, and then I become a San Isidro de Grecia/Alajuela resident! WOO HOO! Ten days after that, Lisa arrives. HOORAY!!!! But before we get to today’s thoughts about the move and Lisa’s impending visit, I want to tell you about yesterday’s foray into Grecia. Lunch was at Grecia
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This morning I’m back at it, updating you on the past few days of doings and ponderings — but only the good stuff, I promise! I’ve already crossed out the downer stuff in my handwritten notes (political) to make sure they don’t see the light of day. On Monday Jan 26 I wrote
Sheesh — I didn’t login to my laptop yesterday so now I need to play catch up again from my handwritten notes, about sixteen pages of them! Hopefully not much of it needs to be brought here, but we’re about to find out! Here we go! On Saturday Jan 24th I wrote:
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Saturday January 24, 2026 8:40 a.m. 7970 steps so far this morning. Waaaayyy ahead of the game! I saw Diane for a few minutes this morning after my walk. She wants me at her place at 8 a.m. on potluck day, which is SUPERB! I thought it was going to be a brunch,
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Here’s my news update for Friday January 23 2026. It includes news I’ve gathered over the past several days. On Wednesday January 21st I wrote: I Won’t Be Getting My Security Deposit Back No one has been able to find an immediate replacement renter for this casita, and I told Cat that