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In Memory of Moomins

July 2, 2025

When I was a kid I always wanted a dog. It was however a firm and definitive no from my Dad and we ended up having pretty much every other pet under the sun. Cats. Guinea Pigs. Rabbits. Gerbils. Hamsters. Fish. An aviary full of Budgerigars and Cockatiels. And I loved them all. But they … More In Memory of Moomins

Ocean’s Heaven

May 16, 2024

It’s been nearly eight months but I can still feel the heat of the Costa Rican sun. Still feel the gentle swell rolling the small, wooden blue boat. Still see that brilliant blue sky scudded with white clouds meeting the horizon and merging into the deeper blue of an ocean that changes to green closer … More Ocean’s Heaven

The Place of the Turtles

March 15, 2024

Across the river from the lodge the jungle sat on a narrow strip of land. Here there were more lodges hidden amongst the dense parts but also a village. Sandwiched between the river and the sandy beach, the village essentially had one narrow, main road. Not that there were any cars. Along both sides of … More The Place of the Turtles