By Jim Parisi Terry McLaughlin is full of surprises. He lived in Tamarindo for some time with his wife, Lynn and entertained all over Guanacaste with his harmonica expertise. During that time, he released his CD, “El Gato”, a collection of classic songs, interpreted by Terry with his own, unique
Read MoreBy Shelagh Duncan Fact # 1 Humans need to sleep about 30% of their lives – cats almost 50% and giraffes less than 10%! Fact #2 Humans are the only species who purposely delay sleep. Fact #3 More than 60% of North Americans do not experience a good night`s
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing Joan When she opened the freezer the putrid odor of rotting meat seeped into the room. Doctor Jiménez pinched her nostrils and stepped back. She gave the restaurant owner a sidelong glance, pulled out her citation book and began writing. “You don’t have to do this,” he
Read MoreBy Nancy Buchan When my godson Travis called and invited us to his wedding in Los Angeles, and asked me to play the violin for the ceremony, I was thrilled at the prospect of getting out of the relentless rain here and honored to be asked to play for his
Read MoreBy Os Hola amig@s. ¿Todo bien? Today this column is celebrating two years of being around. Muchas gracias for reading it, and saying good things about it. You can find this and the other 22 (veintidós) articles on this website: www.OsCostaRica.com. I saw my friend Tom yesterday and he started
Read MoreBy Vernita Gundy: KSTR Volunteer Coordinator Wow, where do we begin? So much has gone on since last month! We had a good volunteer season with groups like True Nature Education and the BBYO Group. We also had some amazing new volunteers and return volunteers join us this summer. I
Read MoreBy Pat Joffrion In order to open a bank account, I need a CPA to verify and certify our income. I made an appointment for Tuesday at 2 p.m. and arrived promptly at his office in Quepos. “He will be in his office tomorrow,” the smiling secretary said to me. “But
Read MoreBy Sarah Munro Ohhhh yeah, it’s that time of year folks. The time of year when fishermen wring their hands, lick their lips and look to the sea for their adventure. That’s just what I’ve been doing too. It might be off-season for tourists, but the fishing season is ON!
Read MoreBy Jill Green Thoroughly enjoyed my friend Nancy Buchan’s article Coconuts! I would like to add Chapter 2. Today I celebrate life, one with a healthier mind and body. I’m on one of my kicks. This time it’s coconut oil. It all started with an article I read in The
Read MoreSCORPIO – October 23-November 21 You’re feeling as out of place as granny panties on Lady Gaga. Shed those layers of pretense and let your personality go au naturel. You may not make any new friends, but the breeze feels nice.RULING GEMSTONE: TOPAZFAMOUS SCORPIO: MARIE ANTOINETTE SAGITTARIUS – November 22-December
Read MoreBy Penny Watne There are a couple of notes at the end of the theme music for the BBC program, Downton Abbey. These notes are unexpected, yet beautiful, and capture your attention. While the listener would have been content to peacefully sail along to the end of the piece, the
Read MoreBienvendios/Welcome to Paradise or at least that’s how we see it here in Quepolandia and we are pretty sure after your visit you will feel the same….We are nearing the end of Green Season also known as Rainy season….doesn’t seem to have been too bad this year at least at
Read MoreBy Sam Trull, Wildlife Vet Tech, Janine Licare, co-founder, & Jennifer Rice, President It is baby raccoon season! We have recently gotten many calls about abandoned baby raccoons. If you have a raccoon in your roof or walls, please read this! Here are solutions on how to deal with raccoons:
Read MoreThe date was August 16, 2013, the time 4:30 PM. Steve and Peggy Sue watched as the bulky form emerged from the shallow waves and began dragging itself up on the moist sand of Barú Beach. It was a strange sight to behold, especially in the afternoon. Olive Ridley Marine
Read MoreBy Os Hola amig@s. ¿Todo bien? ¿Remember what we learned one year ago? I do. Let’s review it pretty quick. We learned that there are three big types of verbs: The verbos that end in “AR”, like HablAR; The verbos that end in “ER”, like ComER; The verbos that end
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