Palm Sunday on the mountain in the highlands of Boquete, Panama, listening to chorale singing composed by J.S. Bach on WQXR out of New York City. I LOVE my NPR! Outside, the soft breezes of this changing season promise rain later in the afternoon. I’m so glad. It’s been a thirsty three months. The baby [...]
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Boquete, Panama: Manana…or why nothing is getting done today…
Boquete, Panama. Finca Luz. A sunny Sunday. I love my dictionary. Seriously. I’ve had this copy of Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary since 1965. The gold lettering on the faded blue cover is completely obliterated by the desk side detritus of spilled drinks, potato chip grease, and the sheer dust of the ages. The spine [...]
God for the Age of Aquarius?
Thirty-four years ago. I am sitting at the breakfast table eating oatmeal with my two sons, Phillip (6) and Geoff (4). It is November and snow has been falling, all night. The hemlocks and rhododendron bushes are bowing under the heavy white blanket. Inside the 100 year old log cabin, it is chilly if we [...]
Finally! Finca Luz Goes Live!
Well, it’s taken a long time, but then, creation dreams take awhile to manifest, yes? As some of you know, I’ve been holding the vision of what Finca Luz–this small organic farm on Jaramillo Mountain in Boquete,Panama that I Risked Everything for–wanted to be for almost 10 years. I knew it in that first [...]
Small Is Sexy — or, Less Is More
Rainy October in the Panama highlands. Foggy mornings. Cool nights. Soggy garden paths. Time to make soups and stews in the crock pot. I’m thinking for tonight some local grass fed beef with onions, sweet potatoes, herbs and red wine. Yum. It’s also orange harvest season, so pots of marmalades are continually simmering on the [...]
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