Posted in My family on 23 12 08 | Leave a Comment »
Yet another milestone. My daughter Angelica turned 18 yesterday. In the evening, some of her friends turned up to serenade her.
Most of them are studying music and have a preference for jazz-rock (which they refer to simply as fusión), so we ended up watching several of my music DVDs. They particularly liked Colosseum. The sax [...]
Posted in Costa Rica, My family on 05 12 08 | Leave a Comment »
My granddaughter Laura just graduated from sixth grade. Costa Rica uses the baccalaureate system for primary and second education. There is a kindergarten year (entry age: six), followed by six years of primary school. The school year runs from February to November. Laura will now be moving on to high school, which lasts five years.. [...]
Posted in My family on 04 11 08 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago my grandson Daniel’s birthday party in San José had to be postponed on account of the weather. It took place last weekend, at a new attraction called Fossil Land.
Posted in Costa Rica, My family, My journey on 14 09 08 | Leave a Comment »
This is a photo of my granddaughter Laura wearing the traditional outfit of Costa Rica, which is used for folk dances and on special occasions. Tomorrow is Independence Day in Costa Rica and there will be parades and other commemorative activities.
Posted in My family on 10 08 08 | 2 Comments »
Posted in My family on 22 07 08 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t remember where this was taken (somewhere in CR) but I look SOOO young! And so do you, Abi.
Posted in My family on 20 07 08 | Leave a Comment »
Grandson Max can match DB for good looks and charm. We shall have to wait and see about the talent for footie…
Posted in My family on 18 07 08 | Leave a Comment »
My daughter Bethany has started a weekly newsheet called the Good Vibe News. She says she is sick of hearing and reading only bad news and wants to be part of the solution, not the problem.
“If you have good news about anything – politics, national, international, sports, life, activities, entertainment, how to change whatever [...]
Posted in My family on 14 07 08 | Leave a Comment »
I get stick because I post photos of other people but don’t like seeing myself anywhere. So I thought I’d try to set a better example. This photo was taken last Christmas at Xinia’s graduation.
Posted in My family on 03 06 08 | 2 Comments »
I take so few good photos that this has become one of my all-time favorites. It features Keka and Alison with grandchildren Laura, Danny and Max, who were on a visit to Golfito during Easter Week 2005. The town of Golfito (in south-west Costa Rica) is quite dilapidated but the natural setting is simply [...]
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