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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark.
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Born last Millennium, last Century, I was known as a Baby Boomer. I was the daughter of a Brit mom and a Lithuanian dad. I was always hardworking for the fashion and looking for signs about my future. I had been raised that way. My Mum was famous for reading the tea leaves left in…
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Leaving the seaport city of Limon on the train, we were headed to the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose. In 1823 after a civil war San Jose became the capital city . The city grew rapidly due to the coffee trade. San Jose was the center for arts being the home to The Jade…
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After days of sea turtle wonderment and awe , we were headed back via boat to the seaport city of Limon .The Lucky River that had delivered us to Tortugero would soon reunite us with Limon. I soon found my awe and wonderment replaced with a strong desire and fixation on one thing, sitting in…
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Everything in Costa Rica was a moment filled with awe and wonderment and sometimes beyond that. With each new day, whether adventuring up a new mountain trail, chasing a blue butterfly across black sandy beaches or watching a glorious rainbow appear in the mist shrouded rain forest, I was immersing myself in awe and wonderment.…
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Up the side of the mountain, it was a long rocky unpaved road on a very old bus ride going to the top of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. We were winding through a rain forest where the forest touches the clouds. It was truly magical. Backpacking coast to coast through national parks and reserves, we…
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Grief is like a rip tide. From the shore, the ocean looks calm and placid. Then you get the call and you jump in. In 1990, I believed in life and divine intervention so I jumped into Costa Rica but before I did , I got another call that would impact my life and my…
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Taking high school Chemistry 101, I barely passed with a D. Now here I was gainfully employed at Leslie Ellen’s Nail Boutique soon fast becoming an alchemist. Graduation was quick and I mastered it. Mixing powder polymers with liquid monomers I learned how to sculpt an acrylic fingernail. Key to the success of mastering this…
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In Season 2, Episode 3 the Maine Cabin Masters were in Rome, Maine at the former estate of Elizabeth Arden. Elizabeth Arden founded the Red Door Salon in New York in 1910. When her first business partnership ended in 1909, she wanted to have a trade name so she chose the last name Arden from…
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Born last century, last millennial then came breast cancer, then COVID and finally the closing of my business of 31 years, Downtown Day Spa Santa Fe.Over the last few months of the New Year, I was gifted items symbolic of blessing the launch of a new project. First from Minnesota was sage stick, incense and…
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