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The journey from Connecticut River Valley Shade Tobacco Fields to the Mountains of Land Enchantment.
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There it was the next day.The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper headline: 350,000 New Mexicans light candles. Serendipitously, it happened on my birthday. It was a banner for me.I felt all that candle energy for my birthday. As the blackout surrounded all of us,my work world suddenly stopped on March 18 at around 3:30 pm…
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Arriving in Santa Fe I often heard it said that Santa Fe will eat you up and spit you out. It was also said once arriving , it became the land of entrapment. Neither sayings would apply to me. Instead I attributed my success to living 30 plus years in Santa Fe to : the…
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In the early morning chill of the high desert air with the downtown hotels filled with tourists…a new day was happening. I began my day knowing it was going to be a opportunity for a fresh start. I put on my best East Coast outfit: an avocado wool challis knife pleated skirt, a black silk…
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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…
