Tag Archives: rainy season
Tiny Terrorists with Teeth
Last year, during the rainy season, I seemed to wake up every morning with some new bite on my boob, in my armpit, behind my knee, or in some equally delicate and completely unscratchable area on my torso. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Life, Life abroad, Rural Living
Tagged ant, chigger, drain fly, fruit fly, gnat, insects, midge, no-see-um, rainy season, rural Costa Rica, spiders
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Creeping to Arenal
Toni said, “I’m sixty years old, and I’ve never seen a volcano,” so we set off for Lake Arenal. Who knew it would be raining? In the Central Valley, where we live, it hasn’t rained since Thanksgiving. We thought the … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Life, Life abroad, Retirement abroad, Travel
Tagged Alajuela, Arenal volcano, Central Valley, Hotel Linda Vista Norte, La Fortuna, rainy season, road signs in Costa Rica, San Ramon
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Spiders and beetles and toads, oh my
Like many women I know, I hate insects. If I were in South Philly, I’d say they skeeve me- or I skeeve them- I’ve never been sure of the exact usage. Insects can turn me into a raving lunatic, a … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Gardening, Life
Tagged beetles, insects, June bugs, leaf cutters, lizzards, pesticides, rainy season, spiders, toads
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