Monthly Archives: June 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves The instructions are: Share a picture of CURVES and explain why you chose that picture! I’m sitting at my desk wondering where to go with this, looking at the lamp, and the spider web….  There is this tiny … Continue reading

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More Bloggers Unite at the Boquete Tuesday Market

Now I know not one, but two fellow bloggers in person 🙂  My friend Cindy and her husband arrived in Boquete recently, and we decided to meet at the Tuesday Market. What fun! I should have taken pictures but we … Continue reading

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Something’s crawling up my arm! Scorpions in Panama!

Originally posted on FindingMySelfinPanama:
I’m very happy that I didn’t have to be taken to the hospital last night. I have a little story to tell you……. It was dark, very dark, before our neighbor, Ama, returned to her home…

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Poison Dart Frog

We’re eating breakfast on the back patio, and I see this little frog hop out from under some stuff behind my neighbors house. Isn’t it a cool looking little frog! A bit of internet research told me he’s a poison … Continue reading

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David, Chiriqui, Panama – the weather this morning

Notice the 100% humidity! We had a lot of rain yesterday with thunder and downpours. This morning everything is wet and dripping, and very green. It seems like everything is growing like crazy. We were also just visited by a … Continue reading

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A Visit to a High School

One of our neighbors is an English teacher at the Instituto David, and it’s English week. There are contests for speaking, poetry, singing, and other activities all week. She asked us to be judges at the singing contest, so yesterday … Continue reading

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Panama Shopping – the Doit Center

A lot of people wonder how it is in Panama. Can you buy the things you need? What is available here? Let me assure you that here in David, we lack for nothing. the Doit Center is only one of … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting about the fleeting moments in our days, and in our lives. The quiet, precious moments between the ones we love. A hummingbird in the backyard, among the blossoms. Chalk art on the sidewalk, with broken bits of … Continue reading

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Bloggers United in Panama!

I’ve met a lot of internet friends in person over the years. Since I started this blog, I’ve met people who found me here. But, today is the first time I’ve met someone I also read on a regular basis. … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says (and thoughts on travel and living in Panama)

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says I have just been on a major trip. One week ago I traveled from Santa Rosa, CA back to David, Panama. There were signs all along the way! Photos of these signs could represent our … Continue reading

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