Costa Rica: Swimming with Sea Turtles

Caño Island, Costa Rica: December, 2021 Continued from: Costa Rica: Welcome to the Villa We woke early one morning to go snorkeling, not difficult as the sun was up and the sky was blue by six in the morning every day. This was one of my favorite things about Costa Rica, the energetic, appropriately timed naturalContinue reading “Costa Rica: Swimming with Sea Turtles”

Right Now I’m Drinking a Cortado: Coffee, Cincinnati, and Contemplation

Cincinnati, OH – February, 2020 The medium is the visible section of frothy milk resting atop the overflow, the mode is the barista’s deliberate wrist twisting, and the finished design reminds me of a hermit crab holding the string of a heart-shaped balloon. The drink is a khaki monochrome culminating in a half-inch head, risingContinue reading “Right Now I’m Drinking a Cortado: Coffee, Cincinnati, and Contemplation”

Cortaditos in the Morning, Rum in the Afternoon: A Walk Around Key West

Key West, FL: May, 2019 (Key West Trilogy Part 2 and Part 3 here) I think we found the absolute last free parking spot on the entire island and it happened to be directly in front of the Inn on Fleming, our home for the next week. We had just finished a two-hour drive alongContinue reading “Cortaditos in the Morning, Rum in the Afternoon: A Walk Around Key West”