Joy in the Jungle

FOR SALE~ Spectacular River Front House and Guest House 2 acres

2011-08-02T15:28:00.000-07:00

WE offer you a Large Beautiful Home and Guest House surrounded by National Forests and lush rainforest mountains, on the banks of the white water Rio Cangrejal, with spectacular views of a 200 foot jungle waterfall. Location, Location!The Main house is 2048 sq. feet with 11-15ft ceilings, Two 16x16 bedrooms with en suite baths and walk-in closets, 16x32 open living area/kitchen with hard wood

Rainforest Rags

2010-08-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

before i moved to the rain forest, i sold the majority of my vintage clothes collection i had gathered for decades from thrift shops to friends and on eBay. just couldn't justify or imagine wearing a "marilyn monroe" wiggle dress from the 50's in the jungle. so off they went to new homes, while i had an extra 2000 dollars in my pocket from the proceeds of my life long collection!i guess i'll

HEAT in the Jungle

2010-07-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

I moved to the Rain Forest for many reasons. One of the top 5 reasons was to lower my carbon footprint by using less energy, eating locally grown foods and not owning or driving a car.For those of you in the North experiencing summer's heat, here's an Eco Tip we proudly practice: turn off your hot water heater ...save some money AND the planet.Here in the Rain Forest, we only turn on the hot

TRASH in the Jungle

2010-06-13T10:52:00.000-07:00

Living in the jungle does lack certain modern conveniences those in the first world take for granted. WHAT would you do if there was no garbage pickup?i have always been an ardent reducer of waste and enthusiastic recycler, but.... There is no recycling in Honduras (!!!) and garbage pickup has been

done with cars.

2010-06-04T18:14:00.000-07:00

garth and i visited 3 states in 16 days. nj, pa and iowa, visiting friends, and family. all went smooth enough and really can't express how happy i am to be back in the rainforest, with the pets, the plants, the river, the forest.one thing i have discovered while in the states, is how DONE i feel with CARS. sure, i can appreciate the convenience of traveling from this place to that rather

acceleration

2008-02-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

i hung out in the hammock this afternoon, up on the "pad" by casa mango, under the trees, over rio (super dog)who slept under neath me in deep shade.i have 3 trees that burst into blossom, wisteria like, sweet pea shaped pink flowers, looking like pastel clusters of sugared grapes. this time of year, these trees being deciduous, shed their delicate leaves, contrasting with the forever green of

VESPERS

2008-01-15T11:24:00.000-08:00

One of the many joys of the jungle is the evening song, the chirps, croaks, churs, trills and buzz from the infinity of insects and frogs. Rather than the melody of the day music, the evening serenade is that of percussion, rhythm, mantra and drone.Layers of tones, sustained then broken, or tapped out like Morse Code, vibrate in my sinuses, not my ears. If I didn’t like it so much, it could be

Greetings from a Happy eco-Warrior

2008-01-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends!after a year of living tech-free with the exception of electricity, i have finally given in and now have internet at my jungle home "Casa Verde"...this is actually amazing and one little piece of technology that i adore. SO i can begin blogging!Let me start with Gratitude to Gaia. For those of you unfamiliar with this term...it was coined by James Lovelock an independent earth