I found a dimond mine...

Guess what I discovered? Go on guess. Pinterest! Yay, joy and anything else that describes ecstacy. It is a treasure trove of interesting things and items and it is not limited to time and space it seems. I am constantly amazed at the variety of items that are pinned on the boards by all those who are part of Pinterest. It amazes me even more when someone pins something I have pinned. The only problem is there is so much out there, you can get lost in the pins. For instance, I have a board for recipes and once you start looking at other pinners and their boards you can spend hours, even days drooling over all the deliciousness on display. Not only that, but once you do decide to "repin" you then have to decide if it goes to "Recipes", or should you post that pin under "Christmas", "Thanksgiving", "Valentine's Day" or a host of other boards.
I am very new to Pinterest, but I love the fact that I can group my pins under specific items of interest to me. My boards reflect me in a very personal way: my joy of cooking, my love for nature, my artsy-craftyness, my love of creating and I have only begun to explore the possibilities.
Sharing pins with others of like mind or interest opens up all kinds of avenues to interact with others and explore even further options I may never have found on my own. Pinterest allows me to find ideas, thoughts, skills and more and learn and grow in a new way.
Thanks Pinterest for sharing and allowing all of us to pin.

The Costa Rican View

Wow, isn't life amazing. Last week I was in rain and snow and this week I am in rain, sand and sun. Our wonderful friends invited us to visit them in their new home in Costa Rica. After a long day of three flights and several lay-overs we arrived at our destination. We did lose one piece of luggage on our trip, but it arrived safely the next day. Our friend had some business in the mountains and we were able to fly with him in his chopper and see some of the country from the air. The rain forests are amazing and we saw the pineapple fields that stretch out for miles. We spent the night up in the rain forests at a beautiful place built by a man from Australia. His love for wood and beauty show in everything he does at his place. It was truly gorgeous. We spent some time at the National Museum in San Jose and watched the blue butterflies and saw some of the displays of pre-Columbian gold and jade and pottery. Today we went to Manuel Antonio beach and spent time strolling through the water, the tide was really high and so we were unable to really swim, but I got some great pictures. On the way home we visited another beach at Jaco. It was wonderful. The water was great and the sand while black, was smooth and wonderful to walk through. Tomorrow we head for Arenal to visit the volcano. I will add pictures.

Tea Time Again

It is almost time for our semi-annual Tea with the Moms. We are calling it Tea Mania Time and the kids are really excited about this upcoming event. I will have to post pictures of the delectable eats and treats. I think Faye and I have as much fun planning it and finding fun foods to try as the kids have attending. This has become a tradition at our home and I think this is our 5th Tea. We always plan it during a time when Bruce is on night shift; it is a time for us to get together as Moms with our children and enjoy each other around the table. We visit and play games or watch a movie after the tea. Of course, since the children really don't care for tea, we generally serve Hot Chocolate or Root Beer Floats instead. As the day nears I will have to post the menu.

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