For over 200 years families in the village of Guaitil have been making Costa Rican pottery. The indigenous Chorotega people have long ago lost their language and been absorbed into the general population of Costa Rica but you can still find traces of their culture in the pottery still being made in traditional ways as […]
Archives for March 2013
Sweet Time at Fenner’s Maple Syrup Festival
The sweet, sweet end of winter is signaled by Maple Syrup Festival celebrations in Michigan and all over the northeastern United States. Growing up with an abundance of maple syrup producers in Michigan plus a family connection to Vermont, I’ve never been able to enjoy anything but the real thing when I sit down to […]
Explore Ireland with a Fridge this St. Patrick’s Day
This St. Patrick’s Day, visit Ireland without ever leaving your home. And just to make it a little more interesting, bring along a small refrigerator. That’s right. I said it. A fridge. I just finished reading Tony Hawks’ Round Ireland with a Fridge and absolutely loved it and I think you will too. As many […]