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April Update -Finca, Flowers, Friends, Fruit and Fun


Hanging with my little guy in Rincon

If it weren’t for me being a chronic photo-taker, I don’t know if I would ever blog anymore. The pictures help me to remember what we have been up to which has been a lot of fun! We have been busy with visiting friends, the flower business continues to grow (literally haha), the cabana has been booked regularly and we have seen some cool sights as well. Aeden is growing up fast and at 7 months can now sit up on his own and eats sooo much regular food! Here are quite a few pictures that tell so much more than my hands can type.


Babies grow so fast! I had no idea. Compare 1 month to 6 months


Britton and Aeden at Rompeolas in Aguadilla


We have a bunch of new varieties of flowers coming in right now


Family fun at the farm


Why is Britton usually carrying Aeden? Because he is huge in comparison to me! These pictures were taken at the same moment in time 馃檪


And work -clearing out more underbrush and dead trees to plant fruit trees and flowers


One of Kitty’s last pictures 馃檨


We buried him near the bridge so we can think of him every day. We miss you, Kitty. You were a good cat


I am also so saddened by the death of our former bandmate, drummer, artist, jokester and friend, Rob


We finished the concrete staircase that enters the jungle and added solar lights


Fun in Aguada


With the babe


At the pool of Casa Islena -Aeden loves kicking water


At the pool of Villa Montana too!


With his sweet little friend and our new friends


At the pool of Rincon of the Seas


With friends Tracy and Fernando


We’ve had some large orders of flowers lately!


And more and more keep growing like these gardenias


Peek-a-boo!


New variety of starfruit started growing on a tree we planted!


And our first ever Siam Rose flower bloomed! We weren’t sure about this one since it usually takes a lot more rain than Rincon gets

Grosella tree is going off!


So I brought a bag of them to Roots Bar to see what magic Sashary can make with them!


These gals are so fun!


So sad to see our good friends the Kersches move away (at Ode in Aguada)


Chicken in the bushes


We spend a lot of time outside on the farm with the munchkin


Manzano guineos as they ripen – apple flavored bananas! Not your typical store banana!


It’s a colorful time of year! Ornamental Turmeric Flower and caladium from our farm and a Reina de las flores in the market

Our little boy is growing up too fast!


Go where love grows! My two cowboys!


Yeehaw at Cowboys in Rincon


Palm Sunday procession in Rincon


Gecko visiting an ornamental banana flower


“Bienvenidos” is too cool! And a great part of Rincon


Stopped in at the Ag Fest in Mayaguez


And the ArtWalk -we don’t go out at night much anymore with the little guy


Britton, bananas and baby!


Fun seeing our friends Matt and Jamie again


Hanging at the beach


And my friend from high school/Colorado, Sarah and her family at Villa Cofresi


Pineapples are growing good!


And more bananas! These are the “Cuban reds”


More flowers! Double hibiscus and orchid


We also ate our first jaboticaba after about 4 years of waiting!


The gardens are really coming in beautifully!


Driving along in Mayaguez, this horse was standing there like “Am I not Magestic? You should take my picture!” So I did


Plantain delivery in action!


Saw these ornate Don Quixote (I assume) carved figurines in a garden store!

Check out this stinky star flower I saw walking around too!


Cool mural in Aguada


Selfie time!


Papaya grows wild here! We didn’t plant this, but we sure did eat it! Tasted like cantaloupe


Well, that’s all folks! Until the next time!

Oh and here is Aeden’s 7 month update video! Enjoy!

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Season’s Greetings -A Photo Update from A, B, and C

Now that we have Baby Aeden with us we are A, B and C (Aeden, Britton and Cassie)! So we thought we would make it as easy as A, B and C to say Happy Holidays and Felicidades from our home to yours! 馃檪 Here are a few photos and a short video from our life recently in Puerto Rico. It has been speeding right along. I can’t believe Aeden is already 3 months old and almost sleeping through the night! Now I might have time to actually blog a little more again.


The beauty never ceases to amaze me!


Lots of yard work even in winter -Baby Aeden is lulled to sleep by the sounds of the mower haha


Cool abandoned airplane I saw off the road in Aguadilla looks like it should be in Lost


This banana tree was just asking to be photographed in this light. Gorgeous!


So was this monstera! One of my favorites in the flower bouquets and arrangements we sell


We took a little holiday photoshoot at the finca with our little Santa Baby


So cute!


Mommy’s kissing Santa!


My most precious gift!


Afterward he was tuckered out!


Check out how long this banana flower goes (with Elsa from the Farmer’s Market)


Always lots of Holiday Cheer around here (haha)


Watch out! It’s pica pica season!! eek this stuff is painfully itchy


My big boy can almost keep his head up by himself. He is growing so fast!


These prayer/blessing/curse candles are definitely a “thing” here


Close up of the “velas

Campaign to try to prevent people from shooting guns in the air whilst celebrating the holidays -“ni una bala mas al aire” means “not even one bullet more in the air!”


He can be such a guy smiley when he wants to be. My little flower child


He IS awesome like Daddy!


Awesome Daddy trying out the Moby wrap

News Anchor Jeremy Hubbard visited us here in PR a bit ago. For those of you in Colorado, stay tuned to Fox 31 in Denver for a couple of news stories about us that should air this week and in January!


Fun times with friends


Pretty turkey boy

I think we have more than enough lemon grass -sheesh! Poor Britton was all scratched up after this!


I’m pretty sure Aeden is going to be an astronaut! lol

Oh, I love this little guy so!


Sunset over Tres Palmas

Aeden’s 3 month update video complete with turkey photobomb!

Until next time! Hasta Luego!

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The Hope of Spring Has Sprung Up with a Force


Gardenias in bloom

After Maria took down a lot of our trees, it was so disheartening. It looked as though a bomb had gone off and nowhere was it more evident than in the vegetation. As “plant people” and people who live directly in the jungle with all the other forest dwelling creatures we took notice of the changes. We humans weren’t the only ones traumatized by the hurricane. Birds, bees, mongoose, iguanas, and all sorts of other creatures were displaced. There was a sadness that is hard to describe to those who haven’t been through something like that. I am still trying to wrap my mind around the complete and utter chaos that that storm brought to life and its still rippling effects.

In the plants, it was so obvious. Many were pulled from the earth, trees lost all their leaves, and others leaned so far sideways they will never be straight again. The plants that lived through it seemed to go into a shock survival mode of instant spring within about a month, trying to bring on more leaves and flowers, but they were just聽 trying to hold on to life while they restored themselves. Like us all.


Our ravaged tropical gardens the day after Maria

So this spring we have been even more renewed by the sight of true spring. The flowers are blooming again. The bees are pollinating. There is new growth and repair. There is hope. And this scent fills all of us with it. For us, at the farm, this means more work, but we are enjoying it. As I grow this new life form as well, we are preparing in harmony with nature.


Many of our parcha -passionfruit- vines were severely damaged but they are growing and blooming again!


Farm meadow area


Takes a lot of mowing to keep the yard looking sharp -before and after mowing about 2 acres with 2 push mowers (one each)


Lots of yard work!


New baby turkeys came out of the jungle with their mama and we put them in the coop out of harm’s way


Some of the bounty of flowers we take to the Farmer’s Market on Sundays


A new area we are cleaning up and replanting


Turkeys roaming the pineapple garden


From the farm to the Farmer’s Market-flowers, pomarrosa, guineos (bananas)


Scene from the Sunday Farmer’s Market


Another section near “Ridgeline” that we cleared of downed trees and is now being replanted


Hawk Lane and the end of the pink roble bloom


Mulberries (a favorite tree of the birds)


Pineapple that is almost ripe enough to pick


More pineapples growing


Sale and delivery of banana plants (long load!)


Pretty birds, sugar cane, palms, bougainvillea and bananas


Britton and a HUGE bunch of bananas


Even in the jungle we can clean up nice sometimes


And we still make time to go to the beach

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Snapshot Update: Boquer贸n, Aguadilla, Rinc贸n and Finca

Life just keeps trucking. Sometimes there’s more exciting things than others, but I always try to have my camera ready. Here are a few snapshots of recent moments聽of our life here in Puerto Rico.

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A fun stop in Boquer贸n (notice the bicycle with coconuts!)

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A beautiful beach scene in Aguadilla

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A cool treehouse in Aguadilla! I need to do some more exploring of this! It’s amazing!

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Because I do love to climb trees!

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The finca is producing lots of food! Especially bananas and papayas right now!

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And also cool stuff like turmeric (curcuma) and ginger

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I did a fun photoshoot with my friend Laura聽at the Lighthouse Ruins in Aguadilla

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And we are super proud of our chef friend Tommy’s new Poke Shack venture in Rinc贸n!

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With local caught tuna and many other fresh local ingredients!

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It has been a bit rainy lately but that means gorgeous rainbows!

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And still聽lots of fun times!

Oh and check out this cool stick bug I found on the screen door of the cabana!

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