Monthly Archives: February 2010

“See that bougainvillea? I took this because I knew you’d like that,” Steve tells me. On his computer screen is a great pink explosion. I have had a love-hate relationship with bougainvillea in the past, when we lived in El Salvador and I routinely shredded the skin on my arms trying to keep our thorny, blooming beast under control, but these days I miss it. Continue reading →