Las Galeras
Hi, If the Italians living in my neighborhood when I was growing up ever played Bocci they played somewhere else. But there were enough Italians talking about Bocce that all of us kids knew that the Italian game of bowls existed. We picked up lots of arcane cultural knowledge from the Italians, the Poles and […]
Hi, You may or may not remember the joy that came with our purchase of a General Master semi-automatic clothes washing machine a couple of years ago. Suffice it to say that the General Master has been a continuing, if not enduring, source of pleasure in our simplified lives. It provides just the right amount […]
Hi, The end of the year and approaching dry season find us both healthy and happy here in Las Galeras, this year more relaxed than last. This is most certainly because of the number of projects completed around the immediate vicinity of the house last year. It’s not like there’s a shortage of worthy work […]
Hi, It’s a Sunday afternoon in Las Galeras, just as it is where you are; but the similarities may stop right there. For one thing, we’re an hour ahead of the East Coast; four ahead of the West and–well, you get that drift. But it’s remarkably different here from where you are today. For one […]
…and he seems to be living there, or maybe in the broiler, I’m not sure. Unlike his amphibian colleague from last year, this fellow is relatively innocuous although, like the frog, he is of a substantial size. He comes out in the dark to hunt moths and other dainties but otherwise keeps mostly to himself […]
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