Living In The Dominican Republic
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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Hi, After that lengthy and perhaps somewhat disturbing missive about the vagabond dog I’m back to writing on my Blackberry. It’s a lot of trouble to get the laptop into its’ temporary setup, and doing so has thus far rewarded me with lots of Microsoft downloads and updates and one especially nasty virus delivered through […]
Hi, Final campaign calls made, one more contribution mailed, and an early absentee ballot cast in the 2008 election, I decamped for our place in Las Galeras a couple of weeks ago. The episode recounted below is not a proud moment for me. I share it in the same hope with which I offered the […]