Retirement
Hi, I gave myself a break from intensive gardening today and attended to plumbing issues preparing for Heather and her pal Chad to visit a little over a week from now. I know that she’ll appreciate running water and the perfectly functioning toilet that were my accomplishments today. Houses, like bodies, seem to fare best […]
Hi, Enough with fauna–on to the flora, and the sol, and las playas! (OK, not in that order, but all covered.) I hired Junior, a young Dominican man, to help me whip the garden in to shape, clear the view from your bungalow, and get some of the plants trimmed up nicely. Denise thinks that […]
I’m not making this up, I swear. Denise went to visit our neighbors Sandy and Roy the other day and discovered that Sandy had cut a picture of a frog from a magazine and framed it on the wall above her toilet. I’m not sure who’s adapting to what, but am pretty sure there’s something […]
Hi, I”ve been thinking a little about the fragility of life and a whole range of options for living any of a variety of lives. Once again, I’m liking the concept of Intention as a frame for living, and hope that you won’t find the following insufferable. Perhaps every woman who reads this has experienced […]
Hi, Denise and I just spent a very pleasant hour or so over coffee watching the nearly-full moon set over the Bay of Las Galeras, this after a spirited round with the frog over possession of the bathroom. It’s a small and hollow satisfaction for me to know that I was correct in my first […]