I got me a Suape and it’s name is KAK. What is a suape? It is a mop in Dominican Spanish. I bought me one of those babies today. Nice, white and clean. According to the Suapero it was the highest quality too. The Suapero is a man that walks around selling mops. He yells […]
I have heard of cajuil and knew that they were a funny looking fruit. I saw pictures and tasted the sweet cooked fruit and, of course, I have eaten the so called cashew nuts (really they are seeds) my whole life. I never knew or thought much about where they came from. I just figured […]
Yes, I am an admitted blender abuser. Even though I abuse my poor blender it still gives me it’s all and keeps on a-blendin’. My poor blender had to go for surgery for the second time in its almost 9 years in my service. I bought my Osterizer Blender around 8 years ago. I use […]
Embrace the sweat is something I must remember during the summer months here in Dominican Republic. The weather is hot and hotter (weather in DR), except for some areas in the mountains it can freeze in the winter. Sometimes we get blessed with a little chill, but here is the city it is hot. When […]
I have been infested with mosquitoes off and on since I moved to Los Molinos almost 1 year ago. I cannot figure out where they are coming from, must be some neighbors house or water laying where I cannot see. The skeeters like my closet – storage room, under the computer desk and under the […]
In my neighborhood we have many free-roaming chickens. I really don’t know who the owners are or where they call their home, but they are very well kept and pretty. The Rooster struts around all day and starts his crowing early in the morning. It is a call and response type thing, he crows then […]
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