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Mas Duro

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 rdgringa 2 Comments Just a Story, Wowwee's

Some words and phrases used in the Dominican Republic confuse the heck out of me. Más Duro is one of them. Ok. The phrase “Más Duro (a)” always confuses me. Definition: más means plus, more, most, other, else duro means hard, tough, harsh, rough, difficult A friend often tells me I have a Cabaza Dura […]

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Neighborhood Feud & Laura

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 rdgringa Leave a comment Just a Story

Neighborhood Feud & Tropical Storm Laura or You Do Not Bring 2 Kitchen Knives To A Machete Fight. Tropical Storm Laura came through Dominican Republic on August 22, 2020. It hit my house in Santo Domingo Este around 2AM on the 23rd. Strong wind, rain and thunder and lightening. Of course the power went out […]

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Snake In A Bottle

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 rdgringa Leave a comment Just a Story, Wowwee's
The small Boa de la Hispaniola also known in Dominican Republic as the Culebra Jabá set free from the water bottle.

This day has started out to be very interesting. Things both happy and sad have happened and all before 7AM. Rescuing a Hispaniolan Boa was the highlight. All night long the street dogs were having a mating party. 2 of the neighborhood girls are in heat and it brings out all the men hungry for […]

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Neighborhood Dogs Love Treaties

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 rdgringa Leave a comment Just a Story, My Favorite Stories

The Neighborhood Dogs Love Treaties When I take Buenagente and Inteliperra out for their morning and evening walks around Villa Duarte and Mameyes I always take some treaties with me. The treaties distract my dogs if they feel like barking at another dog or a passing cat. But now, the neighborhood dogs know I have […]

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My COVID-19 Masked Faces

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 rdgringa Leave a comment Just a Story, Pictures
My overly exaggerated behind the COVID-19 mask WOW Face

Life in the Time of COVID-19 is not an easy existence. Not only do we have to follow all sorts of rules and curfews we have to wear masks. Some masks are all pretty with flowers and some have teeth showing faces on their masks. I have the plain old mask that the Plan Social […]

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Easter Saturday Kites

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 rdgringa Leave a comment Just a Story, View From My Balcony

Flying kites, called Chichiguas, in Dominican Republic is an Easter Saturday Tradition. Kite flying represents hope and we all could use lots of hope during this crisis. Usually, the parks are full of people flying their paper or plastic kites. This year because of, what I call, the Big C (COVID-19 or Coronavirus) people have […]

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