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
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 […]
Snake In A 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 […]
Neighborhood Dogs Love Treaties
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 […]
My COVID-19 Masked Faces
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 […]
Easter Saturday Kites
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 […]
