Twas the day before the last day of the year and the streets were quiet except for the patter of the dogs’ feet on the streets and me talking to them like they were my human children. The dogs and I do walk-abouts every morning. I try to take them to places on a rotation […]
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Saturday Is Not Sunday
I know that Saturday is not Sunday but a few Saturdays ago my brain thought it was Sunday. It took me a while to realize I had the wrong day. Definitely a full brain fail on my part when all I wanted was some chili peppers. That’s all, I just wanted to buy a few […]
Día de la Restauración – A Long Walk-About
Today is the Día de la Restauración, when the Dominican Republic gained their freedom from annexation by Spain, and it is a national holiday. Many Dominicans leave the city and we have it all to ourselves. When there is not much traffic I like to take a longer walk with the dogs. So here is […]
Friend Finding
Colonial Zone Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Helpful survival hints Since I didn’t have many friends in Dominican Republic so I had to go out friend finding. Walk around and talk to people. Get to know my surroundings. Make my self at home in my new country. So Sniffy and I went out on many walk […]