Just to put this out, because it is so important, too. Jose is a good man.  Everyone probably has an intuitive feeling about what a good man is.  He is a good man.  And, he is a very lucky man, because he has a very good woman by his side.   Katiuska is next to […]

I thanked you once, Jose, for – well, for everything – and you looked at me in a layered way, I couldn’t read all that was there. You said, “Please…please don’t thank me.” You looked a little sad, pained, apologetic, weary. I still don’t fully understand, but I do my best not to thank you […]

Yesterday, Hubby and I went to the big city again for one more IKEA run – we returned with a table and four chairs, and a table and small chair for Sofia’s piano. Fun! When we came back to the farm, Felipe, Rosa and the girls were all “eta bien,” which is the Dominican version […]

Woke up really early for some reason.  The feeling of anticipation is here at the farm.  Felipe is suddenly busier than ever, up in the “Loma” he tells Hubby, (the hills), somewhere preparing something on part of the land, for the return of Jose and Katiuska. Last night after we had tucked the girls into […]

I just sent a post a few minutes ago, and the internet seems to be on a roll, so I’m going to quickly try to write a random, additional flow of thoughts here… If my calculations are correct, today is our One Month Anniversary – you and me – ! of my offthegridmama.com blog!  I […]

 Hi to my Faithful Friends!  I haven’t been able to post for several days…when I was here, somehow the internet stopped working, which does happen at the farm sometimes.  Then….Saturday, our family made the trek for the first time to the big city of Santo Domingo…all by ourselves!  Our angel friend Fernando was willing to […]

Late yesterday afternoon, our family made the trek down, down to the river. Hubby and Sofia jumped in to the cool wet; Michelle climbed on her rock and started with her toe dip, and I was waddling around between the three of them, adjusting to the water temperature. Almost with no warning, the sky yawned […]

Just want to share a few “snapshots” of what we saw as we re-emerged from the farm yesterday and went on our errands to town.  Such a blended mix of worlds, our neighborhood! As we leave the farm, I’ve mentioned that we drive through a segment of river to continue down the road.  Before we […]

The road strike is over. As far as we understand, there is an agreement that the road will be fixed on a certain date. The road is open! I’m sitting right now in an internet cafe type of place in our closest town, Bonao. Hubby and I have our big list of “To Do’s” for […]