As usual, this is written in a flurry. Maybe someday I can go backward and do some clean up. I’m on a definite upswing from being sick. I’ve slept alone in the girls’ room this past couple of nights and Hubby has stayed with them in our room. It’s given me a chance to catch […]

Just a follow up to the previous post re. roaches, sickness and the bridge. One intention in writing here is to be honest with what’s happening – not to sugarcoat everything in b.s. You’ll get the whole package – from the fevers to the divine (I believe the divine is here somewhere!) Even though I’m […]

Our internet stopped working so I am writing now with hopes that I can post this sometime soon. Hopefully by then I won’t be in the condition I am in right now. I woke up two days ago and began to get sick – fever, aching, headache, low energy. Rosa had told us the first […]

Hubby took the girls to Bonao (the closest real town) for more supplies so I am on the farm for the first time, alone. I did a quick Power Clean up of the casa, and I have a little time left to myself as far as I can calculate. I’m hoping to fill in the […]

Okay, I just sent the above post, and I have about 20 minutes to finish. … So we’d been greeted by Angel Fernando who drove us in his truck across town to our friends’ house where the truck that we bought was waiting for us. As I mentioned, our plane was late, so we were […]

July 14, 2014: OFF-THE-GRID!!! Landing, Angels, Cockroaches, Wifi Cafe PART ONE OMG OMG! So much to say and I’ve only got a little bit of time on the computer here in the local town at an internet cafe. We arrived Friday, and it’s Monday now…a thousand years have passed. So much that I can’t tell […]

Okay. It’s a full moon. Everyone’s a bit wacky, even if you didn’t add in the little piece about getting ready to leave tomorrow morning from Boston-Logan to Dominican Republic. Somehow we’ve packed and loaded into the rental van: 7 suitcases, one large drum, one piano keyboard..at the front door are the carry ons: One […]

Girlfren and her daughter left yesterday afternoon, back to California. She gave me permission to use her name. Her name is Jean, and as I said we’ve been super close friends since age 12 in Hawaii. It’s been a fabulous distraction having them here, while we should be packing, organizing, and all. Beach, chocolate facials, […]

July 5, 2014 Cohasset, Mass. SIX days before departure off-the-grid So much can happen in just a day or two! Whew! Girlfren is watching our three daughters right now for an hour so that I can slip away and catch you all up with the last day or two. I believe I left off on […]

Everyone Needs A Friend, A Super Awesome Friend. And an Organizer. I’m grateful to have friends. Did I mention that one of my truly best friends is arriving tonight with her daughter for the next five days? Even though we are packing, sorting, selling, donating, preparing to go off-the-grid?! She is such an amazing friend, […]