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 […]

Here I am, holding Rosa and a lilikoi fruit that she has taught me how to make the most wonderful, refreshing juice from.  Behind us is the house that has been built for us at the farm.  It’s two bedroom, one bathroom, full kitchen.  Run on solar power and love! The notorious Felipe!  Sofia and […]

Our family just spent the first full weekend we can remember (as a family of four, w/ our new addition, two year old Michelle), pretty much alone as a family.  What a gift.  What a gift of luxurious time and space for us.  Since Michelle’s birth, we had lived in close quarters with neighbors, sharing […]

All is well here in the rainforest today. This is one of the friends that live with us on the rainforest farm, Kala, the kindest German Shepherd we’ve ever met. The girls are bonding big time with her

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m feeling that the worst of the sickness has passed. I was going about our day and took a pause to rest for a few minutes. Suddenly – how can I say this without sounding plastic? – yet, simply, fully, the sacred is here. I’m pretty sure most […]