2022-08-22 12:57
I know. I have been a very bad girl not posting stories on my blog. I will try really hard to remedy the situation really soon. Until then here are a few pictures of Buenagente, Inteliperra… Read More
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The life and times of an American ExPat living in Dominican Republic. Life through my some times rose colored glasses. The blog of the www.colonialzone-dr.com we site
2022-03-02 13:33
Beware of this thief / Cuidado con este ladrón!
I was accosted by a thief! I tried to give him what he wanted and he wanted more. He wanted it all!
Macke the treaty thief / ladr&oacut&hell…Read More
2021-07-06 14:58
This morning on our walkabout with Buenagente and Inteliperra we walked down to the Dirección General de Dragas, Presas y Balizamiento de la Armada de República Dominicana at P… Read More
2021-05-29 15:42
I love Zapote, especially made into a thick, sweet and cold beverage called batida here in DR.
Zapote is one of my favorite fruits for making a beverage. It’s more or less equal Zapote… Read More
2021-05-12 15:30
Sunday Walkabout To The Palacio Nacional
When we were getting ready to head out for Sunday walkabout I told Buenagente and Inteliperrs that we had to go to Barrio Chino because I needed to g… Read More
2021-04-27 14:06
Watermelon Is The Ultimate Fruit
My favorite fruit is Watermelon (the kind with seeds are my favorite), known as Sandia in Dominican Republic. There is nothing like it in my non-humble opini… Read More
2021-04-22 15:44
Today a Weird Wild thing happened. I found my long lost potatoes! I am doing the happy dance about finding my magical, enchanted taters.
I was looking in my string box for a perfect piece of… Read More
2021-03-12 15:57
I killed a hot tub and swimming pool at the Conley’s Hotel and lost my job just because I followed orders and tried to clean them.
I recently bought this stuff the grocery store guy to… Read More
2021-02-06 15:15
This morning I hear “Wa-Der, Wa-Der” being yelled from below my balcony. It took me a few seconds to realize what I was hearing.
When I need a botellón de auga (big blue 5… Read More
2020-11-17 13:54
I had a strange dream last night. There was some type of dark squirming and very large creature under my bed.
I woke up as the furnace kicked on. It was the first time for the season and I c… Read More
2020-11-17 13:29
I was getting ready to sleep. Beddin’ down is what I tell the dogs when it’s bedtime. I get comfy and turn the bed lamp off. Inteliperra asleep under the bedside table, Buenagent… Read More
2020-10-24 14:05
I decided to try one of these exercise machines out at the Parque La Francia (Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo Este) this morning. I pass by and see others using these machines all the time. They… Read More
2020-09-17 14:31
Be A House Sitter or Look For A House Sitter
Look for a House Sitter or Travel Rent-free As A House Sitter Anywhere In The World. Save On Accommodation Costs As A Housesitter. Housecarers Ha… Read More
2020-09-12 13:36
I was out in the park at La Francia, Villa Duarte in Santo Domingo Este with Buenagente and Inteliperra yesterday afternoon and it started to rain. It was a heavy downpour. The heavens opene… Read More
2020-09-03 14:04
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.
Defini… Read More
2020-09-01 14:39
Take a Vacation! Stay in a hotel or resort that is close to home or travel elsewhere. It’s time to get away for at least a few days and take a break from all the craziness.
Playa Balle… Read More
2020-08-25 14:36
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… Read More
2020-08-21 14:01
Todays Morning Walk-About – Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo Este. Faro a Colón, Simonico, La Francia and back to Los Molinos.
I know, my kids and I walk every morning. We try to wal… Read More
2020-06-22 09:23
I woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep. I was listening to an old Larry Norman song called “One Way” (youtube link) and this memory popped into this ole head of min… Read More
2020-05-18 13:23
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… Read More
2020-05-06 15:44
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 tr… Read More
2020-04-27 15:19
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 hav… Read More
2020-04-22 04:48
View From My Balcony – Life in the Time of COVID-19 Part 1
I sit on my balcony
With my dogs
Watching the world pass by
So slowly
Dominican Republic is shut down
In quarantine
The qua… Read More
2020-04-12 15:42
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 a… Read More
2019-12-03 14:01
Last night was a good night that turned into a bad night then changed again to a good night. Needless to say, I am tired this morning from all the good – bad ness.
First I was surprise… Read More
2019-11-30 16:11
I am always amazed at some of the things Dominicans do and how they accomplish the end results. I have lived here since 2001 and still am amazed. So here is The View From My Balcony –… Read More
2019-11-03 17:58
The Dominican Dogs and I decided to take a walkabout to the Parque Enriquillo. We never walked there before so I thought it would be a nice little adventure. Buenagente loved it, as usual, h… Read More
2019-10-25 14:40
Another year has passed since my only son, Billy Jay Keys, passed. It has been 16 years since we all lost him on October 25, 2003. No matter how long it has been. No matter how much time has… Read More
2019-10-05 16:15
I always see interesting things going on around the Dominican Republic. Some things I do not understand at all, even when people try to explain it to me. Other things are just mysterious and… Read More
2019-10-03 15:10
I haven’t written much of anything for a while. Not much exciting ios happening but I figure that at least I should add a few pictures My much-loved kids, The Dominican Dog Blog dogs… Read More
2019-07-26 09:21
I need a little help. The server payment is due for the Colonial Zone web site and family of blogs and I do not have the cash.
It’s time again to pay to renew the servers for the web s… Read More
2019-07-14 16:27
Walking in the morning after the rain taking the dogs, Inteliperra and Buenagente, out for their morning romp. Crossing the street in front of my home was what I thought was a big fat strang… Read More
2019-06-26 13:11
Buenagente and Inteliperra and I love going to the Faro at Punta Torrecilla in the morning. The views are spectacular and it is usually quiet. The dogs love sniffing around and I love listen… Read More
2019-06-10 12:58
I Saw-Um A No-See-Um – Mayes Got Me
I was just sitting in the Parque Monumento de la Caña in the morning relaxing with the dogs after walk-about enjoying the view and the shade… Read More
2019-05-28 13:54
This morning the dogs, Buenagente and Inteliperra, and I had our morning romp but we not go too far from home. We headed down to visit the fishermen of Rio Ozama at the Puente Flotante / Flo… Read More
2019-03-10 14:32
I saw this sign today while walking the dogs along Ave. España at El Pensador. It made me laugh out loud while the dogs and I were standing on the street corner. For me it was a very… Read More
2019-03-09 18:12
Walking this morning with Inteliperra and Buenagente on Ave. España in Villa Duarte there was a manhole cover missing. This is not an unusual happening as they get stolen ofter. Every… Read More
2019-03-06 15:11
Dominican Residency Renewal 2019
It was time again to renew my Dominican Republic Permanent Residency (Residency Definitivo). I am a legal immigrant. I like to say I am a legal alien since I… Read More
2019-02-25 13:57
There was a lone man walking down Arzobispo Meriño this morning. He kept stopping, dropping his arms to his side looking around in awe.
The man looked up the streets and down the str… Read More
2019-01-19 14:30
I don’t really get into taking selfies but sometimes one just has to do it. I do not do the kissy face but I’m thinking that I should try it and just take one so I don’t fe… Read More
2018-12-30 16:16
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… Read More
2018-11-20 13:31
I was crying with the trees this morning. Walking to the Faro Colón I could not believe my eyes. Parque Pensador on Ave. Mirador del Este, Santo Domingo Este was accosted! Yesterday t… Read More
2018-11-10 13:47
Anyone who knows me knows that I love hot sauce. I am addicted to hot sauce, a hot sauce addict I am. I cannot and do not want to be without my precious red hot and spicy liquid gold in a bo… Read More
2018-09-15 14:24
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… Read More
2018-09-08 15:15
When I lived in USA I had a comfort tree that just touched my heart. I met the tree when my dog, Sniffy, and I went camping. I just filled my backpack with essentials, packed a cooler, and m… Read More
2018-08-19 14:30
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… Read More
2018-08-11 14:39
I love my Total Gym. I used to own a Total Gym when I lived in USA and I loved that thing. When I moved to Dominican Republic I sold it because I could not figure how to get it here. I so wi… Read More
2018-07-14 18:49
I got me a Suape and it’s name is KAK. What is a suape? It is a mop in Dominican Spanish. I bought me one of those babies today. Nice, white and clean. According to the Suapero it was… Read More
2018-06-25 13:30
I have heard of cajuil and knew that they were a funny looking fruit. I saw pictures and tasted the sweet cooked fruit and, of course, I have eaten the so called cashew nuts (really they are… Read More
2018-06-19 14:17
Yes, I am an admitted blender abuser. Even though I abuse my poor blender it still gives me it’s all and keeps on a-blendin’. My poor blender had to go for surgery for the second… Read More
2018-05-28 12:43
Embrace the sweat is something I must remember during the summer months here in Dominican Republic. The weather is hot and hotter (weather in DR), except for some areas in the mountains it c… Read More
2018-05-24 13:09
The neighbor has a cat. Many neighbors have cats, but this one cat is my buddy.
This cat is my favorite kind of cat. The orange and white kind, I think they are called Tabby? It (I say… Read More
2018-05-18 14:52
Tennis Shoes Tale. The dramatic tale of my old tennis and new gift tennis shoes. They have a story to tell.
I am an abuser of Tennis. I walk in the morning with the dogs, sometimes for many… Read More
2018-01-29 15:00
When there is not a lot of traffic either on weekends or on holidays I like to do a long morning walk with the dogs.
We take turns picking the direction we go. Just like when I was a kid an… Read More
2017-12-24 15:06
I have been infested with mosquitoes off and on since I moved to Los Molinos almost 1 year ago. I cannot figure out where they are coming from, must be some neighbors house or water laying w… Read More
2017-12-14 08:20
In my neighborhood we have many free-roaming chickens. I really don’t know who the owners are or where they call their home, but they are very well kept and pretty.
The Rooster struts… Read More
2017-12-11 09:29
I decided I best get to the Zone to get some pictures in the daylight so I got Buenagente all dressed up in his Christmas finest. His grandmaw, Mammy, mailed both of the dogs Christmas colla… Read More
2017-10-27 12:36
October 25 is a difficult day. It is the day my son William Jay Keys died. Billy Jay was only 23 when he died on October 25, 2003. It was the worst day of my life. Every year I try to take a… Read More
2017-10-22 16:53
Some of the crazy stuff we see in the mornings in the city. This woman, completely naked, was walking along the highway in front of us this morning. She is often seen in the streets in the a… Read More
2017-10-14 13:19
I finally decided that I needed a real haircut instead of cutting my own like I’ve been doing for the last year.
I went to the corner of Calle Olegario Vargas in front of where the b… Read More
2017-08-31 13:38
How can humans be so cruel!? It just amazes and disgusts me. A puppy, innocent and sweet enduring such cruel treatment.
This morning walking on one of the paths at the Faro a Colón (C… Read More
2017-04-18 14:22
Sleeping soundly at 3 am with visions of jelly beans in my head (I don’t have any jelly beans but a can at least dream of them). I hear yelling outside. I ignore it. Then more yelling… Read More
2016-12-30 17:48
Bees Candy – Views From My Balcony
There must be a bee hive forming near my apartment. The last week these cute little stinging bees have been invading my apartment.
I felt so bad tha… Read More
2016-06-09 14:05
I was walking the dogs as usual this morning. We left the apartment around 5AM so I could walk without sweating to death which didn’t work. I had a good sweat going before I even got t… Read More
2016-03-02 09:32
I usually don´t get into the Carnival much these days. I hate sweaty humans all mashing and grinding into me. I am always worried about getting hit by a vejiga (one of the hard bladder… Read More
2016-02-18 14:02
I know, my birthday was in October. So I’m a little slow in the posting. Better late than never. The entire story in pictures (and a video) located here, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republ… Read More
2016-02-14 14:23
I completely forgot that there was going to be a little carnival procession parade passing by my apartment. I was in my apartment watching the Friday edition of the soap opera “Days Of… Read More
2016-01-24 13:41
Just a short slide show video of Juan Carlos (JC Taxi) and me, the Momma, taking Buenagente for a ride in the car to visit the vet. We are acting silly as usual Read More
2016-01-19 13:42
I know I haven’t posted in a long time. Sorry about that. No excuses. I have a big story about my birthday trip in October that I need to share and some other good stuff. But for now I… Read More
2015-06-15 13:26
Today would have been my sons 35th birthday but life had different plans for him and he never made it past 23 years of age.
I so miss him every day but the emotions are so much stronger and… Read More
2015-06-13 15:51
These stories from days past are someday going to be in my book if and when I ever figure out how to write one.
March 29, 1984. My son, who at this time was named (William) Billy Jay David… Read More
2015-06-12 13:12
I have been seeing these funny looking 3-wheeled electric bikes rolling silently around the Zone for over a year now. I always wanted to try one out. They looked like so much fun with all th… Read More
2015-06-10 12:58
I finally went across the street and visited the new Colonial Gate 4D Cinema located on Padre Billini and Calle Isabel la Católica. I watched the construction in progress wondering ex… Read More
2015-05-20 12:16
You would think after living here for over 13 years that I would speak perfect Spanish – WRONG. You might think that I could speak very good Spanish – WRONG. Are you asking if I… Read More
2015-05-02 13:55
After morning romp with he dogs I was planning on coming back home and going back to bed.
I got me some mangoes in the fort and made some some frozen mango banana yogurt juice, a cup of cof… Read More
2015-04-05 13:42
This Easter Sunday morning I took the dogs out for their morning romp as usual. Buenagente spent the night with Teli and me. We walked around collecting the other dog friends so they could a… Read More
2015-03-27 13:35
I have written before how much Dominicans love their roosters. They are sometimes as much a part of the family as their children. Here in DR Cock Fighting is still a widely accepted sport… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today I had to run out to the Pharmacy to get antibiotics for Buenagente because he is supposed to get his teeth operated on Saturday. I left him outside because I had already left him and T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I decided to take a long-time-no-have Walk-About on Sunday. It has been a while since I did a real walkabout. I spent the week before being sick with the gripe and 2 entire days in bed. Satu… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Since I got my baby girl, Teli, I have been taking more notice of the plight of the street dogs of Dominican Republic. It is just so sad. I try to do what I can with very limited funds to &h&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If you did not realize it is Carnival time again in DR. Carnival is big fun and is one of the biggest festivals held yearly the entire month of February ending with the big parade on the Mal… Read More
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