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Momentous news!
“Have you seen Facebook or the news??” my sister texted me. I hadn’t. Gay marriage was legal in ALL states! The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage spurred Puerto Rico into following suit! yippee! I saw this article. After … Continue reading
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Oh please don’t let this have the typical outcome!
So many business that looked like they once we great ended up as decrepit and abandoned around here. In Aguadilla there is an old kids train and what once looked like an awesome area full of activities. Now the huge … Continue reading
Kids know we were born to travel
“When is Emma moving to Puerto Rico?” (Emma lives in St Louis) “Why do they speak English in Wisconsin?” (Meaning, why not mostly Spanish like at home?) “Can we go to Mexico/Japan/France?” These are all questions my son has asked … Continue reading
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Rincon Art Walk
Art Walk in Rincon every Thursday night? Sounds like a great date night idea! So I spotted my trendy albeit impractical high heel shoes and headed there with Trevor. The Rincon square was packed with vendors selling jewelry, … Continue reading
Faro – Lighthouse en Rincon
Staycations rock on a tropical island! Especially when there’s new stuff to explore. Enter the Rincon lighthouse. Easy to get to. Free. Only slightly creepy bathrooms. Overlooks a nice beach that surfers love. But it’s RIGHT next to … Continue reading
Old blog. New life
My previous blog has been sorely neglected, just like my photography. Well, I posted a few photos on that old blog leading any straggling readers this way. Here’s the link to a couple of photos I posted there: http://ladylauram.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-life.html I … Continue reading
A non-rainy rainforest
Puerto Rico is having a drought. When I think of drought I think of Iowa. I don’t know why. Maybe all those fields of crops. But we have a bad drought here in the Caribbean. San Juan has really … Continue reading
Learning a Puerto Rican pastime
Our neighbors invited us over to learn/play dominoes. We knew basically how to play it but not any sort of strategy. Dominoes is all over. Plazas, playas and cocktail bars. (The beaches are especially fun because people put the dominos … Continue reading
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This kids craft will not work in Puerto Rico apparently
Well, as summer begins I wanted to engage my kids with activities that they would find fun, would pass the time, keep them from killing each other, and frankly make me feel like I’m being a good Mom (I keep … Continue reading
Missed the boat to Guilligans Island
My sister visited last weekend and we had the casual idea of taking the ferry to Guilligans Island which is south of Ponce. Well, after 11am seems to be too late to catch the boat. So we had a snack … Continue reading