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French Patois, or Creole, was the preferred language on the island; the lingua franca where English was the official language. I felt I should try to learn it, but I just had not gotten around to it when I started … Continue reading →

One night on the road up to the hotel a couple of years after we moved to Dominica, Margie and I had a frightening experience. Unlike the United States, nights are usually dark in Dominica. Although moonlit nights seem brighter … Continue reading →

In Dominica the sobriquet for a person who lived way out in the country, or in a very small village was “Country Boukie”. Most nations of the world have laws against the hiring of foreigners unless certain rules protecting the … Continue reading →

Dominica has different power than the United States. The norm in the States is 110 volts and 60 cycles. In the island the power is 220 volts and 50 cycles. This does terrible things to small motors made for use … Continue reading →

Damn!” I thought, “Murphy’s bloody law.” I was thinking about what kind of impression was being made on the complimented guest in the individual suite we called the Ti Kai, literally ‘Little house’ in Creole. This was the travel writer, … Continue reading →

“Honey! Just look at this!” We were in the hotel kitchen because the chef had not shown for work and we had guests to feed and it was late. “What? What?” she asked, turning quickly to me and to whatever … Continue reading →

Margie had gone up to the States on business and to visit relatives and taken all but one of our children; Daniel. Daniel was eight and I remembered when I was about that age being left with my Father while … Continue reading →

The civil servants were out on strike. This time all of the island unions supported the strikers. Many of the shops in Roseau and the whole of government had shut down. Tourism suffers with any type of negative news, but … Continue reading →

We grew several different plants that produced foliage for the wholesale florist business, but our main effort was growing anthuriums for the exporting of fresh cut blooms. Anthuriums have a heart shaped spathe, which is shiny and wax-like. The blooms … Continue reading →

The unsettling news over Radio Dominica, WDBS, was that in a fortnight the government would be welcoming a delegation from Castro’s Cuba. Something was said about a friendship pact but I was so shaken by the first words that I … Continue reading →