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Vivero en Dolega!
I had heard about this plant nursery in Dolega, another town up the road towards Boquete. So, yesterday, we set out to find it (which is course, for us, always involves getting lost and going places we didn’t expect to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bocas Town Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, Dolega, expat, expatriate, Flower, Garden, Home Gardening, Horticulture, International Living, Latin America, Panama, Plant, Plant nursery
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Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life
Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life I used to get asked a lot – “What are you going to DO with yourself all day, now that you won’t be working??” This is what I did with myself yesterday. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Chicken, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, cooking, Daily Post, David, expat, expatriate, healthy eating, International Living, Latin America, Panama, Photograph, photography, postaday, Poultry, recipes
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward
Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward We found this beautiful variegated dieffenbachia in the woods and brought it home. We planted it under the guanábana tree where it has thrived. A month or more ago, my husband found another and brought it … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, forest, International Living, Latin America, nature, Panama, Photograph, photography, postaday
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Marañón
Marañón is Spanish for cashew. I love cashew nuts but never thought much about how they grow. There are a lot of them in this area so I’m curious to know more about them. So, I went home and did a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Cashew, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Fruit, International Living, Latin America, nature, Nuts, Panama, Tree
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Guandu con Arroz
Guandu are pigeon peas, and very popular in Panama. Guandu con arroz (with rice) is a traditional Christmas dish, so guandu are very expensive around that time. Many people grow them in their yards, including a number of my neighbors … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, Cook, cooking, David, expat, expatriate, Food, International Living, Latin America, Panama, Pigeon pea, Rice
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Summer Flowers in Panama
It’s summer now. I know, it sounds backwards to me too, but it’s definitely a different season here. We’re getting very little rain and a lot more wind. It’s a bit warmer in the daytime but still comfortable with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Flower, Garden, Home and Garden, International Living, nature, Panama, Photograph, photography, Plant, Tree
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination
Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination I was in the front yard yesterday enjoying the sunlight on the bougainvillea flowers and thought, what’s a more interesting illumination than the sun?! So, I grabbed my camera and my macro lens, and these are a … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Flower, International Living, nature, Panama, photography, postaday
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What is this tree?
Or, is it even a tree? When we were out on our bicycles yesterday, we saw the strangest thing! At first I thought it was a dead tree with a vine climbing up it, but on a closer look I … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, expatriate, Flowers, gardening, Panama, photography, trees, wildlife
Tagged Agriculture and Forestry, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Flower, forest, International Living, nature, Panama, Tree, Vine
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