Food food and women with Rage

Dawn wanted to go and see Camden Tom and Camden Mary's farm today so up we went to check the place out. It is located just above Hacienda El Choco and a lovely 50 Acre piece of property it is. We even got to steal some grapefruits to eat. I can't wait till their mangos are in season as I know where I will do my shopping! Now this woman must have PMS or something and I quickly got back in my car and RAN LIKE HELL! Please tell me if you would have stayed? Look at Dawn getting crazy on the left. Man I think PMS is catching!

I posted this certificate for all the lovely Canadian women who visit the DR. If you copy this 20x you all will be ready to come to the Dominican Republic and fit in just in case you didn't before:)

This is sort of an inside joke. Most people that know me will understand.

This is how they looked when we first got there. Yes this is before Mary turned into her PMS version of the HULK:) I got back to Dawns Penthouse to be in time to snap these shots of a real pretty woman who was at the pool. I think she was posing for me:) Yes she was definately posing for me. Dawn will now have a waiting list of visitors to the Penthouse:) Man these women are museum pieces! I want to aquire one and just hang her up on my wall so I can just walk over and squeeze them every once in a while. YAHOO!

Tonight Dawn and I are going to dinner in Cabarete at Alli's Surf Camp. Niko, Tamborista, Camden Tom, Camden Mary, Dori, Doug and Linda are joining us. They have sushi on Saturday evenings and it is good and cheap compared to the choices you have around here! If you are around and want to join us please be there by 6:45 pm tonight. More the merrier! We only have 9 people and they can seat 20 at a big table so show your asses up and meet some nice folks and eat some good food.

Dori is going to open the restaurant at Eddys Sports Bar in Sosua in about a week. I can't wait! his food is great and I am jonesing for his cooking. I will post the menu he is going to have there in a day or so. I am going to get a bunch of people together to go over there on opening night so sign up now. I am going to limit it to 20 people because I don't want to make him too much money the first night:)

He was complaining to Dawn today that I am pushing him too hard. Tough Dori, I want to eat some good food and want another restaurant on my list of places to go. Heck with the exception of Josephs Grape and Grill, Baileys, Bar Orchidee, Mauri Mai every once in a while I don't eat out in Sosua. Dori at Eddys goes to the top of the list as I LOVED his food. I think one week I ate in his restaurant 5 nights our of 7. Man I love his food!

Hasta Pronto!

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My Sarai...

I was at Dawns Penthouse this morning messing about on her computer as mine is not currently working at the moment and I heard her drive up. Dawn uses the woman that works for me to clean here Penthouse 1 or 2 times a week.

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Well to my surprise along with Dawn and Magdalena comes Sarai who is one of my most favorite people in the Dominican Republic. Sarai is actually Magdalena's neice and I have known Sarai longer than I have Magdalena and Magdalena has worked for me for 2 years.

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I first met this beautiful young lady when her dad delivered a Generator I bought and shipped to the DR. He has one of these trucks that has the big boom on it and it can hoist heavy stuff up to high places. As a typical Dominican would do he came along with his son and daughter.

When he heard me speak English to someone he said "talk to my daughter, she speaks English. I did and was so plesantly surprised to meet the nicest and best brought up child I have ever met who spoke wonderful English.

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I couldn't help but ask her where she learned how to speak so wonderfully and she told me for the first time about Garden Kids School. This is the School that Dawn and I are sending Disnalda to. The reason for this is how well Sarai has turned out and how pleased I was to meet her.

We have remained friends and have spent many Sundays at different Rivers BBQ'ing, drinking beer and having wonderful days. I haven't seen Sarai for months for some reason and it was such a pleasant surprise!

Not only the sweetest 11 year old you will meet but I dare you to find another child as beautiful as this wonderful child is!

Always a pleasant and beautiful smile. Every time I see this kid I just want to grab her up and hug her. Sweet as the day is long and just so nice to be around! Her family has done a great job and my hats off to them!

The tenants in my condos left today. They were here for 2 weeks in two condos and had a lovely time. Matter of fact one of the folks is thinking about buying a place here and will be back to look in a few months. This was the second time he stayed with me and he is a great guy. Sorry I didn't bring my camera and I was sorry to see them leave. My neighbors were telling me how much they enjoyed having them here and I know why!

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Monday I have someone coming in from Denmark for 3 weeks. A week from tomorrow I have someone else coming in for a week and then I return to my condo. Not worth moving everything back in till they leave. It meant a 3 week booking to stay out for a week longer and Yes I went for the bucks:)

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Don't know what the weekend has in store yet but Dawn and I are going for Sushi tomorrow night at Alli's Surf Camp if anyone wants to join us.

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Hasta Pronto!

Lunch

Today I had Tabouli and Curry Carrot Soup for Lunch which Dawn says is a great Soup for Parties but I had mine served room temperature and it was just Great! The bowl is pictured in the picture on the left as I was eating it on Dawns Terrace. It was spicy hot and I am now drinking a Presidente to cool off my mouth. Yeah, and guess what the ambiance of being on the terrace with this view was a absolute hit also. I needed to capture the moment and photograph it as today is one of the most beautiful days I have ever experienced in the Dominican Republic. Picture perfect day with temps at about 82 degrees F. Yup, I am an American and don't know that centergrade stuff!:) Gimme a break will ya... This evening i am picking up a few people from the airport. Doug is a retired Professional Hockey Player and his wife Linda who is a Interior Decorator. They are going to retire here in the Dominican Republic at some point. I have to admit that I have NEVER been a Hockey fan. Please don't tell Doug:) He did buy shoes at my families shoe business in Atlanta while he was playing which warrents the pickup at the airport:) I am taking Dawn with me to the airport so she can talk Hockey with him as he played for the Edmunton Oilers when she lived in Calgary and she grew up with 3 brothers who also were fans. Let them talk Hockey and I will talk Dreckarations with Linda! LOL My family has a HUGE shoe business in Atlanta and pretty famous for selling shoes to Professional Athletes because we sell from Mens Size 8 to Size 22. Check out the selection on the web at: Http://www.largefeet.com We even have a womens shoe selection and a womesn shoe store for all you Emeldas out there. Hasta Pronto!

End of a Great Day

These are Ducks on the farm of a friend of mine in Cabrera. Steven has all sorts of game on the farm for eating and it is a wonderful place to visit. Today I got lucky and got to see Steves wife, daughter and son also. If I stop off and no one is home I steal their veggies as punishment for not being there when I visit:)

Everytime I come to Cabrera I stop off and visit with Steve and consider it a highlight of my Cabrera trips. I always learn something about farming from Shad and I appreciate his intelligence.

I even got lucky and had lunch on the farm and I had the best Lambi I have ever had in the Dominican Republic!

Below you will see a Cow in heat and cuddling up with her Bullfriend:) It was pretty obvious that she was in heat and Shad told me he could even tell when women are in heat which surprised me:) Hey, I learn something every day!

I hope you have enjoyed my day as much as I have!

Hasta Pronto!

Home on a Cliff

This home was built in Cabrera on a cliff which is very similar to a piece of land I bought. I was involved in the financing and buildout of this house and 8 others on a very special piece of property.

The house is sold and the pool is being built for the new owners who will arrive on the 24th of the month. The builder assures me that the pool will be completed by that time which to me is doubtful but his is confident.

If you are interested in this project you can check out Niko's real estate site at http://www.sosua-cabarete.com

There are three homes being started now both one story and 2 story with this fabulous view.

Don't you just want one? I do:)

Hasta Pronto!

House on a Rock

This house is located in Cabrera on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. This house is for sale for under 350,000 US dollars. Imagine you can own one of the most unusual homes in the entire world and certainly in the Dominican Republic for very little money! This house comes with a fabulous ocean view, a mini/micro golf course in front and convienent to the main East-West Road yet it is private and secluded.

I go to Cabrera pretty often and I have even bought property there. I bought a half acre on top of a cliff with a wonderful view. Funny thing about the half acre is that I will build right on the cliff so it feels way bigger than a half acre as I will build at the very back of it and still have complete privacy.

Imagine a home with a pool directly on the cliff with an unobstructed view of the ocean and complete privacy in a great location just 15 minutes from Playa Grande Golf Course and less than 45 minutes to a new airport being built near Nagua!

I love being able to see things like this by just taking a ride in my car!

Hasta Pronto!

Major League Baseball Can't invest enough in a country such as the Dominican Republic

Baltimore Sun - United States... I am of the belief that a baseball team cannot invest enough in a country such as the Dominican Republic. http://blogs.baltimoresun.com/sports_custom_maese/

The President's trips in 2005 had impact in DR's economyDominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic... Leonel Fernandez's international agenda in 2005, with 20 trips abroad, had a marked impact in the sustainability and growth of Dominican Republic's current ... For further details go to the link below: http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=8923

Sprint Fare Sale to the Dominican Republic

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060103005419&newsLang=en See the above link for further details: January 03, 2006 10:38 AM US Eastern Timezone Spirit's Warm up Your Winter Sale; Escape With Fares Starting at $39(A) Each Way FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2006--Spirit Airlines announces its Warm up Your Winter Sale with fares starting at $39(A) each way. "Nothing warms you up faster than hot fares like these," said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "This is predicted to be the highest booking week for winter travel so customers should book fast before the great deals are gone. Whether you are planning your family vacation, Spring Break with your friends, or just a quick getaway, book now and then start counting the days until your departure so you can warm up your winter with Spirit." Travel must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59pm ET on January 9, 2006 for travel through April 30, 2006 as specified by market. Fares are each way based on round trip purchase.

It's all about Dawn...

I got email today from one of the Galleries that display Dawns Bronzes and probably has 12 pieces of her work. They are having a show at the Chisholm Pine Plains Gallery located in the Middle of Horse Country in New York State of Dawns work and needed some photos for the press. I sent them off but figured that I would post them here since this is going to be the first time on this site I have posted about Dawns work. I am partners with Dawn Hardy in her business which is sculpting of horses, people and other animals which end up cast in Bronze. She is one of the top living artists in the world doing "Sporting Art" and has been commissioned by some of the top names in the world such as Bertram Firestone, Ogdan Phipps, Hunter Harrison and many other people who are household names in the Sporting Scene around the world. She is in many museums in their permanent collection and her work has been on the front page of many Sporting Magazines. I handle the business end of the business including sales, marketing and even editing on the art side. Selling her work is like taking candy from a baby. All I have to do is show her work and people fall all over themselves to aquire it for themselves or their galleries to display. Below is some of her newest works just out of the Foundry in the last 90 days. Name of this piece is First Love. Little girl is hugging her pony and we are not quite sure if the pony's first love is the carrot in her back pocket. This is signed and numbered edition of 27 pieces. Several have already sold and I have only this sample out of the foundry so far. This piece was inspired from a real life happening in the Dominican Republic at the Sea Horse Ranch Stables.

This is a sculpture that was commissioned by her owners Hunter Harrison and his wife of Double H Stables. She took Gold in the Olympics in Athens in 2004.

This is a sculpture of a working Burro in the Dominican Republic. Sculpted from real life and further work from Pictures. This is a signed limited edition of 27 pieces. Again this is the first piece out of the foundry and 2 have already been ordered by collectors. The name of this piece is Trabajo Manana which in Dominican means maybe Never:)

This is a Champion Paso Fino Stallion that is currently stabled on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic in Cabarete in Sea Horse Ranch Stables and owned by Bill Kirkman who was the developer of Sea Horse Ranch. This piece is signed and numbered edition of 27. 3 of these have already been sold to collectors but this is the only piece out of the foundry and was only finished recently. The name of this piece is Paso Fino.

When Dawn originally worked on this horse it was done from life. This particular horse is a stallion in every sense of the word and is also very kind.

I originally thought that this particular piece which is not a sporting breed would take a long time to sell. I didn't care if it took 3 years or more to sell out the edition. People love the movement so much that they have both purchased and expressed a lot of interest in the piece. I am now pretty confident that this edition will sell out in the first year.

We plan on bringing out fabulous works of many different breeds in the next year and again out of the sporting venue where she is best known.

I will be in Florida for the Horse Circuit and to do business with Dawns work. We have collectors of her work that buy everything she does and I plan on showing these pieces to them as I am sure they will buy them all. We have numbers reserved for collectors that purchase her works and they get the first shot at these pieces in the numbers they collect.

These editions are all of 27 in honor of Dominican Independence Day which is the 27th of February. These pieces were all inspired and sculpted in the Dominican Republic on the North Coast in Sosua/Cabarete where Dawn Hardy now resides.

Hasta Pronto!

Sosua Fire

January, 2 - 10:21 AM Sosua fire leaves 14 families homeless; losses in the millions SOSUA, Puerto Plata.- A voracious fire caused by a lit candle destroyed the homes of 14 families, leaving its dozens of members without shelter, on Friday night. The business, worth millions, was property of an Army sergeant, whose name was not offered, but the Sosúa Fire Department chief Jacobo Martinez said that he is a bodyguard of the general Antonio Imbert. Martinez said that the now-charred house was located near the Larimar hotel and the Polonia restaurant and that there was no electricity at the time of the fire. Read the rest of the Story at the Url below http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=8877

New Restaurant on The North Coast of the Dominican Republic...

New Restaurant Coming to Town!

Great news for me for sure, Dori and Eddy have agreed to terms and Dori will be running a restaurant in Eddys Sports Bar starting the 15th of January.

Dori has vast experience running Huge Hotel Restaurants on several Continents as an Executive Chef has agreed to take over the closed restaurant in Eddys Sports Bar in Sosua on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.

Come and enjoy yourselves watching LARGE SCREEN TV's, Surfing the internet gratis on the Wireless Internet and NOW eating fine food along with Delicious Bar food starting on the 15th of January.

Read this blog for updates!

Dominicans Optimistic about 2006

Vietnamese most optimistic in 2006 A Gallup International poll shows Vietnam and China are the most optimistic of 66 countries looking to the year ahead. Among people surveyed in Vietnam and China 75 percent said 2006 would be better than 2005. Kosovo followed at 73 percent, Afghanistan at 69 percent, and the Dominican Republic at 66 percent. http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=11671

This is it!

This is a pinapple plant in case you didnt know and it is growing on my mini finca in Cabarete on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. Yup, this is the last day of of the eating season. Last night went to friends house on the ocean and Ate like a pig, saw and met a lot of nice folks to bring in the New Year. After Tonight I am never going to eat again I swear! Well it is going to be back to business even though I am still homeless. I am probably homeless till the 26th or 27th of January because I rented out not only the rental condo but the condo I live in. Who would have thunk 8 months ago I wouldnt have another place to live after all the real estate deals and financing deals that cross my path but alas it didn't work out so I am homeless as I took reservations so long ago and now I have to furfill my obligations. I rent 2 bedroom 2 bath Lux condos in the Best Location on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic in Sosua. Walking distance to everything, 1.5 blocks to the main beach and QUIET which is a big thing here in the Dominican Republic. Dead end street so NO MOTOCONCHOS continually going by with no mufflers and tons of pollution. I only charge 600 US a week and that is for the nicest condos in the building and the best location in ALL of Sosua as I have renovated them completely. Check em out at http://www.dominicancondos.com or you can go to Http://www.sosua-cabarete.com which is a Real Estate Agency I am associated with. I need to tune up this blog and get more familiar with the software. It is only a few days old and I have never used the software before.