Chiriquí Chatter

Dixon Hamby, one of my favorite photographers, will be in David tomorrow, June 1 and I bet you will be in for a treat when he has a chance to post some new photos of his visit to David. Dixon has a way of capturing works of art in a digital medium. If you haven’t [...]

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Once again I find myself gazing out of my window looking out at a beautiful sky. Across the street are gorgeous green trees with birds chirping and I am listening to Jimmy Buffett on Pandora. Seems like deja vu all over again.
It reminds me of a similar day my first year in Panama when I [...]

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It has been a quite a while since I had done it. I was starting to wonder if I would ever do it again. I had thought about doing it last year and really wanted to several times, but the equipment just wouldn’t function.
I consulted a professional and tried all the recommended suggestions, but I [...]

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NOTE - The owner sent me a note that I could remove the post, so I assume he has rented it. I am going to leave the post because I think it shows what one can reasonably purchase for less than $40,000. The original post follows:
One of Chiriqui Chatter’s readers was recently in David to [...]

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By Don Ray Williams
May 29, 2006
As a little boy getting ready for bed
I remember looking at my mother and what I said.
Mother, tell me a story, would you tell me one please?
I would beg her and beg her and get down on my knees.
Tell me one about pirates on ships with huge sails,
Or tell me [...]

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By Don Ray Williams
May 29, 2006
I wonder if I could learn to pick a guitar,
I know as a profession, I wouldn’t get too far,
But it sure is something I’d like to do,
So I could write and pick out a ditty or two.
I wonder if it is hard to tie words to a tune,
I wonder [...]

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Remember the pineapples that I showed a while back?

Well I am happy and sad to tell you that I couldn’t resist any longer and cut them. I must say that they were both extremely sweet and juicy. I wonder if they were sweeter because they were free.

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I hear that the date is the end of July.

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Tom Lehrer was one of my favorite artists when I was in college. He was a Harvard graduate and known as a musical satirist. He is another of my lost friends that I have become reacquainted with on Pandora. Who can forget “Poisoning pidgins in the park” or “We will all go together when we [...]

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This is the last slice of the cake I baked yesterday. It was a hit. I am surprised that there was a slice left for today.

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