Chiriquí Chatter

As Halloween approaches, two of my grandkids go in search of The Great Pumpkin.

I wonder if they found him.

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Open Bar, Grill Dinner, Costume Contest, Transportation Included, Dance Music
** 60 seats available **
Wednesday, October 31 st
Leaving at 6:15pm
at Plaza Los Establos
only $15.00
Tickets at:
Boquete Tree Trek
Read and Relax
Information at giovyrojas@gmail.com
6671-1961

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October is the time for Halloween and for some people it will be to time to make jack-o-lanterns. For others, it may be a time to make a pumpkin pie from fresh pumpkin. PriceSmart is ready for which ever need you have.

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To the entire mother’s in the US (or other parts of the world that is celebrating Mother’s Day), Chiriquí Chatter salutes you! I hope you receive all the recognition that you justly deserve. My daughter and daughter-in law should receive a lot of hugs and kisses today.

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I hope you hadn’t planned on going to the bank or many stores because today is Labor Day and you won’t find many people working. Usually that won’t affect the stores in the Chiriquí Mall or Plaza El Terronal because the malls in Panama are open year around.
I hope I can figure out something to [...]

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I drove up to Boquete today with the sole purpose of meeting Ari, who owns the bookstore in Los Establos. She had read about Hal and The Bookmark and had been touched and really wanted to help. She had contacted me via email and asked how to get in touch with Hal. She had offered [...]

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Today is El Día de San José, the Patron Saint of David. I will probably feel like horsing around a little this afternoon, so there is a possibility of photos tomorrow.
Incase you missed Lilia’s comment describing today’s activities, I will repost it here.
Hello Don:
The starting position for the horse parade is the vacant lot [...]

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Don’t forget that Monday is a holiday in David. All the school kids will be out and there will be a large horse parade. I understand this is quite a sight as all the horses and riders will be decked out in their finest regalia. I haven’t heard where the starting position is and what [...]

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I wish I had something prophetic to say, but I guess I will leave that to the soothsayers. I just know that I am happy to have made another milestone. Panama City was alive and sparkling as the clock struck twelve. All around the city you could hear the booms and pops from various sized [...]

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It seems that the most Google searches that bring people to Chiriquí Chatter in December is related to Christmas Traditions in Panama. I don’t know if this is a typical teacher exercise for students living in a cold region to get the students to think about Christmas in a warmer part of the world or [...]

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