I've said often, "I want to be roasted some day." You know, the classic Dean Martin-style roasts where everyone is dressed up, poking fun...

In what has become an annual tradition, I am happy to share this year’s birthday mixtape I made for Ray Ray.​ ​Recall I closed out last...

It is time to close out 2014, a year that has been very good to us in our corner of the universe. We started the year with our Caribbean...

Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard

Back in 2009, Ray Ray and I attended an NPR-hosted Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It was a big deal for...

In preparing for our wedding, we assembled little goodie bags for folks, especially those traveling from afar and staying at local...

I have an extra day or two out here in the inland Northwest before heading back to Washington. What an absolutely amazing week it has...

Fatto. Tremendous thanks to all who made it a day never to be forgotten. We are blessed beyond words. -.-

Another Ray Ray Birthday. Another mixtape. We’re on our fifth installment in this series and I’ve been told this is Ray Ray’s favorite...

There will likely be few entries this year. Even fewer than usual, because every extra moment is spent planning or organizing some aspect...

“But wait. You’re going on your honeymoon and you’re not married yet?” Yes. When you live in the Caribbean and the cruise ship pulls in...

It seems fitting that one of the last items on the calendar before our return to the US is an entry in our guestbook. In the two years we...

It’s Christmas in the islands. Feliz Navidad from the Dominican Republic! Our ex-pat home is celebrating Orphan Christmas with a few...

As the card says, "Viva la Navidad!" Merry Christmas, everyone! Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard

I’m happy to announce Ray Ray and I are officially engaged! It happened back on July 27th in our dining room after weeks of failed...

By now you’ve likely guessed the origins behind our newest visitors: SAIS Bologna. Leigh is the latest of our unique tribe to pack her...

A somewhat last-minute, though very welcome, visit from yet another Bologna classmate. Paul is a renaissance man of sorts. Along with...

Once is an occurrence. Twice is a trend. Three times is proof. This is the third in our mixtape series, and the first I’ve assembled...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, visitors can serve as a forcing function for exploring where you live. Ray Ray and I have been...

Larina and I closed out 2012 engaged in one of other year’s frequent activities: showing people around this beautiful island. To no one’s...