Bathsheba, Barbados, Makes the Sunday Ne...
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03 29th, 2009 |
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Anywhere you go on an island that’s 14 x 21 miles in size is just a little ways away. Geographically, anyway. But Bathsheba, on the east coast of Barbados and just a little ways away from where I live on the south coast, is actually another world.
The first time Greg took me to lunch at Round House...
Barbados’ Gifts: Sun, Sea, and Hol...
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03 28th, 2009 |
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If I weren’t blessed to live in Barbados, I’d visit. I’d visit in late March when I could attend the Holders arts season. This year’s season began March 14, 2009; it runs until April 4.
Holders, known as “the West Indies’ premier performing arts event of the year,”...
Cafe Sol & Earthworks Make Beautifu...
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03 24th, 2009 |
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Some art is useful, sophisticated yet accessible, and available to anyone who passes by. The new outside wall at the (very yummy) Mexican restaurant Cafe Sol across the street from where I live in St Lawrence Gap in Barbados is an example of such art.
I’ve been watching the progression of work on the...
Even in Barbados, It Could Always Be Wor...
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03 23rd, 2009 |
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It Could Always Be Worse is a children’s story based on a Yiddish folk tale. Today it’s my life.
The story is about a man who complains to his rabbi that his home is too small for the family. Too crowded. Chaotic.
Lord, could I relate. Before my husband Greg and I gave up our apartment for...
Seeing Barbados Through the Eyes of Anot...
An e-mail from photographer Keith Clarke arrived yesterday and I’m cheeky enough to use this as an excuse to post another of his beautiful photos of Barbados. In return, he gets this plug. Ah, I love the quid pro quo of the Internet world.
Mr Clarke wrote to tell me where his gorgeous book,...
Children Are Supposed to Leave Home; Mom...
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03 18th, 2009 |
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My 25-year-old daughter met me in Miami last month. RJ works for a company based in New York but is on a project in Eastern Europe for a year. Unable to attend Greg’s and my wedding in January, she met me in Miami a few weeks ago.
My beautiful, gracious, brilliant, and sensitive daughter has been...
Barbados, Good Morning from Bob Marley...
Thank you, Mr Marley
Listen to Bob Marley’s “One Love”
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Jamaican Bob Marley is the defacto ambassador of the Caribbean islands. His image is ubiquitous on every island I’ve visited (t-shirts mostly, but other things as well), his music is played with joy and...
In Which Jane Nearly Ruins a Family̵...
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03 15th, 2009 |
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Six months ago, a gentleman from St Louis contacted me about a holiday rental here at St Lawrence Beach Condos for his family of four. He wrote, “I need a place Mar 14-21.”
I wrote back, “No problem, I have a terrific place for you May 14-21.”
He wrote back, “I’ll take...
St Lawrence Gap Street Art: Seth...
Many of the vendors on St Lawrence Gap have made street-selling their career. Some have been selling their goods for a good decade or more. I occasionally find an original and charmingly rough-hewn bauble I just can’t resist.
Like Seth’s. Seth is not only a street vendor. He’s also a...
In Which Jane Flunks Luxury Caribbean Cr...
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03 11th, 2009 |
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Everything about Windstar cruises is perfect. For other people. Unfortunately, not for me. I had had enough of my luxury cruise 2 days into our 7-day sail and jumped ship on Day Four.
Which would puzzle other people … actually, pretty much anyone would think my husband and I were out of our...
The Caribbean’s Bequia: Your Hot S...
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03 9th, 2009 |
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My husband Greg and I are on a Windstar cruise. My first-ever cruise and there’s nothing like starting at the top. Alas, there’s something I need to sustain life that this otherwise excellent cruise does not offer: decent internet connectivity.
And so I’m “speaking” to you...
Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup: Thoroughbr...
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03 8th, 2009 |
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Witnessing the magnificent race horses run around the oval grass track at the Garrison is a beautiful and memorable experience. Our six-furlong grass track and the high standards of Barbados’ horse racing are sources of immense pride in Barbados.
The garbage left there after a race is not.
The Barbados...
Barbados: Six Yummy Foods For Your Sweet...
Lovers of sweets will love Barbados.
Here are a few of this American’s faves:
1. Rum anything. Rum baba, rum cake, Great Cake, rum bread pudding, rum raisin ice cream .. you get the idea. Rum’s sugar content itself offers a pleasant sugar/alcohol high. Rum was born in Barbados and is a religion...
Ricardo, Rock Star of St Lawrence...
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03 7th, 2009 |
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Ricardo’s our own personal rock star here at St Lawrence Beach Condos. He’s young, attractive, easy-going, personable, capable, responsive, and liked by guests. He’s so well thought of by our guests, in fact, that he’s often mentioned in the reviews they write on TripAdvisor. ...
When the U.S. Sneezes, Barbados Gets a C...
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03 6th, 2009 |
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When the U.S. sneezes, Barbados gets a cold.
Well, the U.S. is currently down with the flu. Does that mean Barbados is headed for the ICU?
Right now this minute, if you saw the folks enjoying our pool and beach out back, you’d pronounce the patient healthy. In fact, this radiant day pulled me out...
“Paper or Plastic?” When Vis...
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03 4th, 2009 |
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“Paper or plastic?” is not a question asked in Barbados. Here, it’s all plastic, all the time.
Never have I seen people more fond of plastic bags than Bajans. I go to Big B grocery store and I watch as small items are slipped into small polythene bags and then put into larger polythene...
Calypso Oh Yeah...
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Max Romeo sings “Shame & Scandal.” If this doesn’t make you smile, then you need a holiday in...
The Photography of Keith Clark: Doing Ba...
From the “silver lining” file …
I goofed. Every photo I post on this blog is one I took myself or purchased from istockphoto.
Except one. It was a photo of a verdant island valley, by Barbados photographer Keith H. Clarke (stunning site; please visit it). Very kindly, Mr Clarke wrote...
