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Friday Dilemma
There was no school today (Professional Day for Teachers, or some such reason) and this morning a bunch of us (mothers and children) hit Coral World, which is sort of like an indoor/outdoor aquarium. It was great fun, but hot … Continue reading
A Chartered Day Out With Children, Part 1
Captain Ocean Peterson picked the six of us up (Husband, Babies, visiting Mother and Sister, and me) at the dock at 8:30am in the chartered motorboat; he was taking us out for a day tour around the neighboring British Virgin … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Island Style, Raves!
Tagged Foxy's, Jost Van Dyke, Ocean Petersen, Painkiller, Soggy Dollar
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Six Month Statistics
In the six months since we moved here: We have had ONE hurricane (so low-grade that some people scoffed at it, but as it turned from a tropical storm into Hurricane Irene directly over us, it counts). Husband has had … Continue reading
Medical Longings
We used to have a wonderful, sweet, old-school, top-of-the-line pediatrician on the mainland. He was part of a small practice – all members of which I adored – and there was a 24-hour number we could call with whatever concerns … Continue reading
Water Update
A friend just informed me that WAPA said yesterday there will be rolling water outages until Friday. The saga continues…
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West Side Story
The 15th Annual Bordeaux Farmer’s Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Food Fair took place this weekend in Bordeaux, on the far western side of the island. For an island this size, the geographies are surprisingly diverse. The western side is stunning, … Continue reading
Newbie Winter, P.S.
BabyBoy has a cold now – a slight one, not that big of a deal, but a cold nevertheless. Usually by this time of year, BB would have had a cold for months. He would have had a constant runny … Continue reading
Newbie Winter
Five months still qualifies one as a “newbie” on island; the word has been used to describe me four times in the last 48 hours. The first was when I was trying to ‘make nice’ while calling for last-minute, hard-to-get-in-high-season … Continue reading
Posted in Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Fabric Mill, Havana Blue, Mongoose Junction, Ocean Grill, St. John, St. Thomas, Water shortage
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Three Kings; Wrap-Up; Water?
Today is “Three Kings Day,” or the Feast of Epiphany, in the Virgin Islands as well as in Puerto Rico and much of Latin America and the Caribbean; banks, federal offices, schools, and many businesses are shut. I gather it … Continue reading
Special Things
Every night before BG falls asleep, she asks for ‘special things’ to put on her bedside table. ‘Special things’ is a classification that encompasses a massive variety of objects; the feature in common is that they must be pretty small … Continue reading
Posted in Island Style, Quotidian, Raves!
Tagged Duffy's Love Shack, East End, Red Hook, restaurant
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Suddenly St. Thomas 