Category Archives: Raves!

No Wire Hangers

Posted on November 4, 2013 by suddenlystthomas

Saturday morning Husband and I divided and conquered the children’s activities: he went to the monthly Home Depot Children’s Workshop with BB to build a boat, and I took BG to sailing class. I was watching BG clearly enjoying herself, … Continue reading →

Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Island Style, Raves! | Tagged CGC Quick Repair, Home Depot Kids Workshop, Joan Crawford, Kmart, Mommie Dearest | 2 Comments

Friday Dilemma

Posted on February 17, 2012 by suddenlystthomas

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 →

Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Quotidian, Raves! | Tagged coconut, Coral World | Leave a comment

A Chartered Day Out With Children, Part 1

Posted on February 13, 2012 by suddenlystthomas

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 | 2 Comments

Six Month Statistics

Posted on February 1, 2012 by suddenlystthomas

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 →

Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Quotidian, Raves!, Trials, Tribulations, Rants, Argh! | Tagged Cuzzin's, Hurricane Irene, Island Latte's, Oriental Trading Company, Orkin, Professional Killers, Rumbaba Charters, St. Thomas, Tot Lot, VI Desserts | 7 Comments

West Side Story

Posted on January 17, 2012 by suddenlystthomas

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 →

Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Culturally Cool, Island Style, Raves! | Tagged 15th Annual Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Fair, Bordeaux Farmers Market, St. Thomas | 1 Comment

Special Things

Posted on January 5, 2012 by suddenlystthomas

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 | Leave a comment

Blame The Floors…

Posted on December 31, 2011 by suddenlystthomas

Over the past week I have started blog posts about: How we had conch five ways (Conch Fritters, Buttered Conch, Conch Creole, Curried Conch, and Callalou Soup with conch) for our Christmas Eve meal at my favorite Caribbean restaurant called … Continue reading →

Posted in Culturally Cool, Island Style, Raves!, Trials, Tribulations, Rants, Argh! | Tagged Charlotte Amalie, Christmas Tree, Cuzzin's, Iguana, Isola Bella, Lucia Henley, R&I Patton Goldsmithing, Rising Stars, Swiffer | 2 Comments

“Don’t Stop The Carnival”: A Classic Island Read

Posted on December 9, 2011 by suddenlystthomas

We had been on St. Thomas for four days (extremely hot, humid August days) with: a broken A/C; two fussy children confused by the nearly complete lack of furniture and toys; and two hissing cats behind the washing machine who … Continue reading →

Posted in Must-Reads, Raves! | Tagged Don't Stop The Carnival, Herman Wouk, St. Thomas | 6 Comments