https://suddenlystthomas.com/2013/11/04/no-wire-hangers/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/radar11213.jpgradar11:2:13The weather this weekend was crazy. Endless bands of rain - was like fall (until you felt how warm it was outside). Luckily Saturday morning wasn't so bad. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/images-2.jpegimages-2The awesome movie from the book. Joan Crawford was evidently a bit insane. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/images-1.jpegimages-1The source of the expression 'no wire hangers'! A great, if unsettling, beach read.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/towtruck3.jpgtowtruck3CGC Quick Repair - I concur! We will be calling them in the future. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/towtruck2_2.jpgtowtruck2_2Towing (or in this case, 'carrying') the wheel-less car. 2013-11-04T23:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2013/09/10/island-children-on-the-mainland/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_8258.jpgIMG_8258https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0451.jpgIMG_0451A fine New England summer day and a very different topography from St. Thomas. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0434.jpgIMG_0434BG scanning a chilly July 4th Atlantic. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0506_2.jpgIMG_0506_2https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0520.jpgIMG_0520Half the refrigerated area at Costuless (think: island Costco) on a high-season day last January. It's still a popular and much-frequented store. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/images.jpegimageshttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kidscamp.jpgkidscampExploring the soft mainland grass and dirt the first week of summer.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/iguanas.jpgiguanashttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mongoose.jpgmongoose2013-09-11T01:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2013/02/17/suddenly-silent-no-more/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6226.jpgIMG_6226https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_6198.jpgIMG_6198https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4512.jpgIMG_4512https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4287.jpgIMG_4287https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4464.jpgIMG_4464https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bggiraffe1.jpgBGgiraffe1https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/carousel1.jpegcarouselhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/carousel.jpegcarouselhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bgswinging.jpgBGswinginghttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pizzapalmtrees.jpgpizzapalmtrees2013-08-27T19:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/06/27/ashamed-of-topic-but-must-be-done/2012-06-27T22:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/05/06/real-world-tidbit-spoiler-alert-a-big-day-for-birthday-parties/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-8.jpgphoto-82012-05-15T17:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/05/14/a-triumvirate-of-classic-island-crazy-coconut-war-literal-bread-future-chicken/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/machetecoconut.jpgmachete:coconuthttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chicken-2.jpgchicken 2https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bread.jpgbread2012-05-15T02:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/05/04/hiding-from-the-real-world-at-coral-world/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/25641.jpg25641Charts alone aren't enough, you need a local to navigate these waters!https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/klimt-die-hoffnung2-1907.jpgklimt-die-hoffnung2-1907The Klimt that my shirt looks like, minus the pregnant and breasts out bit and the people hanging around (although I do have my two babies!). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2904.jpgIMG_2904Magician's assistants and sea lion (magician at right). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2909.jpgIMG_2909https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2908.jpgIMG_2908One of the stealth Real World guys. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2907.jpgIMG_2907Magician's assistants with sea lion.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_28941.jpgIMG_2894https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2915.jpgIMG_2915BG and guy with a minor amount of equipment - in hindsight, that must have been hot to lug around. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2898.jpgIMG_2898Norwegian enjoying Stingray Lagoon (with camera in foreground). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2894.jpgIMG_28942012-05-04T01:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/05/02/real-world-st-thomas-3/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2497.jpgIMG_2497Two of our Real World friends. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2496.jpgIMG_2496Athletic camera people.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2058.jpgIMG_2058https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2033.jpgIMG_2033BG at Butterfly Farm. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1639.jpgIMG_1639https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1638.jpgIMG_1638https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1637.jpgIMG_1637https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1636.jpgIMG_1636https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/14f4b90631f3e81.jpgReal World lodgings. Not bad. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/14f4b90631f3e8.jpgReal World Lodgings. Not bad. 2013-01-29T06:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/03/13/frustrating-food-update-sort-of/2012-05-19T18:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/03/12/frustrating-food-story/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crowley-frenchmans-cove-st-thomas_slideshow_large.jpgThe cargo docks where all our food arrives on Sundays, including our fishy strawberries. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_1373.jpgIMG_13732012-05-19T18:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/02/17/friday-dilemma/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_05991.jpgIMG_0599Perched on dash at home (but thrown away two minutes later - I bet ants LOVE coconuts). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_05971.jpgIMG_0597Coconut in hand, getting heavy. Probably not legal either. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0599.jpgIMG_0599https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0597.jpgIMG_0597https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0218.jpgIMG_0218BB with fish.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0214.jpgIMG_0214BB sprinting to the Undersea Observatory Dome at Coral World2012-02-17T23:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/02/13/a-chartered-day-out-with-children-part-1/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2792.jpgIMG_2792Great sign over the bar at Foxy's. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_27981.jpgIMG_2798A perfect little boat. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2799.jpgIMG_2799Possibly the quietest and most peaceful place on the beach on Jost. Every cemetery I have seen in the VI and BVI is above ground. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2798.jpgIMG_2798A perfect little boat. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2797.jpgIMG_2797Church at the quiet end of the beach. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2809.jpgIMG_2809We had to promise that we could come back soon to use that swing. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2808.jpgIMG_2808BG happy on swing. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_2802.jpgIMG_2802The ingenious horse tire swing. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bgjost.jpgBGJostBG sprinting down the beach to the swing. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0213.jpgIMG_0213BB checking out other seating options. 2012-02-13T17:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/17/west-side-story/2012-02-02T04:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/02/01/six-month-statistics/2013-08-27T19:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/20/medical-longings/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dataay5gwbeob_wipldyoiwcfvxxvzu9xwj55ox7agladvyf-objpyuwwi09jeybi-1j-hgsx6s2wxf5tk5d60zmbgtbo365kp2oq2meooefslvrad-nibtvqh5bl7biqwxf_c6v1uovzjrkis-zgr4xrxxfvopl9lrkpwcrvhke9uwhdnnja8fk.gifdata=Ay5GWBeob_WIPLDYoIWcfVXxvZu9XwJ55OX7Ag,lADVYf-oBjPYuWwi09jEYbi-1j-hgSX6s2WXF5tK5D60zmBgTbO365Kp2OQ2MEOoefsLVrad-nibTVqH5bl7BIQwxf_c6V1UOVzJrKIs-ZGR4XrxxfvOpL9lrkPWCRVhkE9UwhDnNJA8FK86aQGLXkjMviXhoPerCz_mpOkwIFZwrDlMThe closest CVS, store #3236 in Key Biscayne, FL, is 1100 miles away from us. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/unknown-2.jpegUnknown-2Fever? Rash? What child doesn't occasionally have these? Freaks me out. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/conch_photo1.jpgconch_photo1Beautiful Conch fritters on almost every menu here, which I worry BB might be allergic to.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/queen_conch_photo3_exp.jpgqueen_conch_photo3_expBeautiful Conch shell https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/13213638.jpg13213638Ah, Rockwell. Close, but their old pediatrician was much younger...2012-01-20T18:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/17/water-update/2012-01-17T13:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/14/newbie-winter-p-s/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_27271.jpgIMG_2727BB with beach toys for now. He is quite happy...https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2727.jpgIMG_27272012-01-14T14:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/13/newbie-winter/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_02161.jpgIMG_0216https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1140_21.jpgIMG_1140_2BG at Magen's Bay https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0216.jpgIMG_0216It's back!https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1140_2.jpgIMG_1140_2BG at Magen's Bayhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/oean-grill-lunch.jpgoean-grill-lunchLunch at Ocean Grill - fantastic amidst the palms. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/unknown-1.jpegUnknown-1Havana Blue2012-01-13T14:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/05/special-things/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_29331.jpgIMG_2933Shark tank paraphernalia with eye patch. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2933.jpgIMG_2933https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2931.jpgIMG_2931New (carefully doled out) special things. (Fine, so we don't actually put leis on her bedside table.) https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2934.jpgIMG_2934A few past (and current) special things. Items of note: paperweight, 'fish' shower-curtain ring, sheep key ring, and the ones that started it all - the wooden cake 'toppings' with velcro backs. 2012-01-06T21:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/31/blame-the-floors/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2872.jpgIMG_2872Sea urchins are much loved (to look at and eat) in this family. Please note that it is illegal to remove shells from beaches in the USVI. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2869.jpgIMG_2869One of the culprits with one of the cures. And we know he's super fat. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0138.jpgIMG_0138BB on Christmas morning with children's tree. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2686.jpgIMG_2686Grown-up tree with star brushing ceiling - didn't seem so important at one in the morning. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2863.jpgIMG_2863All our local booty - we are very lucky, and fortunate to have a vibrant artist community (and the 'Hibiscus liqueur' is tasty).https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2605.jpgIMG_2605Or just two. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2602.jpgIMG_2602Couldn't choose just one photo. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_25631.jpgIMG_2563https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2563.jpgIMG_2563https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2566.jpgIMG_2566BabyBoy during a mid-lunch walk. It was either that or put up with shrieks of having to sit still so long. 2012-01-06T21:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2012/01/06/three-kings-wrap-up-water/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0097.jpgIMG_0097https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0096.jpgIMG_0096https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_00951.jpgIMG_0095https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0095.jpgIMG_0095https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0081.jpgIMG_0081https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0080.jpgIMG_0080https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0090.jpgIMG_0090https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0089.jpgIMG_0089https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0042.jpgIMG_0042Pretty certain it's a Century Tree. I will keep checking (and watch for the feral cat poop). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2339.jpgIMG_2339Three Kings showing up with gifts for a 12 day old baby Jesus on St. John. 2012-01-06T19:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/22/santa-math/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2189.jpgIMG_2189Lighted Havensight Christmas Tree (with palms)https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cb11cn180_ia_vi_totalpop_2010map.jpgcb11cn180_ia_vi_totalpop_2010map2010 Census USVIhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images-11.jpegimages-12010 Census USVIhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images-1.jpegimages-12010 Census USVIhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2265.jpgIMG_2265Chill Santahttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2192.jpgIMG_2192Steel Pans at Havensight Mallhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images.jpegimages2011 USVI Census2011-12-22T01:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/13/the-search-for-the-perfect-christmas-tree-part-2/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2325_2.jpgIMG_2325_2Our trees in temporary beachwear bauble. And we do have some pruning to do...https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mv5bmjcznzawmza2nv5bml5banbnxkftztcwnjqyodcymq-_v1-_sy317_cr260214317_.jpgMV5BMjczNzAwMzA2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjQyODcyMQ@@._V1._SY317_CR26,0,214,317_Brigadoon: A fabulous 1954 musical about a mystical village that appears out of the fog in Scotland once every 100 years, with a love story and dancing thrown in. Great if you like that sort of thing. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2307.jpgIMG_2307BG checking out what Martha Stewart and Jaclyn Smith have to offer Kmart. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2023.jpgIMG_2023A palm at McDonald's decorated with Happy Meals (taken from car window). I went back the next day to take a proper one - all the palms around the McDs had them, but it had rained. Very sadly gone...2011-12-17T23:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/17/a-change-in-seasons/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/vis-l1.jpgvis-lWind this afternoon. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_1510.jpgIMG_1510What we did have: a sweaty monkey and sweatier penguin trick-or-treating. https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_1253.jpgIMG_1253Double rainbow (with wires). https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/vis-l.jpgvis-lhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/october-snow-storm-2011-pumpkins-300x200.jpgoctober-snow-storm-2011-pumpkins-300x200What we didn't havehttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_1195.jpgIMG_1195Bright, hot, sun. 2012-01-10T10:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/11/the-search-for-the-perfect-christmas-tree-part-1/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas-tree.jpgChristmas TreeSome lucky people with their tree.https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/unknown2.jpegUnknownCentury Tree, pre-flowerhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/unknown1.jpegUnknownhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/unknown.jpegUnknownhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_1935.jpgIMG_1935Potted fir treehttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3346347856_85be2dee4d_m.jpg3346347856_85be2dee4d_mCentury Tree in full bloom on St. John2011-12-13T02:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/09/dont-stop-the-carnival-a-classic-island-read/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_22451.jpgBG reads Woukhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2245.jpgBG reads Wouk2011-12-13T01:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/07/ants-a-love-story-2/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_21601.jpgAnt CheeriosTrio of Honey-Nut Cheerios on Clean Counter, 10:45am. Go ahead, enlarge this photo...https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_21392.jpgCheerios Trio of Honey-Nut Cheerios on Clean Counter, 9:30amhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2160.jpgCheerios with antsTrio of Honey-Nut Cheerios on Clean Counter, 10:45amhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_21391.jpgCheeriosTrio of Honey-Nut Cheerios on Clean Counter, 9:30amhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2139.jpgTrio of CheeriosTrio of Honey-Nut Cheerios on Clean Counterhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/black-ant-illustration_432x4322.jpgBlack AntNormal Ant (unscientific term my own) or Black Anthttps://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fireant1.jpgFire AntFire Ant2011-12-13T02:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.com/about/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_98611.jpgDawnDawn2011-12-06T02:16:41+00:00weekly0.6https://suddenlystthomas.com/2011/12/05/andsoitbegins/https://suddenlystthomas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_0288_21.jpgCharlotte Amalie Harbor2011-12-13T22:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://suddenlystthomas.comdaily1.02013-11-04T23:09:55+00:00