Category Archives: Caribbean

You are your food

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The idea of your being what you eat is neither new nor unique when it comes to nutrition. I’m not going to get into a froth about organic farming. Nor am I going to get all romantic about turning urban … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Days 38-40)–Learning to make do

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

As befits a Lenten challenge, it was not going to be easy. Coming to the end of the forty days, I found myself in a situation totally unenvisaged: I was travelling and unable to easily write or post my thoughts. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 36)–Break me into the day slowly

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Dawn. Without fail, daybreak is there. Some days, it’s more pleasant than on other days. A few days away from the freezing weather of North America in exchange for the warm breezes of the Caribbean can make a huge difference. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 35)–Yard work

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Being Jamaican. Somethings don’t lend themselves to neat definition and brief description. This may be one of those aspects that fall into the ‘you know it when you know it’ category. It may be the same for other nationalities, and … Continue reading →

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Just a minute!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

My thoughts on Lent will have to take a little pause because I’m in the midst of travelling. While I can write and fly, or be flown to be precise, I cannot share my thoughts easily without the wonderful presence … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 22)–Happenstance

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

The happenstance of happiness. Did you grow up during a time when many things in your lives involved people coming to your neighbourhood to sell? Did you grow up having to go to market regularly; if not to market, then … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 20)–Trains of thought

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Staying on the rails. Some of my most enjoyable and memorable experiences have been on trains. I once took a train along part of the Orient Express route through southern Europe, as part of the return leg of a month-long trans-European Interrail … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 19)–Storytellers

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Getting that story out. I like to say that everyone has a story. Last night, I was with a friend from church doing a stint trying to help some homeless men who are trying to get jobs with computer literacy. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 11)–Sunday afternoons

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon. Spending a lazy Sunday afternoon is a pleasure to be savoured. I’m not going to try to spell out the philosophical basis for this. There may be health benefits, but I am not going to try … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 8)–Skiing downhill in a fog

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Downhill skiing. I learnt to ski late in life, but was glad that I did. Until I had tried zip lining above the jungle canopy in Belize, nothing else I’ve ever tried thrilled and scared me so much at the … Continue reading →

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