party shoes
When I was a little girl growing up in Barbados, party shoes were a big deal for me. At any birthday party, I’d be the girl with her party shoes still on, running around, when everyone else was...
View Articlenana and tooksie
As a little girl growing up, my Jamaican grandmother, Nana, used to remind us constantly about not doing something that would give us Tooksie*. “Don’t walk barefoot outside, you might get Tooksie!”...
View Articlea daughter’s eye
I took my eldest daughter for her first official eye exam. I am amazed by the technology eye doctors use today. Part of the exam involved the doctor taking a digital closeup of her eye for his...
View Articlefun with construction paper (part 1)
In five more days we will be officially on vacation in Barbados. My younger daughter is so excited she came home on Friday with this. I love the detail she added with the construction paper. Anyone who...
View Articlefun with construction paper (part 2)
Meet the artist below. She is the little person on the left wearing the hat. My camera work really does not do justice to how beautiful this is. My daughter’s attention to detail is remarkable. As she...
View Articlenovember rain
Make no mistake, we might turn back the clocks but there is no turning back now. My eldest found this leaf on our walkway and I could not resist taking a photo of it. Gotta love Fall.
View Article40 wishes
This year I turned 40. I approached this milestone with excitement and a “bring it on” attitude. Yes there are the cliches: 40 is the new 30, life begins at 40, fit at 40… and so on. For me, turning...
View Articlestorytime: how a four year old thinks
I would like to share with you how a four year old thinks. This story takes place 8 years ago, November 13, 2004. We are living in the suburbs. I only remember this because I wrote it down. I found it...
View Articlemy Superman
“Boy, does he ever look like Superman… I mean, Clark Kent”. These were my Dad’s words on meeting my husband for the first time when we were dating. It was a bit of a joke in our family. I already knew...
View Articletrue story: on kissing
“Look at the chickens kissing.” Film Credit: Chicken Run (2000) I am watching the claymation movie, Chicken Run, for the first time with my son. He is four years old. Circa 2004. How can chickens kiss...
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