Favourite T-shirt - Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop

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Jan ( left ) & Jud ( right)

    Here in Jamaica we have been having a lot of celebrations for our 50th anniversary of Independence and Olympic success so I decided to share a picture of my late twin sister Janine and  me in our favourite Jamaica T-shirts.  

Yellow Yam - Creative Monday Blog Hop

      What a relief! Tropical Storm Ernesto is no longer a serious threat to Jamaica and I have reason to cheer about my country's performance at the London Olympics. Our top sprinter, Usain Bolt, is from the parish of Trelawny where a variety of yams abound!  Well, I like yellow yam a lot and enjoy it whether in soup or cooked on its own. Every week I eat some. First I peel off the skin and slice it up.  After that I put a teaspoon of salt in about a quart of water. When it boils up I put in the yam and allow it to cook for about 1 hour.  Below is a picture of  boiled yellow yam.

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A Time To Celebrate!

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   This weekend will be a special long holiday weekend as Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence on Monday, August 6th. Over the years Janine and I eagerly looked forward to this time of the year.  Our favourite events leading up to the big day included the Festival Song or Popular Song competition, Festival Queen Contest, Mello- Go- Roun’, Gospel Song competition, Grand Gala etc. If it meant staying up late at night to see or hear who was the winner of a competition we would do so. Whenever there was a special fashion for festival we would also get dresses made up in the fashion.  This year the Jamaican colours can be seen in many places. 
   Well, what better time to list my Top 10 favourite things about my homeland:

                                                  1. Wonderful people

                                                  2. Beautiful Landscape

                                                  3. Rich and varied culture

                                                  4. Reggae music

                                                  5.Great athletes

                                                  6. Delicious cuisine

                                                  7. Racial tolerance

                                                  8. Democratic country

                                                  9  Flora and fauna.

                                                 10.Tropical climate

Jamaica Skyscape - Wordless Wednesday Linky

   
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Nature Walk - Creative Monday Blog Hop

    One way to lift the spirit is to go on a 'Nature Walk' armed with your camera to capture favourite scenes. These days it is good to see these flowers that are beating the summer heat. Interestingly they remain closed for most of the day and usually start opening just after 5 p.m. I had a good time taking pictures and oh how I love the colour! 

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Olympic Memories

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     I can hardly believe how quickly the London Olympic games have come around. I am here reminiscing about the last Olympics in 2008 when Jamaica did so well winning 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.  My family including my twin sister Janine and brother Sutcliffe were glued to the television for many of the major events. Our favourite has always been athletics although we have shown interest in a wide variety of sports.

    The death of my twin almost killed my interest in sports and it was quite a struggle to regain it.  Nevertheless I have always been determined to do everything to cope. As I write this post and consider how things have changed in my life over the last 4 years I ask myself this question “What would Janine and Sutcliffe want for me?” Without any doubt I know that they would both want me to enjoy these games. That is what I aim to do as I recall this powerful saying "Have faith in God and no matter what happens in life you will find strength." – Catherine Pulsifer

    This year Jamaica celebrates its 50^th anniversary of Independence and we look forward to our athletes doing their best and the Jamaican flag flying high.

Palm Seed Beauty - Wordless Wednesday Linky

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How I use Hair Accessories - Creative Monday Blog Hop

   Over the years my twin and I never missed an opportunity to buy hair accessories whenever we went shopping in Kingston, Jamaica's capital or Ocho Rios, one of the popular tourist resorts. Now I have quite a collection. Recently the collection increased! I was thrilled to receive these beautiful dragonfly clips that were made by my cousin Marlene who lives in Massachusetts.

  Below are pictures of how I use these accessories. I brush back my hair in one and hold it together with a rubber band. After that I use the clip to hold up the end of my hair neatly and also to cover the rubber band. There are also times when I only use the accessory to hold my hair together.

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Book Review - Beginning with the End by Mary R. Morgan

   'Beginning with the End' is a compelling book dealing with the loss of one's twin. Author Mary R. Morgan lost her twin Michael Rockefeller in 1961 when he disappeared on an anthropology expedition off the remote coast of New Guinea. As the daughter of then Governor of New York, Mr. Nelson A. Rockefeller, she had to deal with this crisis in the glare of the public eye.

   Throughout the book she gives important insights on the experiences that one encounters following the loss of one's twin. The information will not only resonate with fraternal and identical twinless twins  but anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Her personal account of what it means to repress grief over a long period and how the support one gets from family and friends affects an individual is very instructive.

   The need to adjust to life without a twin is dealt with in a detailed manner. The steps she used to achieve this are interesting. I was particularly struck by the use of imagery and the impact of nature.

    Serious food for thought is given to the twinless twin as he/she learns how crucial it is that you do not try to see your twin in another individual as it causes a myriad of problems.  Mary reveals this as she relates how it affected her relationships.

    The feeling of being off balance is an important revelation. Mary’s account is a real eye-opener for those of us who have had a similar experience.

    Her flashback to moments spent with Michael encourages the twinless twin to treasure memories while trying to adjust to a whole new world. Immediately the saying “Once a twin always a twin” comes to mind.

     Mary holds a Masters in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University and has played an important role as psychotherapist to other twinless twins. Of particular note is her assistance to those who became twinless twins following the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster.

     I recommend this book as it offers an unique perspective on loss and grief as well the healing journey that one must take if life is to continue to be meaningful. 

Roaming Time - Wordless Wednesday Linky

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