Bird Figurine Series - # 2

     

   This 8 piece set is a very special one in our collection. I can remember how thrilled Janine and I were when they arrived from her pen-pal Elvia in Washington many years ago. We love glass figurines and these are in our favourite colour, blue! 

                                                       

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The Pepper Flavour - Creative Monday Blog Hop

    
    I like pepper in my food but not very hot. Whether it is a meat dish, rice and peas, gravy etc. pepper must be there.  While my favourite is the Scotch Bonnet pepper I usually need to be careful as my mother does not like pepper.  
    Guess what?! I have found a solution with Hilo Hot Pepper Sauce! These days I use it in many dishes and even when I use several drops my mother does not find the food too hot!:) What is also wonderful is the fact that it gives the food such a great flavour.

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Bird Figurine Series - #1

     About 15 years ago my twin sister Janine and I started a collection of bird figurines.  I have decided to share them in a Bird Figurine Series. These 2 cute little yellow birds started the collection. They were bought by our mother in the popular tourist resort of Ocho Rios.

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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

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    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.