tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27217352216570362122024-02-07T14:40:09.532-08:00Peace in the TropicsTo know peace is to find grace, contentment and harmony.
“Peace be with you” Genesis 43:23
jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-92003164931168032462013-11-19T18:12:00.000-08:002013-11-19T18:12:18.432-08:00Gym Reject<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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preparing for my holiday in the UK and the winter assault, I upped my
antioxidant and vitamin C etc.. At the same time thought it wise to increase my fitness level for the
Christmas shopping, (and make way for fish n chips, eggnog, family gatherings and the mere
joviality of the season) I took myself off to the gym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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idea was to sign up for a month, work those muscles and do some cardio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nearest gym (which was not the best idea) happens to be a rather la di da place, what they call a, “boutique gym”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
forgot that when they opened a few years ago it was branded as stylish and
geared to the well paid professional - and pretentious!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So pray tell why I found myself
walking up their stairs on a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon, it had to be
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mister, the I look so good trainer, welcomed me with his
best greeting and asked me whether I’m part of any corporate group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Errr no! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He went into a long spiel about signing up and
membership as if it was a given.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
probably thought that I was retarded because I kept interrupting him about the
$300 sign up fee. He was clearly annoyed that I didn't find the ambience and prestige of association impressive, we were back and forth about me handing over $300 "to belong" and then $120 a month for membership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hell no…... My friends would laugh me out of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">His
next “twist arm tactic” was well if you sign up for $200 and the
monthly fee, you can use the gym off peak hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I wanted was to join for a
month, but boyfriend said that is reserved for tourist, oh yeah, this is a
holiday destination! </span></div>
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gym really is very nice and offers a wide range of services; a weight room, a
"cardio theatre" with intimidating looking treadmills, bikes, steppers, rowers, weight
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>On offer is </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Les Mills
Classes; Bodypump, bodyjam, bodyvive, bodybalance, bodystep, bodyattack …. - </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">hour long
high-intensity workouts burn through fat and help carve lean muscle. (OMG); <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and classes like Zumba, spin, pilates etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was trying to process all the technology when suddenly the trainer asked me if
I ever tried Surfside, another gym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Before I could respond properly he added that Surfside would be more suitable for me. Wtf,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> l</span>ol and more
lol, for half a second I lost my speech.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anyway I swallowed hard, thanked him for his time only too happy to escape the madness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That place is
stupidly expensive even if I made the grade.</span></div>
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pulled these pictures from their Facebook page to prove my point, this gym is
for the glam squad.</strong></em></span></span></span><span class="featuretext1"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";"><o:p><span style="color: black;"> </span></o:p></span></span></div>
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then I’ve signed up for the Yummy Mummy Fitness zumba group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<strong><span class="featuretext1"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";"><span style="color: black;">and the fee is …. </span></span></span><span class="featuretext1"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";"><span style="color: black;">wait for it $5 a class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<span class="featuretext1"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Awesome!!!!<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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tend to just buy the Sunday papers and rarely watch national news so it was with amusement that I learnt of the kefuffle with the Minister of Finance suggesting that the Leader
of the Opposition (who just happens to be a woman) to go …………… lol.</span></div>
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the behavior was akin to a little boy tantrum and more disturbing because this was
the second occurrence in recent times that the esteemed Minister had made a
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to get caught up in the political venting and posturing, suffice it to say that the
Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley called for a parliamentary vote of no-confidence
and a public petition was targeted at the Minister of Finance, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris Sinckler wherein thousands of signatures
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went along to the Rally in Queens Park which was supposed to be non political and
I must admit the early speakers kept it cool but by late evening the trash talk
and good old Caribbean ‘bacchanal” played out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ms Mottley came on stage to thunderous applause, she is such an eloquent speaker!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rationale behind the motion was to have the Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart
remove the Minister of Finance from his portfolio. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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dismissed the rally to be a political stunt to gain mileage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Whatever
it was and I’m not political, but I do support Ms Mottley for taking exception
to the Minister of Finance comment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that she,
the Leader of the Oppostion Mia Mottley should “strip naked and run down Broad
Street in her attempt to get attention”.</span><span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Pleeeaaase
Chris, Mia Amor Mottley, Queens’s Counsel, Member of Parliament and Leader of
the Opposition gets attention without trying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Here
is a woman who receives accolades for her oratorical skills, is beloved by her constituents,
young old and in between, is at ease with the boys on the block, at home with
Heads of Government, comes from a wealthy middle class family; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 29 was one of the youngest Barbadians ever
to hold a ministerial portfolio, a political lineage to equal that of Errol
Barrow and you say she is seeking attention .... I don't think so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No,
Mr. Minister, if she does not become the next Prime Minister of
Barbados I’ll eat my hat; ooops! So maybe you should go and wash your mouth out with
soap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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towards women and my female friends and I may just vote Sisterhood!<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><em>Faith now resides in her beloved garden developing into the income generating vehicle its capable of becoming.</em> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>Fewer people get the opportunity to work until retirement age, they don't get that gold watch and don't pass Go.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>So many stumbling blocks, company restructures, going out of business, stress, poor health, something or somebody seems to get to you. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>Congrats to the brave ones who stop the madness and make do with what they have.</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I'm gonna be a brave one, just watch me!</span></em><br />
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Princess Magogo preserving the tribe's stories in song.</td></tr>
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jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-40093585697991281812013-10-07T19:09:00.003-07:002013-10-07T19:09:53.001-07:00Flawless Skin<br />
<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I just happened to pop into a department store and walked into a makeover demonstration. No</span><span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">w, </span>I’m not one to give this neither thought nor time but I was in no rush and sometimes its fun to step out of the box.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The process started ...... she cleaned the model's face, applied </span>primer, liquid foundation, pressed powder, highlighter,
blusher, layers and layers of stuff, tweaked here, dabbed there and on and on .... </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was taking a bit long for my liking and I was anxious to move on to my real love, designer handbags!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> </span></span><br />
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the end the model look lovely and surprisingly quite natural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Great for her but I certainly don't have the time or inclination for ritual. I quickly apply</span>
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indeed an art, the talent and creativity </span></span></span><span class="fbphototaglisttag"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: large;">was overwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was evident that the arrangers were </span></span></span><span class="fbphototaglisttag"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: large;">not
afraid in their approach to themes such as Expectations, </span></span></span><span class="fbphototaglisttag"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: large;">Horizons, Suspense,
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jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-11543975898101774922013-08-25T19:19:00.000-07:002013-08-25T19:19:14.342-07:00Easy like Sunday morning<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Ooh,
that's why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning <br />
That's why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning</span></em> </span></div>
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in the world would anybody put chains on me? <br />
I've paid my dues to make it <br />
Everybody wants me to be, what they want me to be <br />
I'm not happy when I try to fake it, no </span></em>
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that's why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning </em></span></span></div>
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why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning </em></span></span></div>
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wanna be high, so high <br />
I wanna be free to know <br />
The things I do are right <br />
I wanna be free, just me, babe </em></span>
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why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning <br />
That's why I'm easy <br />
I'm easy like Sunday morning</em></span><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span></span></div>
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I'm easy <br />
Easy like Sunday morning <br />
Because I'm easy <br />
Easy like Sunday morning<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the beach this morning enjoying some R&R, drinking a Banks (beer, as you do!) when I was approached by a precocious 6 or 7 year old, whom I didn't know from Adam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">'You drink beer,?<em> err yes!</em> I thought only men drank beer, <em>blank stare</em>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You smoke?<em> No</em>. You go to church, <em>yes, you</em>, No! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You ..........' <em>by this time, little girl picked up on my get lost look </em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>and ran off.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Years later she may reflect on an encounter with a loose woman.</span><br />
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jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-79216685746421019122013-08-22T13:42:00.001-07:002013-08-22T13:42:48.528-07:00White Blooms<br />
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Beautifully fragrant Jasmine</h3>
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White Desert Rose</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Here you go! one of my favourite plant - Orchids</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">White Rain Lillies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "High Tower Text","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a large plumeria by the main gate, and the jasmine by the small gates so as you approach my house there’s a gorgeous blend of scents.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Mini Frangipani</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several white frangipani are dotted around the house, these grow quickly and extremely easy to propagate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just put a few cuttings in old coffee containers and walk away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find them very attractive and use them to detract from a flawed wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Star Jasmine</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Green and white crinum and the frangipani flower.</span></div>
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<br />jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-44036669690153580202013-08-19T13:58:00.001-07:002013-08-19T13:58:27.160-07:00The bare fridge ......<br />
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follow you to the fridge and (the fridge) is very bare.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My little
niece is notorious for this. Of course, she's neither hungry or thirsty, just happens to be a nosey.</span></span></div>
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friends may comment ‘you don’t reach the supermarket yet’, or 'someone needs a loan'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cheek!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well some of us also exercise our options when to grocery shop.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">As a result my activity tends to be – check the fridge, find nothing, move to the cupboard,
nothing ...… back to the fridge, wait, that’s right, nothing there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aha the freezer, eureka!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not so fast – everything is frozen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lots of herbs, kale and cous cous) there is enough to make a super veggie meal.</span></div>
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category of degenerate, a bad mother, an alcoholic, unemployed, and so forth. It's seldom
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justification for an empty fridge is that grocery shopping is but a stone’s
throw from my humble abode and open 24/7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
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jaymarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133513756251253047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721735221657036212.post-28934631358221388712013-08-18T14:36:00.000-07:002013-08-18T14:36:33.726-07:00Sharing .... a Caribbean thing.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Do you recall anyone starving to death in the Caribbean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Perhaps somewhat malnourished, starving hungry
maybe but with breadfruit trees, pumpkin vines, lime trees and people so
willing to give you a helping hand its kind of hard to believe we could lose
anyone to starvation.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin Vine</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbXMveJOnIHZoixjkPdSE20AbX9HpwaNPRIMnQ1-jZlI8wF5NxP609Ee0fS5U0g2MPKOX1Pt2v6mGTr6hMbsZqXxrP9am091WxA1nDZbOeeJh-t8vgFFUIRsZvC4B1PVQBAk2Rsltapij/s1600/2tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbXMveJOnIHZoixjkPdSE20AbX9HpwaNPRIMnQ1-jZlI8wF5NxP609Ee0fS5U0g2MPKOX1Pt2v6mGTr6hMbsZqXxrP9am091WxA1nDZbOeeJh-t8vgFFUIRsZvC4B1PVQBAk2Rsltapij/s200/2tree.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breadfruit</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This particular week, Samaritans were lurking at every
corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a wonder of amazing
gestures of kindness, by the end of the week I was dizzy with joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really though, think about it all the little
acts of thoughtfulness people did for you this week and pass it on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My frenzied week began with my sister in law; we were
sitting around drinks in hand when Miss Sweetness announced that she had
something for me, big smile on her face and hope that I don’t take offense!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I’m intrigued, especially as she took ages to get
the ‘thing’ out of the bag. No worries! I should know that she has my back. She happened upon a product that is working for her and she wanted me to look as lovely as she does. Bless her cotton picking heart.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new wonder product!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back home, I popped across the road to deliver some mangoes to my
neighbour and she offered me a huge breadfruit the size of a very large
melon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manners prevented me from
declining so I asked for a wedge instead. As I turned to leave, her husband was
coming through the door, he greeted me and at the same time reached into the
bag he was carrying and pulled out a some limes and two cucumbers and gave
them to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I don’t normally visit the telephone company
(doctors orders!), but since they are a law unto themselves I became compliant
and paid my bill on due date. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was ever
so surprised to see my cousin patiently awaiting her turn as one does in the
throes of a monopolized giant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(You’re
right not my favourite provider).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
complimented my girl on looking sharp, nice lipstick and so on, then quipped
her about a hot date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well would you
believe that a couple of days later she surprised me with up a new lipstick and some
mangoes.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Next my
good buddy called to tell me that our mutual friend left some cabbage, okra,
and bean that she was able to reap from her kitchen garden, before the pesky
monkeys helped themselves to the results of her hard labour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I went to collect my goodies, the very same
buddy, not to be outdone slipped me some DVD’s. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I’m not done
yet, an elderly couple living next door to my office sent over two huge boxes
of mangoes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same day, as I sat in my
office there was a knock on the door, I opened it to find my gardener standing there with some mangoes and two moringa plants.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<a href="http://www.buzzle.com/articles/health-benefits-of-moringa.html">http://www.buzzle.com/articles/health-benefits-of-moringa.html</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moringa Oleifa</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">All these
mangoes were wonderfully delicious, I was only too happy to share them with others. I sliced and froze the set at the end (above) and took them to a beach picnic where even more people delighted in them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Another
delight was soup made by a work colleague from Grenada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a little “all Nations” in the office
and work stops when presented with something from another country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not sure of the complete ingredients in the soup, but
it did include pumpkin, spinach, ginger, dumplings of course, green plaintain, lentil
powder and it was a winner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I happened
to be in the lunch room later as the evening shift came on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whilst unpacking her lunch Ms. Jamaica passed
me a container and simply said, ‘you came to mind as I was putting out my
lunch." My workmates are amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As he handed over the breadfruit I joyful gave him a some Soursop that I picked from my tree that same morning.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c3026; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.0pt;">Soursop is a versatile and amazing
tree, with all the parts of it having important uses in traditional
medicine. Juice made from the fruit, as well as the fruit itself, are effective
in exterminating all kinds of intestinal parasites and amoeba. I routinely gave
my beloved tea made from the leaves when he was ill.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back to the breadfruit.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Breadfruit has
a reputation of being bland but there are many ways to cook (baked, boiled,
roasted, friend, crushed) and use breadfruit that this lowly tropical staple
can be transformed into a gastronomical experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The breadfruit is abundant in the tropics
and really quite cheap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been
written that “the breadfruit is a nutritional giant capable of alleviating
hunger in the world’s poorest nations.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Remember
Captain Bligh's ill fated mission on the HMS Bounty? He was to bring
breadfruit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saplings from the South
Pacific to the Caribbean, because the breadfruit tree produced huge, nutritious
fruits as often as three times a year, and it was thought they might provide an
inexpensive food supply for <strong>African slaves</strong> working on Caribbean
plantations; there you have it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">For the
beach picnic I made a breadfruit and tuna salad, consisting of cooked and diced
breadfruit, sweetcorn, green pepper, and of course canned tuna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally I mix together with mayonnaise but
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><em>add salt and pepper to desired
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This can be
served hot or cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">My mother
was a great one for sharing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Like a lot
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">she would not </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">allow you </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">to leave her house
empty handed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Whether it was cherries,
soursop,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>herbs, ground provisions,
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">avocados, homemade bread, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">whatever little she had she believed in sharing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>She even took her doctor little parcels on
visits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m happy
to report that I’ve ventured back into the garden. My buddies are well pleased
as are my neighbours; they can at last look forward to shrubs and plant
cuttings for the community park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
family dog which I now have to claim as mine is especially pleased to have
someone to explore with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, she would
prefer her master or my son but guess what Peanut it’s now you and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Awwww, she deserves more than a pat on the
back! For, in addition to yard patrol she chews any blade of grass found sticking
through the potted plants and husks coconuts for garden pot filtration.</span><br />
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Russell and Chihuahua mix, three months old, spirited and full of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She belongs to a neighbour’s nine year old
and his five year old sister, they’ve only had her two weeks and I suspect the
novelty will soon wear off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway I’ve
put their mother on notice that I’d love to have her when the children tire of
her …….. Watch this space!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peanut’s favourite toys are dried, very hard coconuts in
husks, cricket balls, she also loves sticks, and rocks, forget those shop
bought toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a puppy none of my pots
were safe, thankfully she grew out of that and moved on to the hard stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, put her on a chain and my placid dog
becomes a mean bitch, thrashing any plant, pot, tree or thing within her
reach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enough said ......<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back to the garden.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wee bit overgrown!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My husband had a thing about me collecting
too many species of plants, like if we’re not enjoying, or selling the plant, lose
it, give it away or something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
garden is congested with way too many plants and calls for some redesign; also
I must give back Peanut some cool spots in the garden and areas to dig.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My girlfriend is always re-arranging her garden;
she has a ‘palm alley’ just outside her kitchen door and had a purple, green
and white theme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She dropped the purple
as the petrea began to irritate her skin and the other purple plants (forgot the names) just dropped too many
blooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, she’s one of the
reasons for my congestion; every change of mind is passed on to me! Love ya
girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My expansive collection of Euphorbia
has me well covered on the colour palette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
Yes Sir, my work awaits me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Last month, The Ministry of Culture, Sports &Youth held a Movie Night </span></div>
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The venue and location were superb for an open air theatre. It was held in Independence Square in the heart of Bridgetown. A few minutes from the bus station, taxis, parking, fast foods, restaurants and bars. <br />
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The Careenage Waterfront and cruising vessels were a backdrop to the screen and just beyond the waterfront were the Parliament Buildings and National Heroes Square, aglow in national colours. All in all, a perfect place to relax and take in the night sights and sounds.<br />
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A very pleasant evening kicked off on time (not Bajan time!) with films produced by tutors and students of the EBCCI including those made in collaboration with tutors from Italia Media House covering a range of cultural and topical issues. </div>
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Blind Cricket - Disability is not Inability.</div>
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Mysterious Happenings in Barbados.</div>
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The National Stadium.</div>
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A day in the life of a ZR conductor.</div>
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Be Aware.</div>
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Special thanks to the EBCCI for a refreshing evening, the was weather perfect with a slight breeze and a very clear night. The crowd was relatively small but a good cross section of the community. I sat next to two older gentlemen who came prepared with chairs, cooler, blankets, umbrella, paper plates and made a meal of the evening. Everyone appeared to enjoy the evening, even the curious passerby's stopped and welcomed the distraction.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><em>My new love is walking on the beach, </em></span></h2>
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<em><span style="color: blue;">and not just any beach;</span></em></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;"><em>Browne’s Beach</em></span> </h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Browne’s beach is idyllic for several reasons and </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>beloved by many Barbadians.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a great place to work out, just look at the great expanse of water, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">white sand, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">calmness, tranquilly, you be the judge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It puts me in a good frame of mind for work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst not new to hitting the pavement at 5 am, walking in my neighbourhood became tedious, not to mention the exhaust fumes and avoiding certain gates from barking dogs, stressful! So deciding to relocate to the beach was a no brainer. Week 4 and loving it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bay is often dotted with small boats and catamarans and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beneath the surface is the really interesting stuff …… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bay is home to many shipwrecks which in turn are </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">home to tropical fish, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">frog fish, seahorses and more! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're a scuba diver </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be sure to visit Carlisle Bay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Browne's Beach is situated within Carlisle Bay on the South </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Coast </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of Barbados. It is one of the largest beaches, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stretching from Bay Street, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgetown to Needham Point. (Hilton Hotel).</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This attracts many of our older population each morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From about 5 am on several of our popular beaches can be found </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mostly </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> retired persons, and a few exercise enthusiasts like me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this group it’s more of a social gathering. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Without a doubt all the beaches in Barbados are fabulous but some of the favourites for early morning workouts would be Oistins, commonly known as Miami Beach, Dover, and Worthing on the south coast and perhaps Brandons, Batts Rock, and Mullins on the West Coast, there are many others. </span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pink-white beaches, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which are made of coral reefs that have </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We celebrated my sister's 60th birthday sailing on
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snorkeled with the sea turtles, enjoyed the schools of tropical fish by the coral
reef and saw a sunken barge close to Folkestone Bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have only good things to say about the
cruise, the good humoured crew entertained the very young, in between and the older
folks. Plenty eats and drink, great lunch, the macaroni pie and King fish were the 'chefs favourite'. Oh! did I mention the very open bar, which catered to all (I had two cups of Earl Grey), before the rum punch that is. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The crew showed us key features along the coast, introduced visitors to calypso - more so how to 'wuk up', but I particularly like the back to the 70's music, anyway w</span>e arrived back at the Bridgetown Wharf in great party spirit and ready to go again.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had a million and one things planned for today, number one
was getting this blog posted before my friend set foot on the island this evening
to celebrate her fantastic 60<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> (so old!). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, pressure from a seasoned blogger to 'post'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having committed myself to post I’ve been too excited
to think about that ‘to do’ list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just to
get this baby up and running and friends off my back, I’m about to press
Publish and off to drinks by the pool.</span></div>
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