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In under 1500 words write with your heart, not your brain, about plaiting sand and stoning breeze - 28/Feb/2012 18:11 - 4439 days ago
The following blog contain a paragraph that is of a frank and surgical nature. (Hint - it's the second paragraph). Reader discr...
Great Blogs you never Read - 06/Nov/2011 16:20 - 4553 days ago
Health considerations unexpectedly ended our stay in Jamaica so this blog will end too - except for in our hearts where it will ...
Colbeck Castle - 10/Oct/2011 19:11 - 4580 days ago
The weekend's hash harrier run took us to the fascinating Colbeck Castle. An excellent little spot just 20 minutes west of Span...
DRF Basic Mediation Course - 10/Oct/2011 12:17 - 4580 days ago
Please use the official source if any of the following information does not agree with Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) web s...
Reflecting on George and Going Nuts - 06/Oct/2011 01:58 - 4584 days ago
This blog title summarizes two photos and is accurate in a photographic sense.At Kingston's airport I experimented to see if I c...
San San Beach - 03/Oct/2011 02:26 - 4587 days ago
Here we are before the coaster trip starting at Odeon Street next to the Half Way Tree JUTC bus terminal - Erin and Del (blue s...
With our mud we are all the same colour - 27/Sep/2011 01:39 - 4593 days ago
Finding mud and dirt were a challenge for an Internet browser, however in real life they just come to you , no questions asked.T...
The Day that will Live in Ennui - 24/Sep/2011 22:34 - 4596 days ago
It's sometimes difficult to experience ennui when you live in an English-speaking Caribbean tropical paradise, but you might hav...
A Plait Sand an' Stone Breeze - 23/Sep/2011 01:00 - 4597 days ago
Even if you are not an accountant you will be used to seeing simply enormous numbers when you search the Internet for informatio...
Bees at Valencia Apartments - 21/Sep/2011 02:06 - 4599 days ago
Valencia Apartments had lots of visitors today.Here's a braver picture.The shortest blog for a while. Whew!...
The Time is the Crime - 18/Sep/2011 16:54 - 4602 days ago
I read the two Jamaican crime stories below, and it was like I went charging into the arena after a red cape.Unexpectedly the ta...
Toronto Portlands and some Jamaican Content - 15/Sep/2011 18:32 - 4605 days ago
An executive summary: The Toronto mayor claims to be on the side of saving money but the opposite will happen. It's not only To...
Hash Harriers at Section in the Blue Mountains - 12/Sep/2011 17:04 - 4608 days ago
I would like to thank Onyka, Ann and Tim for coming along in the rental car with me and sharing costs and providing company.&nbs...
Jamaican Folk Singers at Little Theatre - 11/Sep/2011 11:54 - 4609 days ago
This was just an awesome evening. You had to be there at the Little Theatre where the Phillippo Baptist Church Senior Choir per...
Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain - 10/Sep/2011 01:00 - 4610 days ago
Today's title was either as shown from the January 1963 song by the pop group, Cascades, or something gritty like:Bipartite Infr...
A slow news day, but read on. - 09/Sep/2011 01:15 - 4611 days ago
Well it was a slow news day here in Kingston, Jamaica. And that's not all bad. No really bad traffic accidents, no really bad m...
Traffic Challenges once Schools Restart - 07/Sep/2011 02:01 - 4613 days ago
Well it was an eventful morning wait for the bus today.All sorts of things were moving apart from the traffic.Unfortunately a bu...
Bus ride to Port Royal to check out fishing prospects - 05/Sep/2011 03:01 - 4615 days ago
I did a quick trip out this afternoon to learn more about sea fishing in Jamaica so that when my brother Hugh comes later in the...
A walk around Liguanea - 04/Sep/2011 01:14 - 4616 days ago
Here are some photos of my walk around Liguanea before it got dark.It was a slow day here apart from the periodic cheers from ar...
I got Jamaica'd Today - 01/Sep/2011 01:11 - 4619 days ago
I had a feeling that I would get Jamaica'd today. To help enjoy the experience of being Jamaica'd I put on my happy ...
Hash Harrier run at Cockpit, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - 29/Aug/2011 01:07 - 4622 days ago
There has been a slight change in direction in this blog in order to more closely align with its original intent. The words wil...
Surprise! Live longer - the arithmetical truth - 26/Aug/2011 13:57 - 4625 days ago
I haven't heard from my Alter Ego, the Blog, lately. You may ask what an alter ego is. The answer is really quite simple - an ...
I'll rant and I'll roar, Well maybe not, I'm Canadian. - 18/Aug/2011 13:27 - 4633 days ago
APOLOGYSorry. This blog is long but it has Jamaican content and discusses differences betweem the Canadian and Jamaican perspe...
Dragon Mountain Roller Coaster - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - 10/Aug/2011 00:49 - 4641 days ago
Jamaica blogging has been short-changed recently. Here's my excuse. I was back in Canada for a few weeks seeing the family, be...
Blind Cricketers are for Real - 19/Jul/2011 20:18 - 4663 days ago
After the routine, except for me, blog I'm returning to dangerous territory again. Grumpy Blog will have to keep an eye on me.I...
A Weekend on Jamaican's North Shore - 19/Jul/2011 00:17 - 4663 days ago
On Saturday morning I traveled up with Delphine and Dominic to Jamaica’s north shore.Here are most of the places we visited ei...
Don't worry, be happy - 13/Jul/2011 01:27 - 4669 days ago
I’m happy to say that I am around today although slightly tired on Monday from editing the blog very late on Sunday night.Ther...
Afraid of Happiness? You're not alone. - 11/Jul/2011 18:38 - 4671 days ago
"Afraid of happiness? You're not alone". caught my attention in the Globe and Mail this morning. I see the Blog, defender of t...
Future Planning - 10/Jul/2011 02:57 - 4672 days ago
Sometimes everything planned falls through and nothing is accomplished. This is the time to revise plans and think about the fu...
An afternoon at Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) - 07/Jul/2011 21:18 - 4675 days ago
Here is the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) headquarters at 5 Camp Road in Kingston.This is mainly a pictorial blog taken on...
Stop giving numbers a bad name - 07/Jul/2011 01:49 - 4675 days ago
People are giving numbers a bad name.As a numbers guy I was completely shocked to read that Toronto’s Bathurst subway station ...
Diverted on the JUTC 66 bus - 06/Jul/2011 03:00 - 4676 days ago
Today the 66 bus was diverted by a police roadblock on Old Hope Road just before Windsor Road. I took two photographs from the ...
Running with chopped meat, potatoes and sometimes vegetables - 05/Jul/2011 00:34 - 4677 days ago
Jamaica is an exciting place. Both James Bond and George Hamilton had been on assignment there. One of the two was moving care...
Does your bleug bite? - 03/Jul/2011 01:26 - 4679 days ago
Sometimes blogs don't write themselves, so it's up to me to string some letters and maybe even words, together. If really despe...
Jamaican School Crossing Guards - 24/Jun/2011 01:47 - 4688 days ago
Speaking for myself, I think it's very unlikely that I would have written a blog about school crossing guards. But you know how...
Soccer game or other worldly experience? - 22/Jun/2011 01:53 - 4690 days ago
This was to be a routine follow with photos of just DRF's second soccer game of the season, but something went inter-gallactical...
Less ado about less than nothing - 18/Jun/2011 22:20 - 4694 days ago
Where did this blog title come from?At one time I seriously thought about trashing everything, it seemed so inconsequential and ...
The Soccer Game - 15/Jun/2011 03:59 - 4697 days ago
The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) fielded its finest players in the recent 5-a-side soccer game at the Mona hockey fields....
Strawberry Hill, Gap Cafe and the Old Tavern coffee estate - 12/Jun/2011 22:35 - 4700 days ago
This was a short day trip with Kim and John up into the Blue Mountains for a few hours. The loosely defined objective was to ge...
Say what you mean and mean what you say - 10/Jun/2011 04:28 - 4702 days ago
Today’s blog was brought to me by a convergence ofthe Mad Hatter’s Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland (https://www.cs.indian...
Rainy Day Thoughts - 07/Jun/2011 23:48 - 4705 days ago
It was a rainy day around Kingston. Actually it has been raining since Friday morning when I first got soaked and got sent over...
Blogs writing themselves - 05/Jun/2011 02:05 - 4707 days ago
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What the health! Pequod. - 29/May/2011 23:25 - 4714 days ago
Nothing much new happened, but many thoughts crossed my mind today.The title suggests that I stubbed my toe on something and sw...
The Relentless Pursuit of Good Taste. - 26/May/2011 19:25 - 4717 days ago
Everything has to go uphill from yesterday although with the severe attitude shock it’s not always possible to make rapid chan...
A whale of a weekend - 24/May/2011 03:03 - 4719 days ago
It was a pretty successful weekend.I saw some wild animals around Toronto, the world did not end, and I did not get snarged.Prog...
Jumping to Conclusions - 15/May/2011 03:13 - 4728 days ago
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GCT Refund Process for CUSO-VSO Volunteers - 13/May/2011 23:58 - 4730 days ago
Heads-UpThis blog is currently a work in progress. It will disappear from time to time as it gets updated. When it reappears i...
Fever 2 - 13/May/2011 19:27 - 4730 days ago
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Fever Grass and where it led to - 12/May/2011 02:52 - 4731 days ago
Here's Hubert the gardener at Valencia Apartments with Bunty and my fever grass transplant from Treasure Beach. Initially I had...
Mothers Day Flowers in Kingston - 08/May/2011 14:05 - 4735 days ago
Happy mothers day!Here are three mothers day photos from the corner of Hope and Old Hope roads in the Liguanea area of Kingston...
Tree houses, tree damage and tremendous. England, Canada and Jamaica - 05/May/2011 19:13 - 4738 days ago
The British know how terrible and challenging their weather can be so they protect their trees by growing them indoors. They ap...
Hash Harrier trip to Arch Cave - 18/Apr/2011 01:50 - 4755 days ago
I shouldn't be saying this, but the hash today was really to meet up with the Lord of the Hash Harriers, a truly scary and wondr...
Blogs writing themselves and a photography tip - 16/Apr/2011 21:25 - 4757 days ago
I discovered two great truths today although initially I was not moving as fast as the San Andreas fault - 21 feet since 1906, b...
Some Like it Hot - 09/Apr/2011 18:51 - 4764 days ago
The idea for these comments gradually evolved. Occasionally I would be getting quite hot just sitting in a bus on Old Hope Roa...
Reggae Falls - Hash Harrier Meet - April 3, 2011 - 05/Apr/2011 03:21 - 4768 days ago
Here are the Reggae falls themselves for all those more interested in scenery than in-depth analysis of what a hash harrier migh...
Nobody expects the unexpected - 03/Apr/2011 01:44 - 4770 days ago
I was minding my own business today with a loosely formulated plan to go the the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association Boys'...
Goodbye to Coreena Rourke - 02/Apr/2011 01:29 - 4771 days ago
On Wednesday evening we said farewell to Coreena and said hello to a new contingent of volunteers at the Jewel of India restaura...
Did you ever wonder? - 31/Mar/2011 17:44 - 4773 days ago
“Ton, Ton” shout the doctors as their coasters speed along Old Hope Road towards downtown Kingston.Once upon a time I thoug...
Robert Trudel's Farewell Card Game - 28/Mar/2011 17:29 - 4776 days ago
Here are Dominic Ali's photographs of Robert's farewell card game taken at Robert's cottage on Charlton Road. As you can see f...
The shop on Hector Street - 23/Mar/2011 23:43 - 4781 days ago
Hi everyone, here's a short note on the store that I usually buy my lunch across the street where I work. Real Jamaican patties...
Conflict Resolution - Steve Mazza-style - 23/Mar/2011 19:41 - 4781 days ago
While George continues his volunteer work at the Dispute Resolution Foundation in Kingston, I attended my nephew's exhibition op...
Yuk! - 23/Mar/2011 12:46 - 4781 days ago
Meanwhile, back in the Niagara Region of Canada, I woke up this morning to find everything covered in snow. Since cleaning off t...
Hash Harriers at Castleton Gardens - 23/Mar/2011 00:48 - 4781 days ago
There’s not much to report here as the harrier’s incredible web site has all the information already with a hundred photo sl...
Fun in the Son - 20/Mar/2011 12:25 - 4784 days ago
The Fun in the Son (not a typo so I guess son means Jesus) show was quite an eye opener. I was expecting church choirs singing w...
In Kingston pointing and shooting - 19/Mar/2011 00:28 - 4785 days ago
Life is not dangerous in Kingston. In fact the locals are friendlier than ever. I know that because while having Bunty take a ...
Ash Wednesday - 09/Mar/2011 14:02 - 4795 days ago
It's a holiday in Jamaica today. A nice mid-week, mid-winter treat. All is quiet and everyone is heading to the beach but me. ...
Every likkle ting's gonna be alright... - 06/Mar/2011 17:28 - 4798 days ago
"Don't worry about a thing,'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.(Bob Marley)OK, so I fell, again. My third fall in a ye...
Firefly - Sir Noel Coward's Jamaican home - 28/Feb/2011 02:42 - 4804 days ago
A year ago, when we arrived in Jamaica our brother-in-law suggested we find Golden Eye, Ian Fleming's home and Firefly, the home...
Pastor Brown - 28/Feb/2011 02:40 - 4804 days ago
I first found out about Pastor Brown when Dominic Ali posted this photo above on his Facebook page as his photo of the day. Past...
St. John Bosco Boys Home - 24/Feb/2011 12:49 - 4808 days ago
Yesterday I went on a chartered Coaster bus to Mandeville to visit the St. John Bosco Boys Home. This is a very special orphanag...
My life is one long vacation - part 2 with Kathy and Gary - 21/Feb/2011 17:06 - 4811 days ago
We wanted to give our friends, Kathy and Gary from Vancouver a vacation experience in Jamaica that was more typical of the Jamai...
On Vacation - 15/Feb/2011 21:39 - 4817 days ago
What is better than vacationing at home when you happen to live in a tropical paradise? This week George has booked time off fro...
It's all about the people - 03/Feb/2011 14:21 - 4829 days ago
One of the wonderful things about walking about Jah Mecca with a camera is inevitably someone will approach us and ask to have t...
Lignum Vitae - Jamaica's national flower - 01/Feb/2011 18:13 - 4831 days ago
Jamaica's national flower, the lignum vitae, is blooming! This is the blue flower on the most beautiful of trees with it's umbre...
Reach Falls - 31/Jan/2011 12:35 - 4832 days ago
Sunday looked like a write-off. When we woke up we could hear water running through our glassless windows. Our black hurricane s...
Somerset Falls - 30/Jan/2011 03:06 - 4833 days ago
Now that it's the dry season we decided to rent a car and visit one of Jamaica's fabulous waterfalls. Besides Dunn's River Falls...
Blue Mountains Extravaganza - 23/Jan/2011 22:49 - 4840 days ago
I promised a friend I would keep an eye on the Blue Mountains because we have two nights booked in a rustic cliff side guest hou...
Saturday morning market - 22/Jan/2011 18:28 - 4841 days ago
This morning I wanted to check out the new Coronation Market area which I read about before heading off for Christmas. That mean...
Farewell Candas and Alastair - 20/Jan/2011 13:10 - 4843 days ago
Sadly I missed the farewell dinner for Candas and Alastair as I sat holed up in my hotel room in MoBay after missing my bus conn...
Boas and Blue Monday - 18/Jan/2011 21:24 - 4845 days ago
Last week I nipped home for an unscheduled visit to be with our daughter for an important medical appointment and it turns out I...
Anniversary visit to Ocho Rios - 10/Jan/2011 02:40 - 4853 days ago
On 29 December, 33 years ago, George and I came to Jamaica for our honeymoon. We were here one week, so we would have returned h...
Bougainvillea in full bloom - 07/Jan/2011 16:52 - 4856 days ago
Apologies to all those who listened to me going on and on about Jamaica the entire month of December when I was in Ontario. It w...
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica land we love - 06/Jan/2011 16:56 - 4857 days ago
Well, I've got to admit my body did take 24 hours to get used to the warmth after a month in Ontario and it's not that hot right...
Happy New Year - 03/Jan/2011 19:21 - 4860 days ago
Oh it was so marvellous to step off the plane this afternoon and feel the warmth of the sunshine and immediately switch my glass...
Shanghai bound - 02/Dec/2010 13:59 - 4892 days ago
The difficult part about being a volunteer is saying goodbye as people come and go. It seems to happen a lot more than in tradit...
Hope Botanical Gardens - 01/Dec/2010 23:18 - 4893 days ago
If it's not one, it's another. Delphine sprained her elbow and wrist and is now in a sling and off work for two weeks so we went...
Growing Season - 01/Dec/2010 13:10 - 4893 days ago
My Monday morning sewing group is an endless source of interesting information. Each week the topic of conversation is different...
Dominic at home - 30/Nov/2010 03:35 - 4894 days ago
Domingo is home in Quebec and still swimming. Why not? As you can see, the lake where he lives is not frozen yet. Ah Dominic, yo...
Poinsettias and snow bushes - 29/Nov/2010 02:26 - 4895 days ago
A quick day trip to Treasure Beach for a swim in the ocean and just relax in the sun out of the city ...Finally I found the poin...
Countdown to Christmas - 27/Nov/2010 16:22 - 4897 days ago
This being the last weekend in November and hearing about the snow in Canada, I decided to make the best of the warm weather her...
Mid-week tour guide - 24/Nov/2010 23:48 - 4900 days ago
Today I spent the day hanging out with Maya, Candas's great neice. I've probably spelled her name incorrectly, but then that's f...
Fire Light Life - 24/Nov/2010 11:10 - 4900 days ago
Yesterday when George walked in the door after work expecting to see supper on the table, I greeted him with the question "do yo...
Farewell Domingo - 21/Nov/2010 19:20 - 4903 days ago
Don't keep your life too secret from us! We'll miss you greatly....
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - 20/Nov/2010 21:22 - 4904 days ago
These palm berries at the Sovereign Centre across the street from us are showing their Christmas colours. I was hoping to see so...
Help Jamaica - 16/Nov/2010 13:04 - 4908 days ago
I wanted to purchase a Help Jamaica 2011 calendar but unfortunately they are currently all sold out, but that's a good thing. Ho...
Proud to be Jamaican - be impressed! - 16/Nov/2010 00:30 - 4908 days ago
Things to know about JamaicabyWellesleyGaylehttp://www.my-island-jamaica.com/1. Had electricity before the United States.2. Had ...
Back to the beach - 15/Nov/2010 00:45 - 4909 days ago
Going to the beach today was the perfect way to relieve the stress from yesterday. The beach was much busier this week than it w...
Messages - 14/Nov/2010 09:38 - 4910 days ago
Every once in awhile we all have bad days. Yesterday was one of them for us. My old camera lens had broken and couldn't be repai...
Appleton Rum Tour - 10/Nov/2010 01:29 - 4914 days ago
I am so full from eating non-stop all day. Not knowing what was in store for me I ate breakfast before leaving home.Once the bus...
Remembrance Day - 09/Nov/2010 03:13 - 4915 days ago
My friends, Marilyn and Paul in New Brunswick have this photo on their blog. I assume it's poppies growing in their garden, beca...
Post Hurricane Tomas - 08/Nov/2010 01:00 - 4916 days ago
What a crazy week it was. We spent the week tracking and preparing for Hurricane Tomas which downgraded to tropical storm status...
Sewing group - 01/Nov/2010 22:41 - 4923 days ago
I joined a sewing group this morning with lots of interesting older women, one is 88, many are Jamaican and all had lived in Jam...
Halloween - 31/Oct/2010 22:33 - 4924 days ago
Our Sunday morning Skype date back home informed us that the weather in Toronto was 3 degrees and then later today I received an...
Coronation Market - 30/Oct/2010 20:50 - 4925 days ago
We weren't able to buy tomatoes at all or decent potatoes in the local supermarkets this past week or two and our fridge was bec...
Beautiful dreadlocks with a twist - 29/Oct/2010 10:36 - 4926 days ago
Yesterday took us to the Bob Marley Museum for the launch of Barbara Blake Hannah's book "Growing Out - Black Hair, Black Pride ...
Untitled - 24/Oct/2010 22:47 - 4931 days ago
George and I took the bus to Fort Clarence Beach today with France, one of the new volunteers. As always the music was cranked u...
George's Birthday - 23/Oct/2010 16:35 - 4932 days ago
It's George's birthday so he got to spend it how he wanted. He chose staying home for the weekend and invited Igor and his child...
Dispute Resolution Day - 22/Oct/2010 02:59 - 4933 days ago
The Dispute Resolution foundation staff (where George works) wore blue today and hosted a dominos tournament with 100 participan...
Negril - 19/Oct/2010 13:23 - 4936 days ago
Negril. Ah Negril. A walk on the beach brought offers to George and I to buy "Bob Marley smokes" and to pony-tailed Robert (way ...
More Flood Photos - 13/Oct/2010 13:09 - 4942 days ago
All these photos are from this morning's Jamaica Gleaner. Directly below is Coronation Market last Saturday. A little rain neve...
Canadian Women's Club - 12/Oct/2010 17:50 - 4943 days ago
Well, what a find this was. A few weeks ago Delphine noticed an ad in the paper inviting women to join the Canadian Women's Club...
Flooding continues - 11/Oct/2010 13:04 - 4944 days ago
As I mentioned in our Thanksgiving posting, the flash flooding continues as Tropical Storm Nicole passes through. Here are some ...
Thanksgiving Weekend - carving and caving - 10/Oct/2010 20:50 - 4945 days ago
Luckily we chose an indoor venue for our Thanksgiving dinner because Saturday brought another day of torrential rain and flash f...
Farewell Laura - 06/Oct/2010 15:30 - 4949 days ago
Farewell Laura, we'll all miss your happy little giggle and ability to always get the best price.But my first impression of you ...
Sunday - 04/Oct/2010 11:18 - 4951 days ago
The sun finally shone on Sunday; it was the first day in 9 days of rain and flooding so we took advantage of the sunshine and we...
Saturday - 03/Oct/2010 12:19 - 4952 days ago
Saturday was an interesting day. I woke up in tears, depressed from being shut in by all the heavy rain for a solid week and res...
Water, water everywhere - 30/Sep/2010 20:16 - 4955 days ago
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.Here we are after a solid week of rain, much of it heavier than we've ever exper...
Flooding - 29/Sep/2010 14:22 - 4956 days ago
Well, the heavy rain, named Tropical Depression #16, continued through the night bringing thunder storms so close I thought the ...
Rainfall - 28/Sep/2010 14:04 - 4957 days ago
Into every life a little rain must fall.It's been raining almost solidly for three days now. Even slugs are seeking shelter - we...
I love this car! - 28/Sep/2010 13:00 - 4957 days ago
The view from our bedroom window is the compound parking lot. It's usually fairly empty back there because everyone who owns a c...
National Art Gallery - 26/Sep/2010 22:49 - 4959 days ago
Today we went to the opening of the Edna Manley's "Bogle" exhibit. Edna Manley was an artist and wife of Norman Manley, founder ...
Ruth-Claire - 25/Sep/2010 22:13 - 4960 days ago
Robert assured us beforehand that his friend, Ruth-Claire, was special. I remember him confidently saying at Spanish class, "you...
Ras Richie, Bush Doctor - 23/Sep/2010 17:00 - 4962 days ago
Walking to the orthopaedic surgeon's office this morning with my X-rays in hand, I was stopped by a rasta elder with a very nice...
Treasure Beach - 20/Sep/2010 14:34 - 4965 days ago
Every time we go to Treasure Beach with the our colleague volunteers, someone always says we should buy a piece of property here...
Opening of the Supreme Court of Jamaica - 17/Sep/2010 01:30 - 4968 days ago
Today was the opening of the Supreme Court of Jamaica and George was given the privilege to attend as one of the guests admitted...
Winnifred Beach - 13/Sep/2010 20:12 - 4972 days ago
Laura pointed out to us this weekend that there appears to be an unlimited number of places to visit in Jamaica for such a small...
Manifesto|JA - 11/Sep/2010 03:17 - 4974 days ago
Fashion Week oddly enough took us to the Friday night entertainment at Bookophilia where we happened to walk into a free evening...
Fashion Week - 10/Sep/2010 23:17 - 4975 days ago
It's Fashion Week in Kingston which means everything is on sale up to 70% off. I was unable to take full advantage because my ar...
Rasta Rhythm - 08/Sep/2010 18:12 - 4977 days ago
Well, the fun thing about a blog is you get to meet new, interesting people. I have just met Cameron O'Brian, one of the drummer...
broken shoulder - 06/Sep/2010 02:41 - 4979 days ago
sadly, i broke my shoulder today, but as the doctor said, it could have been worse, it could have been my hip. we were on our wa...
Degnue Fever - 03/Sep/2010 14:42 - 4982 days ago
I'm pretty certain I've had dengue fever this week. One mosquito bit my neck.I thought it was my hair clip rubbing against my ne...
Farewell Mark - 01/Sep/2010 22:45 - 4984 days ago
Farewell Mark. It's been a pleasure knowing you and your ever present huge smile and sense of humour. George and I want to thank...
Drums4 Peace - 30/Aug/2010 00:01 - 4986 days ago
This past weekend we went to Robin's Bay, on the north shore of Jamaica. It's a lovely two hour drive through the mountains with...
Eat, Pray, Love - 25/Aug/2010 16:20 - 4991 days ago
We're off to watch Eat, Pray, Love tonight even though it's only rated two stars and the reports are in that Julia Roberts' acti...
Dis and Dat - 24/Aug/2010 23:21 - 4992 days ago
I've been home for two full days now after 10 days in Ontario. What a contrast. It's hot here, but everyone knows that so I've...
Vacation - 12/Aug/2010 03:57 - 5004 days ago
Well, what a wonderful way to start a vacation...a party with the Villamizar's. Thanks Bernadette, Igor and company. I learned...
Trench Town Rock - 11/Aug/2010 02:30 - 5005 days ago
"Trench town rock, you reap what you sowTrench town rock, and everyone know nowTrench town rock, don't turn your backTrench town...
Independece Day Weekend - 08/Aug/2010 20:14 - 5008 days ago
On Friday Jamaicans celebrated Independence Day, bringing Emancipendence Week to an end. Jamaica has now celebrated 48 years of ...
Recycling in Jamaica? - 05/Aug/2010 15:50 - 5011 days ago
Thursday is garbage day and I had to clean out my fridge in order to get in supplies for the group of us heading out to Holywell...
Rasta Man and Market Woman - 04/Aug/2010 12:37 - 5012 days ago
On the weekend, Dominic suggested I make a collection of rasta men photos. He's undoubtedly a better photographer than me and a ...
South Shore Discoveries - 03/Aug/2010 01:22 - 5013 days ago
This weekend was a long weekend celebrating Emancipation Day. Our original plan was to stay in the city and take part in the cel...
What Jamaicans think of Canada! - 28/Jul/2010 23:43 - 5019 days ago
Well, I was shocked yesterday. I found out what Jamaicans think of Canadians. We walk around thinking of ourselves as North Amer...
Colour in Kingston - 27/Jul/2010 11:19 - 5020 days ago
The rainy season has brought a change in colour to Kingston. The bougainvillea are taking a rest. There are still a few blooms h...
Blue Mountains - 25/Jul/2010 12:45 - 5022 days ago
This morning's adventure to head up to Mavis Bank in the Blue Mountains in hopes of finding Jamaican Tody birds at Cinchona Bota...
Spanish Town - 25/Jul/2010 01:04 - 5022 days ago
What a lovely day. It started out raining so we changed our plans then as soon as we did that the rain stopped. Of course! Origi...
Education - 23/Jul/2010 12:54 - 5024 days ago
We live next door to Campion College so I hear the students happily chattering every day between classes. Right now summer schoo...
Message from the Dalai Lama - 22/Jul/2010 15:55 - 5025 days ago
Every day the Dalai Lama posts a message of wisdom on Facebook. I thought today's message accurately reflects what CUSO-VSO volu...
Next adventures - 21/Jul/2010 13:17 - 5026 days ago
OK, now that we've circumnavigated Jamaica, our next plan is to explore the island in more detail.Jamaica is home to over 200 sp...
Bond, Boscobel and Blue Lagoon - 19/Jul/2010 01:21 - 5028 days ago
George and I have now circumnavigated Jamaica. Over the last 4 months George has driven completely around the outside road while...
Crazy week - 15/Jul/2010 23:09 - 5032 days ago
Well this has been a bit of a crazy week. We thought we got hacked on our computer because strange things started happening whic...
Hot town, summer in the city - 12/Jul/2010 13:05 - 5035 days ago
Joe Cocker's song has been running through my head lately. "Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting dirt and gritt...
Lobster season - 1 July to 31 March - 10/Jul/2010 13:08 - 5037 days ago
Lobster season opened up in Jamaica on 1 July. The season closed a week after we arrived here so we haven't been tempted because...
DRF musical chairs - 09/Jul/2010 12:09 - 5038 days ago
As the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) prepares for hurricane season, it has come to light that the newer staff members are ...
The ants moved in... - 07/Jul/2010 13:35 - 5040 days ago
All food is kept in air tight containers of some sort, even the started box of pancake mix is enclosed in a zip lock bag. Garbag...
Contrasts - shopping - 05/Jul/2010 13:59 - 5042 days ago
Across the street from where we live is the Sovereign Shopping Centre where the kids in our neighbourhood hang out on Saturday n...
Lime Cay - 04/Jul/2010 23:47 - 5043 days ago
The weather forecast for today was thunder showers so we decided to go to Lime Cay with umbrellas and didn't bother to take alon...
Night and Day - 04/Jul/2010 01:13 - 5043 days ago
Tonight we wanted to watch the movie Knight and Day with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz but when we arrived at the mall an hour ear...
Happy Canada Day from Jamaica - 01/Jul/2010 12:27 - 5046 days ago
Well, this certainly wasn't a normal Canada Day, especially after living in Ottawa for the last ten years. We had no fireworks, ...
New Beginnings - 29/Jun/2010 11:50 - 5048 days ago
Well these last few days have brought new beginnings for me but all have links to Canada, although some of the links are a littl...
Using your head - 27/Jun/2010 19:33 - 5050 days ago
After enjoying breakfast and watching the Germany-England World Cup game at Audrey's, the conversation moved towards her African...
Guilt Trip - 26/Jun/2010 13:32 - 5051 days ago
It was pouring rain on Friday and it had been pouring rain for two days and nights solid. Mark had suggested meeting for an end ...
Untitled - 25/Jun/2010 12:01 - 5052 days ago
Since we’ve now been here for exactly 3 months, I asked George for a first quarter report. Not only does he have to do reports...
The elusive stray - 24/Jun/2010 16:10 - 5053 days ago
The elusive stray cat in our compound which often looks at me through the window came calling this morning celebrating our 3rd m...
Why do I love Jamaica? - 23/Jun/2010 16:03 - 5054 days ago
It's the people. Where else will you find people singing and smiling all day long? Passengers singing in the buses and shop assi...
Garbage and gum - 22/Jun/2010 11:07 - 5055 days ago
The nice thing about Jamaican streets is there is absolutely no chewing gum debris anywhere. Not being a gum chewer I hate walki...
Dunn's River Falls with Dianne - 20/Jun/2010 02:19 - 5057 days ago
We made it from the beach right up to the top of Dunn's River Falls, all 600 feet of clambering up slippery rocks with a fast cu...
Negril - 19/Jun/2010 02:40 - 5058 days ago
We thought we'd like to check out Negril. We headed off but before long we ran into thunder storms and the roads quickly became ...
Ital Rest Guest House, Treasure Beach - 19/Jun/2010 00:34 - 5058 days ago
George was able to take a couple of days off this week to head out of town with Dianne. Kingston's not exactly a trendy vacation...
Mount Edge - 16/Jun/2010 15:31 - 5061 days ago
Poor Dianne came down with a sore throat on her first day here and barely made it home after supper on Monday - she had grown so...
Dianne's arrived...yay!!! - 14/Jun/2010 11:56 - 5063 days ago
We’ve been looking forward to this day for a week now. Dianne is here! We invited her to come and spend a week with us to take...
Jamaica's National Flower - 13/Jun/2010 12:19 - 5064 days ago
My favourite tree in Jamaica is this large lignum vitae at Chez Maria restaurant. I love this ornamental tree and wanted to shar...
Market Morning - 12/Jun/2010 16:27 - 5065 days ago
It's Saturday morning, so we headed off to the market. Unfortunately Coronation Market is no longer available to us after the vi...
Soccer Insanity - 11/Jun/2010 11:58 - 5066 days ago
Mark sent around an email inviting all the volunteers to enter a World Cup pool. The bets started to come in fast and furious wi...
Farewell Anna and June - 09/Jun/2010 19:48 - 5068 days ago
Yesterday was our farewell dinner for Anna and June.Anna was with the Youth Opportunities Unlimited program and sadly leaves tod...
UWI - Mona Campus Aqueduct - 06/Jun/2010 20:37 - 5071 days ago
We headed out for a walk around the grounds of the University of West Indies, Mona Campus, because we'd been told about the ruin...
African Liberation Day at Hope Gardens - 05/Jun/2010 20:44 - 5072 days ago
Another great day in Jamaica. Today we walked. We walked a lot. And we made lots of new discoveries.We set out mid-morning to ta...
Butterflies everywhere - 04/Jun/2010 15:03 - 5073 days ago
It's a beautiful sunny day and our apartment gardens are alive with small yellow butterflies. Chasing each other. The butterflie...
Stocking up for hurricane season - 03/Jun/2010 12:46 - 5074 days ago
Hurricane season officially started on 1 June. Hmmm, this means we have to make sure we have our hurricane emergency kit in plac...
Plants - 02/Jun/2010 14:23 - 5075 days ago
Plants grow profusely in Jamaica whether it be cactus, bougainvillea or poinsettia....there's always something in bloom so I tho...
Stray Cats - 02/Jun/2010 03:45 - 5075 days ago
The very first thing we noticed when we arrived in Kingston airport while standing on the curb waiting for our taxi, 2 months ag...
Calabash - 30/May/2010 14:23 - 5078 days ago
Calabash is amazing. It's a weekend long literary festival in Treasure Beach featuring local and international poets and novelis...
Rainy Season - 28/May/2010 12:27 - 5080 days ago
OK, so the rainy season has been with us for almost a week now. It is progressively getting heavier and for longer periods. No m...
Business as usual - 28/May/2010 00:25 - 5080 days ago
From listening to the traffic noise outside our apartment, our neighbourhood seems back to normal. We've not heard any gun shots...
Returning Home - 26/May/2010 21:07 - 5082 days ago
The girls are now flying home to Canada although their plane left an hour and a half late. According to the CUSO-VSO driver, tha...
An extra day in paradise - 25/May/2010 02:47 - 5083 days ago
Today was a quiet day and our original plans to visit Dunn's Falls and the Ochi craft market were scuttled with the change in tr...
Wet Sunday put a damper on things - 24/May/2010 02:36 - 5084 days ago
Another rainy day, so what better way than to spend a day in the rainy season than get right into the ocean. Nadine, Nicky and J...
It just keeps getting better... - 23/May/2010 12:35 - 5085 days ago
After a wonderful 24 hours in the Blue Mountains, we headed off towards the north shore to Boston Bay. Our first stop was for lu...
Visit to coffee plantation - 22/May/2010 20:33 - 5086 days ago
Our adventure up the Blue Mountains took us to visit a coffee planation and stop at the highly recommended Gap Cafe where we wer...
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