How To Earn The Island Girl Crown
So you want to be an Island Girl. Good choice! Unfortunately, it is not as simple as stepping off an airplane into humid, salty air someplace in the middle of a vast body of water....Read More
Don’t Forget to Smell the Sea Breeze
Time for a quick island truth. Life on a rock can become suspiciously similar to life on the mainland. But only if you let it. Case in point... When I first arrived here, I took...Read More
Island Flings Are Funny Things
Lately, there's been a lot of romance in the island air. Weddings, new relationships, hook-ups ... they've all crossed my radar in recent months. In that last case, all I can say is, gotta love...Read More
When Home Is Nothing Like Home
For the most part, I've adapted to the interminable lines that precede virtually every activity here that requires a visit to a government (or pseudo-government) office. Or any place where queues tend to form. You...Read More
Vitamin Sea Therapy
"The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea." ~ Isak Dinesen This is my favorite quote. Ever. I first read it in a Jimmy Buffet autobiography, when he paraphrased it....Read More
Sweet Surprises
Little known fact: In a former life, I was an event planner. I've always loved party planning, even before I got paid to do it. The creativity, the organizing, the execution. I love it. And...Read More