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The House That Has Always Been Here

The House That Has Always Been Here

Built like a cross and laid out on cardinal points, The Hermitage faces the ocean to the front and the mountain to the back. It was constructed more than 300 years ago, and we are only the third family to have owned it. My father found it through cocktail party...
The Seasons Change in a Night

The Seasons Change in a Night

When I was in school I heard about four seasons, winter, spring, summer and fall, and I was told that it was different for us in the Caribbean where we only had two, wet and dry. When I asked when they were, I was told to “look and see”. The wet and the...
Colors of Christmas

Colors of Christmas

The Colours of Christmas come with Moko Jumbies walking on long sticks with big strides,  on 10-foot tall stilts, and covered in a patchwork of bright billowing fabrics bedazzled with small flashing mirrors woven into their fluttering garments. They dance to the music...
Of Life and Love

Of Life and Love

Of Life and Love Nevis is alive! Her people, her friends, our family, our guests, all are finally able to come back home and life got big again. It has been a summer of life. Hermitage became a hub.  The kitchen was busy producing spreads of West Indian feasts, lively...