Culebra New Year's Eve (day) 2010

 Last dawning of the year (you do realize we make up this whole time thing right? that seasons are Nature's calendar, the sun and moon her watch?
Ok, we can move on now()
Whether you are in a big city, in a little town, on a island big or small, in your home or out with noise and fireworks, have a safe and joyful New Year's Eve as we move together into 2011. Love, joy and peace...and a lot of

Farewells to 2010...Best of's

Only a few eye blinks more and this year will be behind us. I was looking at some Best of 2010 lists and thought I'd post some of them here for your (and my) perusal. And because last year's beginning is as fuzzy in my mind as dryer lint after a towel load.

Time's list of Best Blogs of 2010 (and I'm not on it, what's up with that?)

TV.com's Best Shows (I've seen...one of them...I think)

NPR's

New Year's Day Traditions

We all know that black-eyed peas, 12 grapes, pork, greens, along with round-shaped baked items all are some of the many symbolic foods traditionally eaten on New Year's Day to ensure prosperity, long life, completion of a full circle and starting anew. Then there are those foods to avoid, including both lobster and chicken; because lobsters move backward and chickens scratch backward...rather

fIfi !!!

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hehehe..this what I called my gf Afiqah Shubhiah...well it's almost has been 2month now our relationship..hehehe..thx fiqa for a great wife you have been...hope we our relationship will never be broken !!!

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yo..bloggie !! I'm back writing...hahaha..actually my wife force me to do it...hahaha...i gonna pinch her if she at my house..hurmm...last Friday, I had go for a vacation at Lumut, Perak..Well there not a lot picture that I have taken there...but it is the best vacation so far...hehehe !!

The in-between

Right now we are in that in-between time; the parties, parandas and packaging of Christmas behind us, the planning for New Year's Eve ahead. Even the weather seems to be in a lulling time, the large seas and winds are gone, it's not quite sunny and not quite cloudy. It seems that life here is often so vivid that when the sheen of lull is cast over us, it becomes a little surreal (as opposed to

As things Culebra go...

Christmas may be over in America, but here on Culebra, the celebrations continue on into January, culminating with Three Kings Day, January 6th. But that is later on. Last night I could hear parties going on around the bay, and then I heard the paranda music. I missed Culebra's public party yesterday, with other obligations. All day I asked, what about the horses? No horses, I was told, that's

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Culebra Christmas Eve (day and night)

The day could not have been more beautiful
I love the tradition at Milka's of having Santa show up for the kids (and the kid inside some of the adults). It's not really because of Santa, who, when I first moved here, wasn't really part of the scene, in favor of Three King's Day. But anytime you can see everyone really happy, and experience such generosity of spirit that Hector, Sandra, family

Jesus' Birthday is Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Merry Chritmas everyone!!!!!!!!!      I hope your Christmas are as wonderful as they should be, filled with family,food, fun, and thought of the real reason for celebrating this day: JESUS.


TTFN

Culebra Clouds Got in My Way

 I'd only gone out to water some plants when I looked up and the clouds were all going swirly whirly. So I took a walk and from above, the bay water was doing the exact same thing. Mr. Wind was having a fine old time yesterday.









 
Merry Christmas Eve! Continue to be good, you never know who is still working on a list.

My dear people,

I wish to inform you of something very exciting and important I am doing ,
at the time this is published I will be going or maybe be at or even just leaving for "Midnight Mass."
There is something , magical about midnight Mass, going in the middle of the night to church, seeing the lights on people's houses as we go, the church's windows all lit up,
the magical feeling I get as i go inside the church itself. And the heart of the Christmas story which seems to really  come alive this night, not that it doesn't at any other time ,but that I really feel as if there are hundreds and thousands of angels in church, all singing.
Midnight Mass is a tradition in my family, I've never gone to church any other time other then midnight on Christmas Eve. I love it.

TTFN
 

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Hi, my name is MJ and I love bacon!

Being the holidays, of course thoughts can turn nostalgic, tending to harken up family and past celebrations. Don't worry, I'm not going all warm and fuzzy on you because, truthfully, my father never made this dish (it's coming, be patient) for us, and certainly not anything like it for the holidays. But he did like bacon and we ate a lot of it (the four of us should have been a bunch of little

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hurmm..last week I receive a letter from school. They had sent me the result of my final exam for this year,2010. I took the result out of the envelope and began to felt very uncomfortable about the result..it is the badddessstttt result I ever got in my entire life..I began to think about my future and what would I be if I keep it up the same result in the next year..well SPM is coming soon..the thing that depends my future is my SPM result..If I got a bad result..It will destroy my future..if it a good result it will change my life to be an excellent man in the future!!When my father look at the result I got he just quite...but I know that deep inside his heart..that he is mad with me..I think he realy upset with me. when mom call for a dinner, he said that he will transfer me to my old school...Smk Seksyen9...because next year is an important year for me..he will give a full scout at me..way i'm studying..the way my life is..that night I called 'Afiqah Shubhiah' and told that I will transfer to my old school back..Well she said.."It's ok, Its for your future anyway".."I be fine over here"..I know when she said that she is very sad..so I'm sorry fiqa..i didn't mean to say that..but I got to be clear about this..I promise to you that I won't be playin' around there..I know you love me Fiqa..and I love you to..thanks for accept me...thanks for being my friend all this holiday....thanks for being a great girlfriend to me..THANK YOU !!

Wow!! A Winter Solstice Show!

I hope you got to see the eclipse this morning. I know some places it was too cloudy (sorry Deb! but here's the photos, more on fb), and clouds did take away the last re-emergence of the moon from us. But we got the best of show and I'm still feeling pretty high about that. It seemed like the moon was covered for a really long time, deeply red and mysterious, making the new edge of light even

This is it!!! Winter Solstice, Lunar Eclipse!

Yesterday held birds and beach...another beautiful day in Paradox.


 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I've read differing opinions on whether this is the first time in 400 something or 600 something years that these celestial events, the winter solstice full moon and a lunar eclipse, have occurred at the same time, but it is agreed that it's been a real long time. And that it will be somewhere

A Damsel's Daybook 22!

I decided to do this after seeing A Simple Woman's Daybook.

This is my simple Damsels version.

If you would like to join in with me each week feel free and if you do please leave a comment so I can come 'visit' and see what your plans are.

Please feel free if you want to participate to use My Damsel Image.


Outside my window....... A  sunny , sunny day. After a very wet week.

I am thinking about......... My family, Christmas (of course), and other random me things.
From the kitchen..........Christmas cooking.
I am creating .........Christmas presents.Summer clothes, Stories .


I am reading.........
My Bible.
David Copperfield- Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol.-Charles Dickens.
And a book on Saint Hyacinth.

I am hearing....... Siblings and Mummy chatting as they cook.
I am hoping.........To godriving this week Mummmy? *nudge , nudge*

I am planning.......... To complete my gifts and cards to people , and to NOT get stressed this week.

I am wearing............ Brown jeans,red t-shirt ,mauve and patterened jumper(sweater for my overseas readers), black boots and sunglasses. Okay, I'm not really wearing them at the moment but I will once I'm outside . :D  And customary jewellery .

Around the house..........We are all busy, busy , busy !
My wish of the week .........That it won't rain on Christmas day.

TTFN

Stir it all together Sunday

Yesterday after cart time (and thanks to all of you who made it a great day there!), I was in town doing some errands when I came across Benjamin making new murals on his wall.  For me, this little stretch of town is so much what Culebra is about, Don Perez carving his boats or doing his word puzzles, Benjamin's wall advertising Dinghy Dock, Milka's, his book, New Year, or whatever strikes his

A little Saturday at the old movies

When I was a teen-ager, an older friend turned me on to Saturday afternoon at the old movies...on television. We'd make a bowl of popcorn and I'd be taken back to a world I didn't know existed.

The other day a friend from Australia sent me this video...and it seems pretty good to let Bob and James take over the blog today. Moonwalk indeed...Thanks, Sa!

What is the connection to Culebra? I'll

Culebra Christmas Caroling and Shameless Self Promotion!

I was so excited that I would be able to post a brief, but full video of the paranda truck(s) big and small as they wound through my neighborhood at 2:30 thiis morning. I heard them coming and grabbed my camera, waiting until they were winding down the hill across the street, multi-colored lights, music blaring, people singing, yelling, honking, waving, dancing. It was late/early but I wanted to

Water water everywhere..

Yesterday the water was below, this morning it was from the sky. I like that water knows where it belongs.

Some shots from the trip to and from the big island...glad it was a water below us sort of day!



Jack and Darrin smilin' in the early a.m.



El Yunque in the clear!



The obligatory Jack photo



On the s l o w way home



Good spot for a nap


Day is done



Ah, home, under the Star

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Happy birthday, Dear Sloane!! Numero Uno Granddaughter!

Today's your birthday, you're gonna have a good time! Here is a story for you, brought to you by my cat CWIM.

Yesterday was a long day of working, but being able to look out at beautiful islands, the water a few hundred shades of blues and greens (no monkeys though). I got home and was in bed really early, and just about asleep when CWIM came TEARING inside - the door was open - hissing, really

Maybe Tomorrow.............................

I'll start driving. That's right people driving , you know, when you put the metal things cut out in pretty shapes in a  hole in the vehicle you use to take you places, and turn it ,and away you go! In other words I got my learner license today. I am most pleased with myself as it is not an easy test to do , at least for me. I don't like tests very much. They make my stomach turn acrobat.

Okay so, we (Mummy and I) arrived and I said a little prayer to Saint Joseph of Curpertino  asking him to please help me pass and that the questions would be ones I knew.    Saint Joe delivered and I thanked him very much for helping me , and also my patron saints for helping and praying for me also.
So hopefully tomorrow I'll start driving.

I wish it was in this

Or even this.

 

Probably to help me     assist me in not crashing my parents wish they could give me something like this.

Wish me luck  and prayers and support on this grand new adventure of mine .
I'll let you know how I go.

TTFN

Sometimes you get the bear...

Mule drawn carriage coming down the hill
...and sometimes the bear gets you. Or me, in this case. I managed to take a whole lot of less than great photos of an event I can't do over, so I'm going with 'What the hell' and posting them anyway.

Francie and Jacinto's combo birthday was celebrated at Susie's last night (natch), a quiet version this year that turned into something else completely.

A Damsel's Daybook 21!

I decided to do this after seeing A Simple Woman's Daybook.

This is my simple Damsels version.

If you would like to join in with me each week feel free and if you do please leave a comment so I can come 'visit' and see what your plans are.

Please feel free if you want to participate to use My Damsel Image.


Outside my window....... A lovely morning filled with birds singing and sunshine streaming through the trees.

I am thinking about......... My family, wondering when all my other siblings who aren't up will get up, and the washing I should hang out.

From the kitchen..........Two of my sisters eating their breakfasts and reading.

I am creating .........Christmas presents.Summer clothes, Stories .


I am reading.........
My Bible.
David Copperfield- Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol.-Charles Dickens.
And a book on Saint Hyacinth.

I am hearing....... Nothing really but the computer and yours truly typing.

I am hoping.........To go for my drivers test. My birth certificate arrived so,I plan to go sometime this week.

I am planning.......... To complete my gifts and cards to people , and get up early each day like I used too.

I am wearing............ Brown jeans,Brizingr t-shirt ,red jumper(sweater for my overseas readers), burgundy coloured flats and customary jewellery .

Around the house..........We are going to start Christmas cooking this week, Christmas cakes , Christmas cookies. Yummy!!!

My wish of the week .........That I'll achieve everything I set out to do.

TTFN

Yesterday

 Yesterday morning, I saw these things...





Yesterday afternoon, I saw friends and family of Marsh and Ren. It was a good time, as those times go, of some laughs and some tears and stories, capturing a few moments of all the years. Thank you to the family for putting together a time for us and for you all...we're so glad you felt the love.


Movie star Marsha!







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Saturday Culebra Grab Bag

There are all sorts of little bits to toss in today's post. The first is the gathering at 1 p.m. today at Mamacita's for Marsha and Ren. I didn't know Ren as well as I knew Marsha, and I didn't know Marsha near well enough, but enough to miss her frequent visits to the cart for conversation. If you know them, I'm sure you'll want to be there to spend some time with their various children and

Free Range Friday - the holiday edition!

Once upon a time, in a lifetime long ago and in a land far away, I used to participate in cookie exchanges, cookie parties, cookies for family and friends. Lots of baking, fun with the kids lots of cookies to keep and share.

These days, I rarely eat cookies, for no particular reason, and haven't baked any in years and years. But I got this recipe in my email the other day and it brought back

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Busy in Culebra

Season time can be busy time here and I think I just went through a rush of busyness enough for the year...a good thing, but not for posting. Rain canceled plans for today so I have been enjoying some lazy. So lazy that, while it has been rainy, sunny, grey, and rainy some more, I'm posting some photos I took a few days ago at Zoni; one of those breathtaking days that no camera does justice to

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