Holy Cross

The eve of my Birthday!

September 1st, 2009

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Holy Cross Parish - Nassau - Stained Glass

It is the eve of my birthday and I feel compelled to pen my thoughts. As my two year old daughter sometimes asks “Mommy are you happy?”

I have a desire to wake up at the crack of dawn go to the Parish church of Holy Cross and worship. I want to watch the sun beaming on the stain class window revealing the glowing image of the risen Christ with his hand out stretched. I marvel at this beautiful scene that now plays in my mind!

Tomorrow before the sun sets I have a compulsion to take a yacht preferable a Sunseeker (50ft long motor yacht) or even a 108 foot Catamaran (style motor yacht) and observe the setting of the sun. I feel worthy of all the wonderful things life has to offer. For the rest of my life on earth I deserve prosperity, understanding, peace, love and success.

Today I have been given a fresh start as I am not tied to what was but instead I become whatever I chose to be. Further, today I honour the gifts my people/ancestors have given me as I celebrate my beauty and the beauty of my culture with gratitude and love.

Today I acknowledge that my peace comes from being able to forgive.

I am happy as I celebrate my new beginnings!


 

Calabash Art

July 11th, 2009

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Today begins the Calabash festival in Montserrat. Recently I have heard of Calabash Bay Andros. Calabash Bay is a prominent beach in Saint Elizabeth Parish Jamaica. There is Calabash Bay Lodge in Australia and a Calabash hotel in Grenada and today the feature picture is made from calabash in the Island of Martinique. Although the calabash grows in Nassau, including in mother-in-law’s yard it is not usually used or decorated. What is usually decorated in Nassau can range from drift wood to seeds and many other natural materials. There are so many talented people who employ the use of nature in their art. This brings to mind the Parish Church of Holy Cross in Nassau. This church has some of the most talented people that I know of in the Bahamas. (I really wonder if they are descendants of Calabash Bay.) They have an annual Arts and Crafts day. I am awaiting their next arts and crafts day when I may attempt to paint my first calabash.