Glenda's Prize-winning Eco-friendly Creation

We discovered 'Glenda's African Gems' recently when we were told we could find beads in her place of business, which can be seen from our veranda. The only "beads" she had were one string each of red and green--the Christmas-tree-decoration kind. But this glittery little number caught our eye. Glenda designed and made it from all natural materials, i.e., wooden clothes pins, wood shavings, tooth picks and woven beach mats, held together with Elmer's Glue (no hot glue gun here) and embellished with lots of gold glitter. It won first prize! She also made a matching hat, . . . . fan, . . .

. . . . . . . . . . and ear-rings!

Man w/Machette Meets Mango

Remember Gladys Cravitts? We now know why she spent so much time at her window! Many interesting sights can be seen from there. Case in point . . . When an old mango tree needs attention, a brave soul can be found H.I.G.H. above the ground with his trusty machette--no shoes, no safety device of any kind, but more guts than Cudahy, hacking off the limb on which he is standing.

And thanks to that brave soul we now have a better ocean view.