Calibishie

We found an oasis at Red Rock Haven in Calibishie. From the pictures that follow you can see the beauty of the trees, . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . the water,

. . . . . . . . the waves, . . . . .. . . . . . the rock coves, . . . .

. . . . . the crashing surf, . . . .

. . . . . the tranquil beach, . . .

. . . . the peaceful lunch setting, and a man with more than one woman. You can also see the Atlantic is not like the Caribbean.

Seen on or from the veranda . . . and backyard

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. . . . or is he not????? . . . .

Whether your bag is meditating or pondering the scriptures, newly-painted graffiti, or . . . . .

. . great big old cruise ships, you can see it all from the veranda . . .. . . or the backyard.

Caribbean Area President, Elder Vinas's first-ever visit to Dominica

First order of business was a light supper which had been prepared and transported to Portsmouth by Sister Walters and Sister Cooper. Shortly thereafter it was time for the fireside to begin.

Of course there were no pictures allowed in either Sacrament Meeting, so the next order of business with the Mormons was food . . . . naturally!

While the visitors had lunch in a sack there was time for others to enjoy the beautiful poinsettias next door to the Portsmouth chapel.

Then all too quickly it was time for Elder and Sister Vinas and Sister and President Alvarado to leave Dominica to return to San Juan.

Dominican mornings . . .

. . . begin like this . . . . . . . and then gradually begin to change . . . . .

. . . and change again . . . . .

. . . and again . . . . .

. . . . . . and then . . . . .

. . . . . . the sun will come up to stay.

Just another manic Sunday

Although this isn't the entire congregation, or necessarily the best picture taken (from the outside the 'chapel') last Sunday, it is the best of Roger's "do" waiting for Sacrament Meeting to begin . . . . . . while Hermine and Reginald scrub their hands and prepare the Sacrament in the kitchen.After Sacrament Meeting was over and other members had finally gone home, . . . and lunch had been eaten, and dishes were being washed . . . there was plenty of time for serious gospel discussions, . . . .

. . . . time to enjoy satisfied stomachs. . .

. . . and time for light-hearted conversation. (NO! Joel isn't!)

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.