Let them be! You can’t stop the change. Spring always follows Winter and Summer leads to Fall. Each season brings new opportunities to engage. Awake Get back On track It’s time to act. Take center stage You’re no hack. Don’t slack Ignore flashbacks from the past. What impact will you stack? Is there business to transact? Are there contracts to…
Giant bulldozers and excavators mowed them down. Limb by limb, cut down, chewed up, and spat out into piles of rubble. Like patients wearing hospital gowns with exposed buttocks, secluded communities bear it all to the elements. The trees that once covered rear decks and branches that shaded front porches are no more. Paradise Found Ten years ago, you bought…
Remembering the Last Farm in the North The farmer and the dog There was a message on a neighborhood website Nextdoor that a barking dog was loose on the farm. Someone suggested calling an animal shelter, and then the barking stopped. The farmer had passed away at 96, and the last family farm with the history of the county’s agricultural…
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It is spring time and the garden is alive. I am excited to share what’s currently growing in the garden.
A staple in my garden is the okra plant. I enjoy growing and harvesting okras every year. The flowers add a unique color to the garden. Plus, I get to prepare some of my favorite dishes using okras.
I interviewed Mr. Govern Moore to learn about his gardening experiences and growing up on the Nature Island, Dominica.
Sylvia Henderson Mitchell’s book is available on Amazon. This invaluable language book teaches the Dominican Kwéyòl language from the very beginning. It explains Dominican Kwéyòl Grammar in very simple terms, is easy to follow and includes exercises at the end of each chapter. The book also includes two useful glossaries: English to Kwéyòl and Kwéyòl to English, plus some Kwéyòl…
I am on a mission to speak, write, preserve and share the Creole “Kwéyòl” language of the Nature Island, Dominica. What is Kwéyòl? Kwéyòl is often referred to as “patwa” or “patois” and “broken French.” It is a recognized and accepted language with its alphabet and grammatical practices. It originated during the slave trade around the 17th and 18th centuries.…