Sailor Beach Bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuisgH_YpawSs6Vd3_wn1EJQdcCjsN_aGlQGW3BAprFddEjm6YsyMsk2-a-AdtOliBbOLUt4yZQb1VJFzxUQf7PYp8_w9kzcj1765V2-wsG3yNOd9xpxRjCLlJ6ffiNRAXNZdRrrg3G91/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+10.44.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuisgH_YpawSs6Vd3_wn1EJQdcCjsN_aGlQGW3BAprFddEjm6YsyMsk2-a-AdtOliBbOLUt4yZQb1VJFzxUQf7PYp8_w9kzcj1765V2-wsG3yNOd9xpxRjCLlJ6ffiNRAXNZdRrrg3G91/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+10.44.51+AM.png" width="616" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> I think if I was hanging out here, I'd order a Painkiller - extra nutmeg please.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkALtjXSL67MEc8bQtaBrJYyDVgs7TYs7FHUMwy9_lgOO5i7fG3qNNCtiX_12ZcGpVkcBGiyOH7Ay-cQrYAslSD7hyMhwyFjDY9-wQpNbd6dIH3tJI22IXLHGhdvsEOmyFFwG_gTbusK6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+11.17.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkALtjXSL67MEc8bQtaBrJYyDVgs7TYs7FHUMwy9_lgOO5i7fG3qNNCtiX_12ZcGpVkcBGiyOH7Ay-cQrYAslSD7hyMhwyFjDY9-wQpNbd6dIH3tJI22IXLHGhdvsEOmyFFwG_gTbusK6/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+11.17.31+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(image and recipe <a href="http://mothermeetstheroad.com/2012/02/08/st-john-usvi-part-2-and-lagniappe-cocktail-recipe/">here</a>)  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjx1N7KQATYsYTYLJcejmt_8CtwwEwNA6koGLbq1T0WGYCRO12QQ3-LqRf_ataKIaHxmrW4kEJnWEAWHCSa07LX_b9P3qegJZ4rY7hFxx6wDZiNiT10OaNvo1GxToz72pPF0yuU77Adhd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+10.33.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjx1N7KQATYsYTYLJcejmt_8CtwwEwNA6koGLbq1T0WGYCRO12QQ3-LqRf_ataKIaHxmrW4kEJnWEAWHCSa07LX_b9P3qegJZ4rY7hFxx6wDZiNiT10OaNvo1GxToz72pPF0yuU77Adhd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+10.33.38+AM.png" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Isn't it  interesting how one change can create a different mood?  In this bar I'd order a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goslingsrum.com/details.asp?RecipeID=192">Dark 'n Stormy</a>, my new favorite summer </span>cocktail made with ginger beer, rum and lime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9OgLTzplP19jVx6jS9QbyN0xi2GAmJVWBDJFYOWSX8ddOt0oH_oaXWq-xNI8gOrUtqJeVHR7Vevcf6v0W0x8JVs398G5wOw5yko-4aJhcknxKYMg_wpww679GVtvHN62_tbrHosLYZyR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+11.30.41+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9OgLTzplP19jVx6jS9QbyN0xi2GAmJVWBDJFYOWSX8ddOt0oH_oaXWq-xNI8gOrUtqJeVHR7Vevcf6v0W0x8JVs398G5wOw5yko-4aJhcknxKYMg_wpww679GVtvHN62_tbrHosLYZyR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-08-03+at+11.30.41+AM.png" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BTW, what's your favorite summer cocktail?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Sailor Beach Bar

 I think if I was hanging out here, I'd order a Painkiller - extra nutmeg please. (image and recipe here )   Isn't it  interesting h...

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Jamaican Blue & White

<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s1600/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492868808610295714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s640/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><br />Today I'm joining other fans of blue and white over at <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2014/04/the-april-blue-and-white-bash.html">The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash</a>.  Here's a bedroom from the fabulous Jamaican resort, Round Hill.  Isn't it amazing what just a little bit of blue can do to a mostly white space?   <span style="color: #333333;">(Images are from the</span> <a href="http://www.roundhilljamaica.com/"><span style="color: #009900;">Round Hill</span></a> site<span style="color: #333333;">)</span><br /><span style="color: #000099;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYlETPuIaT6GytV22op26Kgk9tpKHYdwWBUYH6Rt3kcY5Y082aQy3udoBr9PyEn-xTbzNQSzUrOdeV6ApVqvDq7HPW2NhyphenhyphenhPkvJy5MqhZ9OIYeIrhs6NUxJ8MYrGCSTZrjj4DIUoVDLGl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.06.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYlETPuIaT6GytV22op26Kgk9tpKHYdwWBUYH6Rt3kcY5Y082aQy3udoBr9PyEn-xTbzNQSzUrOdeV6ApVqvDq7HPW2NhyphenhyphenhPkvJy5MqhZ9OIYeIrhs6NUxJ8MYrGCSTZrjj4DIUoVDLGl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.06.27+PM.png" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0o7LmHYbXDCNDow9Z7ryqHrKSVtdsRJYFHziuZDpiAhG_dNnTJCbWCsaS6kzMn-TRZDYtrTEweHiovwK-Gv8zbz8joPH1OL15o_4OLCUteIaVwp1Bqh610avc1pDYmM3kVl98OBbyxD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.13.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0o7LmHYbXDCNDow9Z7ryqHrKSVtdsRJYFHziuZDpiAhG_dNnTJCbWCsaS6kzMn-TRZDYtrTEweHiovwK-Gv8zbz8joPH1OL15o_4OLCUteIaVwp1Bqh610avc1pDYmM3kVl98OBbyxD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-06+at+10.13.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />

Jamaican Blue & White

Today I'm joining other fans of blue and white over at The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash .  Here's a bedroom from the fabulo...

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Pretty in Pink - Bahamian Cottage

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYrhM9BAqP_0qVjd7soMLAds9eT2JzDEfX4JDC7A5nFoh7tbG0W03q0RvCKqh5b7dWQKznqRV0XJ8_sTJZo3cuKUC2SCYTBFDu2hC7AKG2cLe04yl0KG2FWzjlnPpHnuUPg5QiH0ZNNBl/s1600/p8-1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYrhM9BAqP_0qVjd7soMLAds9eT2JzDEfX4JDC7A5nFoh7tbG0W03q0RvCKqh5b7dWQKznqRV0XJ8_sTJZo3cuKUC2SCYTBFDu2hC7AKG2cLe04yl0KG2FWzjlnPpHnuUPg5QiH0ZNNBl/s1600/p8-1-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From <a href="http://csdecoration.fr/">CS décoration</a> - a charming, pink Bahamian cottage where it's pretty much always spring or summer.  More images <a href="http://csdecoration.fr/en/projects/cottage_bahamas_usa">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbc9skOFSrY-60wh8Uys_fbvl-tbRQs1tbrp9WXaxfgECE_s_fUia61rMLDg3gWBdvBppH8n4tW2voges4Ja48gkLkDMa9u1EcveQ7N_3payT4DwJmyjd57LCpwoWqsVxMDQBfkBQZH7S/s1600/p8-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbc9skOFSrY-60wh8Uys_fbvl-tbRQs1tbrp9WXaxfgECE_s_fUia61rMLDg3gWBdvBppH8n4tW2voges4Ja48gkLkDMa9u1EcveQ7N_3payT4DwJmyjd57LCpwoWqsVxMDQBfkBQZH7S/s1600/p8-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iQv6z2fTNlkH7NoDKrUpdM-CVfyWkBA_8KbYcj4dzyBuRdPfUimLI5SpIMC49jnlJjKpw3_iOkhA1cP1w7Pmlg75uzc2XoY6xB1pffuJL5YHJcPcuxUjK1TgA8PG2eKo9HHDpIvdEi8d/s1600/p8-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iQv6z2fTNlkH7NoDKrUpdM-CVfyWkBA_8KbYcj4dzyBuRdPfUimLI5SpIMC49jnlJjKpw3_iOkhA1cP1w7Pmlg75uzc2XoY6xB1pffuJL5YHJcPcuxUjK1TgA8PG2eKo9HHDpIvdEi8d/s1600/p8-6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgPRzx2CgmNK7QA2dxhsAMDdVrSecrgUXTROtqceQ7aVDzIz3XHS8-NaOd6dJuVasaITykrZZPtjKMYnLLKkYxkiXc0IT2QFsoJ4-KCiWtxTnioPley40bgaPJ6NW0x-3co0-_aed3DiD/s1600/p8-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgPRzx2CgmNK7QA2dxhsAMDdVrSecrgUXTROtqceQ7aVDzIz3XHS8-NaOd6dJuVasaITykrZZPtjKMYnLLKkYxkiXc0IT2QFsoJ4-KCiWtxTnioPley40bgaPJ6NW0x-3co0-_aed3DiD/s1600/p8-7.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IDLL9_QRPhYCYOOZJK2AcoUoPbvasDOZt8gw_-I5NP7_Th7i6fpXUF2O-y_tbtuWoPtrWIlh1oWly4TXr44VcSeRM2g9xgqneg3An481mYx_ApCyhU0ZQoW84Dut9CrqO2uGzbvfNaF4/s1600/p8-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IDLL9_QRPhYCYOOZJK2AcoUoPbvasDOZt8gw_-I5NP7_Th7i6fpXUF2O-y_tbtuWoPtrWIlh1oWly4TXr44VcSeRM2g9xgqneg3An481mYx_ApCyhU0ZQoW84Dut9CrqO2uGzbvfNaF4/s1600/p8-13.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe93CY5JlWZ0XXvt1FHBen5g7WpkL5_cHr3QfyL_WPcJtcU7LTY3LQa0WYJ3JjUENnguWEWYU3E1Cnnu48lljud75jJeVtHZxdbRRAwxjehMpVWF8_RPk4VrU6rSNMUq2nEUVb9c-smeu/s1600/p8-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe93CY5JlWZ0XXvt1FHBen5g7WpkL5_cHr3QfyL_WPcJtcU7LTY3LQa0WYJ3JjUENnguWEWYU3E1Cnnu48lljud75jJeVtHZxdbRRAwxjehMpVWF8_RPk4VrU6rSNMUq2nEUVb9c-smeu/s1600/p8-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Pretty in Pink - Bahamian Cottage

From CS décoration  - a charming, pink Bahamian cottage where it's pretty much always spring or summer.  More images here . 

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A Caribbean Villa - Royal Style

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenA7Fl47DT93uVHOOaJX6v2ektfU2G6nZacLNyzulyJ8KQoKJQ_uk8_-PE49tYrHDZA8CwvVAUJQb5DKCw1Eo4zTZ1JY5uRgHRL-KW74G8s5a8qLLu-RWqAZQrFQohwRRNZCWN9YqTAjZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-12+at+8.35.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenA7Fl47DT93uVHOOaJX6v2ektfU2G6nZacLNyzulyJ8KQoKJQ_uk8_-PE49tYrHDZA8CwvVAUJQb5DKCw1Eo4zTZ1JY5uRgHRL-KW74G8s5a8qLLu-RWqAZQrFQohwRRNZCWN9YqTAjZ/s640/Screen+Shot+2014-01-12+at+8.35.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge vacationed here in 2012 - at the Aurora House in Mustique.  For 20,000 a week, you could too! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfDf0MDgjy2jo0-rMsaQirEoGsDunJTzrJ-sOZsBKq3XjDKveUsq5mNUQeC4jClIQxSFqcQGJgCEAGw2ObTrDosiL0usoL147s_Cv0yLbhMSIk8PGVqS-glScTiEk3DfYJq9Smw2oWsr9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-12+at+8.42.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A Caribbean Villa - Royal Style

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge vacationed here in 2012 - at the Aurora House in Mustique.  For 20,000 a week, you could too! al...

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"Beach House Bookshelves"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOoNYea-CeMl0K_B9b7w-f8Oq8xeNySAASRMeSfh9sUzJ9LgL_JimvpiIkqqiJQ-EUWYQG1cbwj5X9yXK8EnuNwUZyEpyuwc_nj2FSo76ZYpZZ8jmF98f9mAoqFsuejjn0Pn1WaA6OIOp/s765/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.10.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOoNYea-CeMl0K_B9b7w-f8Oq8xeNySAASRMeSfh9sUzJ9LgL_JimvpiIkqqiJQ-EUWYQG1cbwj5X9yXK8EnuNwUZyEpyuwc_nj2FSo76ZYpZZ8jmF98f9mAoqFsuejjn0Pn1WaA6OIOp/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.10.23+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Lately I've been checking out beach rentals and I've noticed a trend - bookshelves mounted on walls in bedrooms.  Now, I am kicking myself for not saving all those images and the time spent going back and finding them would be too much.  You'll believe me, right? <br />Well, anyway I love this look. This image is from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=467017036665007&set=pb.462877240412320.-2207520000.1372549005.&type=3&theater">here</a> - Salt Box on Harbour Island, Bahamas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsSAbFv6pPSjrrMuE6uCX0-yX27GdrIN5_ypUerFcBEESlRwby6mOmimF2eaughXXq1qx4pkZibpmP2AzlMZAf9r4U2eIUlku1FInr3lgwBol3s6AvNWIVW-f3XVXToZPnd_NFulUFv4m/s451/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.13.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsSAbFv6pPSjrrMuE6uCX0-yX27GdrIN5_ypUerFcBEESlRwby6mOmimF2eaughXXq1qx4pkZibpmP2AzlMZAf9r4U2eIUlku1FInr3lgwBol3s6AvNWIVW-f3XVXToZPnd_NFulUFv4m/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.13.40+PM.png" width="613" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you recognize it from these photos?  Originally designed and owned by Tom Scheerer, it now has a new owner and is available for rent <a href="http://www.vrbo.com/442787">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5MYGvft-oJkz5ZS9tvfVnrG_pxepNGySygb0SNtuBcBxWW_1EWDIlrYqMGSJLDoIirNRGWF_MZRPSLC2VBjm2gkcFDjD0BjZF1KyXkkQHlaizEUXE-uYhr4TfRCl4ALnfAOPBf9COvsJ/s453/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.13.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5MYGvft-oJkz5ZS9tvfVnrG_pxepNGySygb0SNtuBcBxWW_1EWDIlrYqMGSJLDoIirNRGWF_MZRPSLC2VBjm2gkcFDjD0BjZF1KyXkkQHlaizEUXE-uYhr4TfRCl4ALnfAOPBf9COvsJ/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+8.13.54+PM.png" width="425" /></a></div>

"Beach House Bookshelves"

Lately I've been checking out beach rentals and I've noticed a trend - bookshelves mounted on walls in bedrooms.  Now, I am kicking ...

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The Best Kind of Chatterbox: Harbour Island

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0LQF7_SwdfFm-mkPo8I-emYbXgNkL93ZfPsaY_Lc2h9ydvQXOA8MnT6shMVuWaQ__KjLFFCxDEFt1rvf40XXKi6Uh4K6Za06-vT-7jRPTiDPorsrvfT3uFB42SXcMsEy79rSniBSZwFV/s792/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+12.31.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0LQF7_SwdfFm-mkPo8I-emYbXgNkL93ZfPsaY_Lc2h9ydvQXOA8MnT6shMVuWaQ__KjLFFCxDEFt1rvf40XXKi6Uh4K6Za06-vT-7jRPTiDPorsrvfT3uFB42SXcMsEy79rSniBSZwFV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+12.31.06+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Last year when we were contemplating between Scotland or Harbour Island, Bahamas for spring break we came across <a href="http://www.chatterboxbahamas.com/">Chatterbox</a> -  a Bahamian home in Dunmore Town, built in the late 1800's. It's obvious that someone with a great eye for design owns this home.  From what I can tell, it's Trish Becker of <a href="http://www.trishbeckerjewelry.com/about">Trish Becker Jewelry</a>.  As you know, we ended up going to Scotland but I've got an eye out for a future visit here.  And interestingly enough, Trish is also working on restoring a second home for rental - aptly named <a href="http://www.chatterboxbahamas.com/#!about-jewelbox/c20a9">Jewelbox</a>.   (first two images via Harbour Island Realty <a href="http://www.harbourislandrealty.com/vacation-rentals/chatterbox-3/">here</a>.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U9n5CgbWac8RbfwPMFs5DHPG-x-vg2JL7dyANxAT3YIodyD1QKxNonYD_dC8Wty6c3eD1BwmBdzSyAnZRuqZBTAEyBDGOA7b3NivWrL6IKsoiS9yi17c14CrCq98m3hsCDnYkyegKpwQ/s798/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+12.31.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U9n5CgbWac8RbfwPMFs5DHPG-x-vg2JL7dyANxAT3YIodyD1QKxNonYD_dC8Wty6c3eD1BwmBdzSyAnZRuqZBTAEyBDGOA7b3NivWrL6IKsoiS9yi17c14CrCq98m3hsCDnYkyegKpwQ/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-29+at+12.31.28+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_1_coVs5nYYRvhwIctkSeQDLu02YMHWcJhg9RMKo9E-nDqp7wgoI7CNwtTi-KFsC7zw3O6EoDeCKoL6F34FkKdmA9N7C62hFjWyWbRiwpMPnz4Ca2H01pWjcyWyF9NHgA4XIxmPBtZJG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-07+at+10.22.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_1_coVs5nYYRvhwIctkSeQDLu02YMHWcJhg9RMKo9E-nDqp7wgoI7CNwtTi-KFsC7zw3O6EoDeCKoL6F34FkKdmA9N7C62hFjWyWbRiwpMPnz4Ca2H01pWjcyWyF9NHgA4XIxmPBtZJG/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-07-07+at+10.22.02+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />these last two images from Trish Becker Home <a href="http://www.chatterboxbahamas.com/#!about-chatterbox/c8dd">here</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0wS1H6ALk8q2wcZN0yuUK_dnupBvaOGIMnc4XxgXCVdLy3hRQqSQc-8j5Z9XNZz64KHQrqoAYcJYkuCsvt-Mw3ZZPBui-ca-rsCB-uH5FvpiXbw8wXUWUHdKIRiyh4eKqAUNyjOmoRed/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-07+at+10.40.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0wS1H6ALk8q2wcZN0yuUK_dnupBvaOGIMnc4XxgXCVdLy3hRQqSQc-8j5Z9XNZz64KHQrqoAYcJYkuCsvt-Mw3ZZPBui-ca-rsCB-uH5FvpiXbw8wXUWUHdKIRiyh4eKqAUNyjOmoRed/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-07-07+at+10.40.22+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/472372" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Follow My Notting Hill on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/widget.gif?id=472372" /></a></div>

The Best Kind of Chatterbox: Harbour Island

Last year when we were contemplating between Scotland or Harbour Island, Bahamas for spring break we came across Chatterbox  -  a Bahamian h...

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Shark Car

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs6LfKk8i6Ku9FISUkap6yrIXk2DZfq-sDYdDVRpxeM26VpGSdEj4PWyjndY8q4aJvHFNuSkThjlD2Kb6J_8lXfWh1X97_UzovW1dTm5Ymy9cbQFRsOfbbVezWCVUOeYA0D0gLqLKpVkO/s1600/P1130350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs6LfKk8i6Ku9FISUkap6yrIXk2DZfq-sDYdDVRpxeM26VpGSdEj4PWyjndY8q4aJvHFNuSkThjlD2Kb6J_8lXfWh1X97_UzovW1dTm5Ymy9cbQFRsOfbbVezWCVUOeYA0D0gLqLKpVkO/s640/P1130350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Came across this Shark Car while in St. John USVI last year. How fun is this?! Hope you have a great weekend. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIwySoteU6VrxW3hwPdIjkXIs4_5rfxEZ9wBAsglD2T8xHKr5p3mB5M2Fy-b32Zc0mDm4TOJwLK-qZFwOSIULIOO8gzpsN6ZXrfapqCzDhCzRHKZ83b2HwA4TVask32kRj9h4n6Tj-cGo/s1600/P1130347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIwySoteU6VrxW3hwPdIjkXIs4_5rfxEZ9wBAsglD2T8xHKr5p3mB5M2Fy-b32Zc0mDm4TOJwLK-qZFwOSIULIOO8gzpsN6ZXrfapqCzDhCzRHKZ83b2HwA4TVask32kRj9h4n6Tj-cGo/s640/P1130347.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />

Shark Car

Came across this Shark Car while in St. John USVI last year. How fun is this?! Hope you have a great weekend.

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You Can Rent India Hicks' Villas

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzhA_5sWq0ugikqnYvCMfi1QVEUaDpsB436FMk9jkKtTWOGSjbkl6GC4soCm_R8sOSPbwQIxBLTybjUunOWf0vc31LAEyB0qMNmuNxzK6K4GSA1B_GxPKMJg7RX9o_CGV7Fr7_G4X_eoL/s1600/kingstreat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632191319184747922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzhA_5sWq0ugikqnYvCMfi1QVEUaDpsB436FMk9jkKtTWOGSjbkl6GC4soCm_R8sOSPbwQIxBLTybjUunOWf0vc31LAEyB0qMNmuNxzK6K4GSA1B_GxPKMJg7RX9o_CGV7Fr7_G4X_eoL/s640/kingstreat.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Many, many bloggers (including me) have drooled over the interior of India Hicks gorgeous Hibiscus Hill home in Harbour Island in the Bahamas. Did you know that three of her homes are available for rent - the Guest House, Cricket Pavilion and King's Treat? Here's a peek into King's Treat - more photos <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/kt_photos.html">here</a>. Hope you have a great weekend - stay cool. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRwRx3Um-Q1iUia9LRd14B5tsCyZXjXTK4TEIRaT9qQHdRghby3aSiX6QtmSqpI-LD6JTvqICHDE-Jnzo11WP6jtbvvyjv44SyNvZ6oATEUJUo7eADCbtBLkNG5gKJ4zxn3mSWitlw4HL/s1600/kingstreat1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632191039540095746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRwRx3Um-Q1iUia9LRd14B5tsCyZXjXTK4TEIRaT9qQHdRghby3aSiX6QtmSqpI-LD6JTvqICHDE-Jnzo11WP6jtbvvyjv44SyNvZ6oATEUJUo7eADCbtBLkNG5gKJ4zxn3mSWitlw4HL/s640/kingstreat1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVCxxz1vF9LLdlS7dIZRk2H2OlDMGZWr59LZVII3D554_JRpQs_cuvhw8ssYIpqonbK6toT-n42R-JyooR8l9SKM0-WJma_av1-YoSkAyxBoVXLKtrLA5K6bCaLSW-vcdPsMiAGG4i_Ve/s1600/kingstreat2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632190803602072034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVCxxz1vF9LLdlS7dIZRk2H2OlDMGZWr59LZVII3D554_JRpQs_cuvhw8ssYIpqonbK6toT-n42R-JyooR8l9SKM0-WJma_av1-YoSkAyxBoVXLKtrLA5K6bCaLSW-vcdPsMiAGG4i_Ve/s640/kingstreat2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfXj6yEAFno2rVaAHiFcvbMzxhD1OKgPPPFZW29-KilFEWIzxghBjLoFch8yu_WGlDWKO-K9MsxPYp7ztro2uccLqybjctis3VWAMhJ3331mAnDAcsOenVmRkNoYki52QiMDyFpvPL8SP/s1600/kingstreat3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632190590472475682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfXj6yEAFno2rVaAHiFcvbMzxhD1OKgPPPFZW29-KilFEWIzxghBjLoFch8yu_WGlDWKO-K9MsxPYp7ztro2uccLqybjctis3VWAMhJ3331mAnDAcsOenVmRkNoYki52QiMDyFpvPL8SP/s640/kingstreat3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFn5hkAa2vKb_Bqv2p3LedWFnMQMPv_ckqqmyquh3-oY_e3NHbNygP7mBbF0J1QOj6GHmGyC9o5lagWWI9WN7Ul_p7s-YhjGzo6lnfr21DhQQeQhHW2Hw3-95VVkvs063vRHD5z09x_NI/s1600/kingstreat4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632190405045776706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFn5hkAa2vKb_Bqv2p3LedWFnMQMPv_ckqqmyquh3-oY_e3NHbNygP7mBbF0J1QOj6GHmGyC9o5lagWWI9WN7Ul_p7s-YhjGzo6lnfr21DhQQeQhHW2Hw3-95VVkvs063vRHD5z09x_NI/s640/kingstreat4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>

You Can Rent India Hicks' Villas

Many, many bloggers (including me) have drooled over the interior of India Hicks gorgeous Hibiscus Hill home in Harbour Island in the Bahama...

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Round Hill

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch89z-rOFA0q4uCZw8LrnXzAexlIyZbSr9BPphumgkNdDevd7JWB8zZtldq6kHYdbEnTwm3UaeV2foNaPEpL5lyBkX9Ru5EOEbKsBwcV8jwQzI5CntDgXseAIvmseZjT1r98uHbed2sw/s1600-h/jamaica_hotel_001p.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595429620403362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch89z-rOFA0q4uCZw8LrnXzAexlIyZbSr9BPphumgkNdDevd7JWB8zZtldq6kHYdbEnTwm3UaeV2foNaPEpL5lyBkX9Ru5EOEbKsBwcV8jwQzI5CntDgXseAIvmseZjT1r98uHbed2sw/s800/jamaica_hotel_001p.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>If you read my blog back in the summer of 2008, you may recognize part of this post. I will be gone for a few days, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the new pics added to this old post. The first is still one of my all time favorites. <span style="color:#333333;">(All images are from the hotel</span> <a href="http://www.roundhilljamaica.com/"><span style="color:#009900;">Round Hill</span></a> <span style="color:#333333;">in Jamaica)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s1600/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492868808610295714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s640/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595735039967698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0_3HL2XSyCHXYvptMi0xTqnUGtrzBopBgupvPLWczeC1ARewpm7xbFREecwd2d1sdzMDvIdN-zyHMDmRoqAW7zsjlgjWVd6JUziUPia9qQ24oqzSdDoLWGyfJQAtHWpOfIxbCOQRzkg/s800/roundhill1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpSrDJ80usOnnHLivU5sxKBaKycYu8k9pCC64IQfO97zkAlz57L7I_Se365EGIU377AJrqPowmSwm3DpL9xfQFuLT9HG3Q25oZ1tlOVFJpuYbddaYt9LwLg4IxWvVNSaQZcP0x7aEnE/s1600-h/roundhill.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595646215808146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpSrDJ80usOnnHLivU5sxKBaKycYu8k9pCC64IQfO97zkAlz57L7I_Se365EGIU377AJrqPowmSwm3DpL9xfQFuLT9HG3Q25oZ1tlOVFJpuYbddaYt9LwLg4IxWvVNSaQZcP0x7aEnE/s800/roundhill.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqkz1ilFmqYKPrpK6hZqMfW2tuM6crmq1p9Jf9HZXzosuowyVlfRmMJFwWSxYehue4yYU6SQsVroiMObnP58d89dlrUIxSMtsPX2CsTg1pEFZZqYgdyXwi1wuJxnDAYlhiBm1d3y18No/s1600-h/jamaica_hotel_005p.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595319931122626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqkz1ilFmqYKPrpK6hZqMfW2tuM6crmq1p9Jf9HZXzosuowyVlfRmMJFwWSxYehue4yYU6SQsVroiMObnP58d89dlrUIxSMtsPX2CsTg1pEFZZqYgdyXwi1wuJxnDAYlhiBm1d3y18No/s800/jamaica_hotel_005p.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnKqWjuidp5XoKZQvi5hxAOzoMq0H_2VqV5wFtn4gVxgCxuhAmpG2Ei9zjZNmzYVQ_5_YRN2X-2KQiW3R9cQFUdqIS8IOg4jrGBjTlaeUI8zwJE9uXY9yy8OThTz3mxAp4yS_3v_YHHw/s1600/Round%2520Hill-12-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492870085977156274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnKqWjuidp5XoKZQvi5hxAOzoMq0H_2VqV5wFtn4gVxgCxuhAmpG2Ei9zjZNmzYVQ_5_YRN2X-2KQiW3R9cQFUdqIS8IOg4jrGBjTlaeUI8zwJE9uXY9yy8OThTz3mxAp4yS_3v_YHHw/s640/Round%2520Hill-12-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8yObDRqDonLUgAphb92eKJdUw_d5cs2QB8L1PMRBy8f_T0-iRk6W06MJ6o6akOv4cOw9n1PQehV6jhATBXlwpEbowXWzX7OJmfg6x2-0qtZdJdeUny9Z1K3bq3b29quJHpZ7G5MZYBk/s1600/Round%2520Hill-21-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492870025779224818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8yObDRqDonLUgAphb92eKJdUw_d5cs2QB8L1PMRBy8f_T0-iRk6W06MJ6o6akOv4cOw9n1PQehV6jhATBXlwpEbowXWzX7OJmfg6x2-0qtZdJdeUny9Z1K3bq3b29quJHpZ7G5MZYBk/s640/Round%2520Hill-21-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzNtuoDbKFQBy8nwtMPM4e34OZcOHY1jAouNvvMxnbCAlWxtl0Iidv79kfZQ7XmWNxE11WSsKHlNoxr5b2UKRE_p0Sy36eAxplMXKFDeuDuzd5P2s3Ppl2AaeygQcAGIIcuhlxD9VL8I/s1600/Round%2520Hill-40-Villa%2520Living%2520room%2520%2520wall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869932933225026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzNtuoDbKFQBy8nwtMPM4e34OZcOHY1jAouNvvMxnbCAlWxtl0Iidv79kfZQ7XmWNxE11WSsKHlNoxr5b2UKRE_p0Sy36eAxplMXKFDeuDuzd5P2s3Ppl2AaeygQcAGIIcuhlxD9VL8I/s640/Round%2520Hill-40-Villa%2520Living%2520room%2520%2520wall.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Round Hill

If you read my blog back in the summer of 2008, you may recognize part of this post. I will be gone for a few days, but in the meantime I h...

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Have you heard of MACO?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9S3I-5CnFD1wPdgzcyB9i8sBPsxUFlriMuWIecxsWyX_CfeVokR8dNb1ZKliOT1MkIAFrZNlt39IwGMhyh9JioHtOpXvvfV2L0Sds7TV-HHq_1vXDZG0w0Q9-kAPIQTcjLxbDHw0BUZT/s1600-h/psuzyhoodlessmaco1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443875703143908562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9S3I-5CnFD1wPdgzcyB9i8sBPsxUFlriMuWIecxsWyX_CfeVokR8dNb1ZKliOT1MkIAFrZNlt39IwGMhyh9JioHtOpXvvfV2L0Sds7TV-HHq_1vXDZG0w0Q9-kAPIQTcjLxbDHw0BUZT/s640/psuzyhoodlessmaco1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Coming back from St John a few weeks ago, I came across a thick, glossy magazine devoted to Caribbean living - <a href="http://www.macomag.com/current_issue.htm"><span style="color:#000099;">MACO</span></a>. The homes are beautiful and the settings spectacular - here's just a few. <span style="color:#333333;">(photography by Suzy Hoodless)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X5yOeXEuV9OmExgxip5PjtQYvPMt5Zj1aKOp1ORZiIdFbTd-nBb6V5NfntlgYoPNeA7vPrhMbaSnEst0dxrBlF187QJTlklfQseRBD4K1bJ6NSzt-Kya7mpLZjGHyIpEgjAdCHbvbRtH/s1600-h/psuzyHoodlessmaco.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443875575102095650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X5yOeXEuV9OmExgxip5PjtQYvPMt5Zj1aKOp1ORZiIdFbTd-nBb6V5NfntlgYoPNeA7vPrhMbaSnEst0dxrBlF187QJTlklfQseRBD4K1bJ6NSzt-Kya7mpLZjGHyIpEgjAdCHbvbRtH/s640/psuzyHoodlessmaco.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="color:#333333;">photography by Suzy Hoodless</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-dS0zYu0bd7gcrtSnjRQg1ihXaGqv8diysoTXp6A89X6XlnB13JxgUmaO3MIDJeKw5ITNpZXQHG0HrlyxRNytSU9mKkKk_jVGzJ2G7kZt7Yf2fLyB41W5wA43y_YNPWzTNAEdXNj77OK/s1600-h/v10i1g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446972479369544386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-dS0zYu0bd7gcrtSnjRQg1ihXaGqv8diysoTXp6A89X6XlnB13JxgUmaO3MIDJeKw5ITNpZXQHG0HrlyxRNytSU9mKkKk_jVGzJ2G7kZt7Yf2fLyB41W5wA43y_YNPWzTNAEdXNj77OK/s640/v10i1g.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <span style="color:#333333;">photography by Suzy Hoodless</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9rhTSbhDoR7RzoI2n9ddqMnw6ZcrFfqCsPrlPob9MlwBDSLy-qckmVwWTHBRRCu4yGvQJgeP3soN2NuPTqArItJiDlVBPGNrgV52vokn-FcGIprLHpQdSWwGucp2Pizny7cepc_npa4/s1600-h/pDaleCurtisMaco.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443874505668027810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9rhTSbhDoR7RzoI2n9ddqMnw6ZcrFfqCsPrlPob9MlwBDSLy-qckmVwWTHBRRCu4yGvQJgeP3soN2NuPTqArItJiDlVBPGNrgV52vokn-FcGIprLHpQdSWwGucp2Pizny7cepc_npa4/s640/pDaleCurtisMaco.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="color:#333333;">photography by Dale Curtis</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0o5PGgkFovfLCZ5EQ5-7tr-Lq_-cw1s2UvXrfXrAIgNXuDZ7LoNu-xz-KzV08f08512-iJs2lc4rNLEKtmu2lyRjcIOPL8yVlHoN7lkVNfLuv0dW7VbqfGHzGUcBS2sBCvYWHNoD_bIO/s1600-h/pDaleCurtisMacoa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443874608140772962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0o5PGgkFovfLCZ5EQ5-7tr-Lq_-cw1s2UvXrfXrAIgNXuDZ7LoNu-xz-KzV08f08512-iJs2lc4rNLEKtmu2lyRjcIOPL8yVlHoN7lkVNfLuv0dW7VbqfGHzGUcBS2sBCvYWHNoD_bIO/s640/pDaleCurtisMacoa.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#000099;">For more interiors, go </span><a href="http://www.macomag.com/featured_articles.htm"><span style="color:#000099;">here</span></a>. </span><span style="color:#333333;">photography by Dale Curtis</span>

Have you heard of MACO?

Coming back from St John a few weeks ago, I came across a thick, glossy magazine devoted to Caribbean living - MACO . The homes are beautifu...

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Manuel Canovas in St John USVI

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q4gvHyUoIESNFkwnGvHBZvOwfqdvmD9MfL4LX07axxxgV8VbC5vcl1jjXZueKTIn40W2hXXAJlSdG24BPFA8-54-dT22zKhIKXrMdJDKRVjwlKqabZ_sXGmhlE_Ng7zN38P_KceQ0MPe/s1600-h/5stjohn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444043964229046866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q4gvHyUoIESNFkwnGvHBZvOwfqdvmD9MfL4LX07axxxgV8VbC5vcl1jjXZueKTIn40W2hXXAJlSdG24BPFA8-54-dT22zKhIKXrMdJDKRVjwlKqabZ_sXGmhlE_Ng7zN38P_KceQ0MPe/s640/5stjohn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Back from a week in St. John USVI and I'm still on island time. We've been going there for 20 years and it's our family's all time favorite place. Here I am stalking a villa set back from the edge of Gibney Beach. Would have loved to have seen the inside of this gorgeous stone home with its arched doors and windows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl-m0SLje3zv-CUVhx8jjq4pco4UPG2pf6-NKDCOoponZBG9gZ4fs3Pi06hC4vCw2oGteJDfSBmqCXoEpiex_sy3_gNtxptyssonnolBGzmg6KOshGTk4D4V9ZmVFMJc28xrILMq0zE2K/s1600-h/3stjohn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444043199572892034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl-m0SLje3zv-CUVhx8jjq4pco4UPG2pf6-NKDCOoponZBG9gZ4fs3Pi06hC4vCw2oGteJDfSBmqCXoEpiex_sy3_gNtxptyssonnolBGzmg6KOshGTk4D4V9ZmVFMJc28xrILMq0zE2K/s640/3stjohn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> But back to this post title - there isn't a huge design scene on the island but I did come across these Manuel Canovas beach dresses. At $310 they were more than I would spend but..if they had been pillows... that would have been a different story!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L7Zr45LBi7Vocpoh9s7ebL0pPDLb-3II1KO1OF_DsvOhTwMNCnT_v-BxbtpzlhirqJ-uZvWlZda43BvuzHlqxBmlR05vWfUm7RbhHze-LWizt64xItWcBInHps8f9BuT0bP-oJ-G7at2/s1600-h/2stjohn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444043113519280498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7L7Zr45LBi7Vocpoh9s7ebL0pPDLb-3II1KO1OF_DsvOhTwMNCnT_v-BxbtpzlhirqJ-uZvWlZda43BvuzHlqxBmlR05vWfUm7RbhHze-LWizt64xItWcBInHps8f9BuT0bP-oJ-G7at2/s640/2stjohn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ2byXNiINY3ZRHoHjr4j90BPVrERODHXBpxGK4uOJIxVSmSdyLEKQ7XGrNFF2Y9SUEJxxjdMBcXLV8O1Ow1LJJ9a9YCn7znx7np5OFlm0QJdMTR2g9vqSgBLzUsw667JW7T47z2EQLk0/s1600-h/1stjohn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444043034496451954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ2byXNiINY3ZRHoHjr4j90BPVrERODHXBpxGK4uOJIxVSmSdyLEKQ7XGrNFF2Y9SUEJxxjdMBcXLV8O1Ow1LJJ9a9YCn7znx7np5OFlm0QJdMTR2g9vqSgBLzUsw667JW7T47z2EQLk0/s640/1stjohn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgV-MfFf-UUMr99eOYKiLJ-u5trFkmnBsWEMcSsci-ehj4NYLo9TDGvPfOtQzypcbMzBBJh6DG_BJLue65ic4ro-WLIwmsNFMlsPDhFc8JvyZL7-bMToXchLqHJmbhxLA5WORNoTicOup/s1600-h/StJohn2010+002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444042866976176786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgV-MfFf-UUMr99eOYKiLJ-u5trFkmnBsWEMcSsci-ehj4NYLo9TDGvPfOtQzypcbMzBBJh6DG_BJLue65ic4ro-WLIwmsNFMlsPDhFc8JvyZL7-bMToXchLqHJmbhxLA5WORNoTicOup/s400/StJohn2010+002.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Another cottage on Gibney Beach. I couldn't get a great photo of this one but did find the <a href="http://www.gibneybeachvillas.com/">cottage's website </a>and the pic below.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvIWRTfcceHEc9Du2dsAc7fJ3KEdRcL7b7Buy5S4iq3VME2uuGYXl9BLzJpFQjO-6KbroIVlsMyA-qq4q6no0TtxbzaECWqrT_8MdwH0Z1jcrJ11UR2g6laOfhN0oa_s1vAud8s6DS2X-/s1600-h/gibney.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444042700138294354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvIWRTfcceHEc9Du2dsAc7fJ3KEdRcL7b7Buy5S4iq3VME2uuGYXl9BLzJpFQjO-6KbroIVlsMyA-qq4q6no0TtxbzaECWqrT_8MdwH0Z1jcrJ11UR2g6laOfhN0oa_s1vAud8s6DS2X-/s640/gibney.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sg5Bdi_WhgqA_MIKQrKG2YVH6Ha9SpQ44uU0HYe0se4d9tCWx_duwSirZIYhWyyZKwzcNnWfyEc8YLRwERmIOgdsHriJniPxva4N7Xk0pPUHEcVJDXeWLCSOa5xm4q0PYcwmnfAnf-R1/s1600-h/StJohn2010+035.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444046368273055506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sg5Bdi_WhgqA_MIKQrKG2YVH6Ha9SpQ44uU0HYe0se4d9tCWx_duwSirZIYhWyyZKwzcNnWfyEc8YLRwERmIOgdsHriJniPxva4N7Xk0pPUHEcVJDXeWLCSOa5xm4q0PYcwmnfAnf-R1/s640/StJohn2010+035.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Here's the view from where I stayed the first 3 nights before my husband and kids could join me on the trip - a cute little eco-tent cottage in <a href="http://www.maho.org/">Maho Bay</a>. Usually we rent a house but I didn't want to be completely alone (there's 114 tents at Maho) so this was a great solution.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl48ATYlx-6TqFE2nsqmA8lMphII36qN0wEueUX6cHCeZz5ET1gX1fkx-ZntOs-VXofzwaDjVGmQr4zwwi9mh2sbigbS0gz8mK8aAS2NBYJ4va0R9a6NMlZBlDULbPXhM503kV9pdbGuNA/s1600-h/StJohn2010+043.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444046504346690722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl48ATYlx-6TqFE2nsqmA8lMphII36qN0wEueUX6cHCeZz5ET1gX1fkx-ZntOs-VXofzwaDjVGmQr4zwwi9mh2sbigbS0gz8mK8aAS2NBYJ4va0R9a6NMlZBlDULbPXhM503kV9pdbGuNA/s400/StJohn2010+043.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqcqmxcZ27ERTyrDmL3iflAu0vBwWtF8qsizlls781F8VdyNLTOWcosgawUXHe6_wysk29KwzY25VEhuCnowFeYsschyphenhyphentv5uwN2JzJV9qeVzZmqc6vm0MNGvZM1UNFjgNO6oMj-7hD_Rt/s1600-h/8TuffMiles-logo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444041930449371058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqcqmxcZ27ERTyrDmL3iflAu0vBwWtF8qsizlls781F8VdyNLTOWcosgawUXHe6_wysk29KwzY25VEhuCnowFeYsschyphenhyphentv5uwN2JzJV9qeVzZmqc6vm0MNGvZM1UNFjgNO6oMj-7hD_Rt/s400/8TuffMiles-logo.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This year my son and husband wanted to run the <a href="http://www.8tuffmiles.com/">8 Tuff Miles</a> race to celebrate Ryan's 16th birthday. <span style="color:#006600;">Congratulations to Ryan - he was 1st in his age category</span> with a time of 1:07:10, 32nd male finisher overall and he won an $800 scholarship to the college of his choice! My husband didn't do too bad either - second in the 45 - 49 age category with a 1:13:48.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444042176479870658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZDOV2AdkdojvASr2HG-oLuq4nd7zADY_zOxorNK1QrGLrNIpWaSHMx9fo_33-RV5G4Sy1DEnCXY9oOePlmkvVKap9Yi5AuxD2y13wWA9nFUi7BYdYK4CG3qh2Xzs9EKsfi2xmcGX952p/s400/8tuffmiles.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" />This race is accurately named - they go up to an elevation of 999 feet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyRds_tYSFeusYOA4Cixb1Scs6BWN89k36yDMC70iWb2cbMdAxLYfQh-JcfKillP2FiXxBihrvM783kuKJHTgE6kiHGXA1ComzNpfSk0uTgwuJq4Fb30LBGhwd1GSPelC-oaYNE0grhW1/s1600-h/8tuffmilesview.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444041770521297986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyRds_tYSFeusYOA4Cixb1Scs6BWN89k36yDMC70iWb2cbMdAxLYfQh-JcfKillP2FiXxBihrvM783kuKJHTgE6kiHGXA1ComzNpfSk0uTgwuJq4Fb30LBGhwd1GSPelC-oaYNE0grhW1/s400/8tuffmilesview.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Missing St John already - but I'll be back to regular blogging tomorrow.

Manuel Canovas in St John USVI

Back from a week in St. John USVI and I'm still on island time. We've been going there for 20 years and it's our family's al...

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