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Creating New Island-style Traditions for the Holidays
I have some fuzzy memories of many White Christmases from my childhood/teen/early adult life which consisted of rotating between bustling New York and England. These were places where the holiday season was made up of cozy roasting fireplaces, mulled wine, sweet pies,...
Tips for Maintaining Your Privacy on a Rock
Someone famous once said, "You never appreciate your anonymity until you don't have it anymore." When you live in a wee fishbowl, with a population of about 65,000, boy do you ever come to value your privacy - and protect it more fiercely than you ever have before....
Bermuda by Bike
It may come as a surprise to many, but there are actually some similarities between life in a great metropolitan area and life on a tiny tropical rock. As a woman who has inhabited the islands of New York City and Bermuda, the most obvious comparison for me is that of...
Island Girls Waste Less
I have some severe issues with anything being wasted. I get anxiety when someone tosses half their lunch away, or is speaking to me while a faucet is running or taking things in and out of a freezer. It takes all of my willpower to not scream at them mid-sentence, My...