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Island Girl Since:
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Tracy’s motto is “Someday is the most dangerous word.” A few sailing trips in the British Virgin Islands, and a vacation in Puerto Rico was all she needed to know that the Caribbean was the place for her. After creating a list of island non-negotiables (sea turtle population, airport on island, ability to own property and start a business, etc), as well as a list of preferences, she chose her new island home through research, without having visited. It was trial by fire - or actually by wind - when Tracy moved to St Croix in July, 2017. After only two months on island, she was welcomed to her rock by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and spent the next three months without power. But she never doubted her decision. Living on her rock, diving, hanging out with turtles and tortoises, and adventuring with her boyfriend, Dean, are among her favorite things in life. Tracy’s passion is to live a happy life, and to help others do the same. You can read about the life lessons she has learned from her creep of 14 tortoises on her blog, Tales from Torti Town: Life Lessons Learned from Tortoises.
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First World Island Problems with Basil and Zucchini
This year was my first year in Turks and Caicos during Christmas. And every Christmas I make "sort of" homemade lasagna. I also make a yummy zucchini/truffle salad to go with it. This year was different. We were now in Turks and Caicos away from the friends we usually...
Reflections of A Former Island Celebrity
When I was a child growing up in Maryland during the 1950’s and 1960’s, I had dreams of becoming a mega stage and screen star. Back then, Mom worked for a former dancer who opened a dance studio. So from the ages of 5-7, I trained as a ballerina. Then, seeing that...
THE COFFEE QUEST….
“ There is an awful lot of coffee in Brazil……”The Coffee Song of 1976" by Osibisa (YouTube) springs to mind as I am in the starting blocks of my latest story. Yes, after 2 wonderful, freshly brewed, cups of coffee. Beans from…..no, now I need to back up…. We, my...
Never Trust A Price
So, I had to buy a bottle of rum today. Not a rare occurrence, pretty typical actually. "Why is it $38 Theresa? It was $29.99 last week?" "Oh, Meez Vic, it's because itz de last bottle of dat rum on da shelf" "Are you planning on ordering more?" "Oh yez, Meez Vic"...
“SIMPLE JOYS OF POST STORM LIFE”
Seems as if recent climatic events and other disasters seen on TV news reports, have triggered a multitude of residual emotions in me which I thought I had gotten rid of during Irma/Maria Recovery. The following is an excerpt from my published Hurricane journal “TWO...
The Gift
When my husband and I decided to uproot our family from Kentucky- from the only place, people, and life we have ever known- and move to a tiny island in the Caribbean, it was of course met with so many remarks to the tune of "Oh My Gosh, THAT'S AMAZING!", "You are...
