monday’s muse Archive
Monday’s Muse: Landslide…
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Apr 04, 2010
This weekend my friend turned 50 and his wife invited friends and family over to celebrate his birthday with him. It was great to see his face when he came home and found us all there, but you could tell when we toasted to the big 5-0 he seemed to be a
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Monday’s Muse: Wild World
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Mar 29, 2010
Certain sounds, or sights will bring back memories so strong that I’ll remember how I felt, how things smelt…. Almost as if I’ve literally been transported back to a different time. When I was pregnant with my second boy, my husband got Dengue Fever and had to be admitted to hospital for
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First Christmas
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Dec 21, 2009
This is my first Christmas in Blogland, and I’ve spent a lot of it writing about the local customs and family traditions that mark the season here at home. I’ve always loved experiencing Christmas here, and there’s a part of me that believes that is because of the pride I have in
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Monday’s Muse – Behind the Mask
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Dec 07, 2009
We walk through this life behind masks of our making. When we interact with others, we do not always allow them to see the effect their actions truly have on us. To do so would show our weakness. Or allow us to feel emotion we choose not to feel. And to give
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Monday’s Muse – Moko Jumbies
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Nov 23, 2009
When I was a child, I was exposed to a myriad of traditional local characters that were part of the culture of Carnival here. Born of circumstances where slaves mocked their “owners” and yet deeply associated with the idea of religion vs spiritual temptation, the masks and disguises of these characters could
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