Sunday, March 7, 2010

Dinner at Mahogany Room at Carambola Resort

Last night we had dinner at the Mahogany Room at Carambola resort, truly a wonderful dining experience. Chefs Rick Skogland and Dana Luppi did an excellent job of creating one amazing culinary delight after another. If you live here on St. Croix, you've just gotta go there ...

starting with a delicous salad ... YUM! ...


an appetizer of panko crusted fresh spinach, pineapple, and tuna and a sauce that I don't remember the name of ... YUM! ...


The main course: "almond crusted mahi-mahi drizzled with passion fruit beurre blanc, black bean papaya salsa and Caribbean seasoned rice and fresh veggies" ... YUM! ...


and MORE food ... dessert: Mango empanada with homemade vanilla ice cream ... YUM ..




























Monday, February 22, 2010

p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pucker up!

We've got lemons on the Meyer Lemon Tree ... FINALLY! I planted this a couple of years ago and now it's squirting out bunchs of fragrant blossoms ... and low & behold ... an actual lemon.

HALLA-FRICKEN-LOOOOOOYA!

I've been checking on it every day, making sure it's still there ... and there it is ... still there ...
Could it be any cuter? :)

This morning I took pictures of some of the other bloomage goin' on. Here they are, smelling really, really lovely ....
























So there I am, crawlin' around on the ground, smelling all the blooms, enjoying my little slice of heaven ... when suddenly ... OMG ... I'm in Total Lemon Heaven! How did I not see these before, I've been crawlin' around on the ground a LOT since the blooms popped out. Guess they were covered by other leaves and I didn't lounge on the ground long enough to look up and admire it ... glad I did today ...



Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... it's the little things in life ... =)


~The End~


P.S. Stay tuned for the next chapter: Goin' BANANAS ... how did I not see THEM earlier? :)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Earthquake in Haiti

Watching the news and seeing the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti is truly heartbreaking. And knowing there are still people buried and waiting to be rescued is ... well, it leaves me at a loss for words. My thoughts and prayers are with all who are there, and those that have family and loved ones there. I can't imagine experiencing something so horriffic. I keep watching the news, I can't seem to stop watching ... hoping to see some good news.

This afternoon I read a story from the stormcarib website www.stormcarib.com , from Haiti, written by the Rollings. They're living in Haiti as full time in-country directors of Clean Water for Haiti, a humanitarian mission that works to give Haitian families access to clean water.

His experience and description of that day is nothing short of a nightmare ...

http://rollingsinhaiti.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/earthquake-day-in-port-au-prince/




Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Everything's coming up roses ... and tomatoes!

Oh how I LOVE winter ... the weather is finally getting down to a more comfortable mid-80's during the day instead of 90's. AND ... it's cooling off at night; the good sleeping weather is here ... YIPPEEEEEEEE! The night time temperatures are dipping down to the 70's ... brrrrrrrr! Nothing like pulling up the comforter during a cold winters night and enjoying the brisk chill (as I type this I'm Laughing Out Loud because I know peeps are cursing me as they read this ... just sayin'). We have our windows open all year long, but close some during the summer when we run the a/c in our boudoir. It's nice to have all the windows and doors open again. We keep the front and garage doors open (formerly known as the revolving door for the pups), it's just easier and more convenient than opening the screen door 4000 times a day when they're ready to go out or come in, come in and go out, go out and come in and go out. They have us trained very well, it's a win-win situation, plus, it's very convenient for Frank the cat to do his walk through to the back door.
One of my favorite parts of our current winter weather is the gardening aspect. I planted tomatoes forever ago and they kept dropping their blooms all summer long ... insert curse word(s) here. Finally, it's cooling off at night and they're growing and looking quite scrumptious ... should be a bumper crop very soon. If we can keep the pups from noticing them, we might actually get to enjoy some tomatoes ourselves. Here's a picture of our first one picked last week


I've seen the pups eyeing these bigger tomatoes, so I'm keeping their personal less-than-cherry-tomato garden growing. They've learned to pick and eat tomatoes and help themselves; they really, really, REALLY love them. These are theirs ...
And there are plenty more where these came from, in fact, something we've recently discovered ... which astonished me and for some reason made me say "EWWWWWWWWWWWW" ... they're growing their own garden. Won't go into the graphic details (dog poo) but, we recently discovered tomato plants coming up from seed ... lots of them around the side yard area where the dogs do their business. HOLY CRAP ... look at all the tomato plants ... this is a small snapshot of their planting efforts: I dug up a couple of them and planted them in the pups personal tomato planter ... the supply will never end, and for that I am thankful!


Happy New Year!

~Jill~




Sunday, January 3, 2010

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Fwd: What happened??????



Oh how I miss the changes in weather!

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Begin forwarded message:


From: WFisher566@aol.com
Date: December 29, 2009 8:51:01 PM GMT-04:00
To: Heygirllll@aol.com
Cc: DotFisher3@aol.com
Subject: What happened??????











Yo Jill,

What a difference a few hours makes.


Left is at 8:40 am and right is 4:30 pm.


Love ya, Dad





















































Tony's short visit

Whenever I go out back, Tony the cat sneaks back inside the door with
me when I return. He's an outdoor cat ... does NOT belong inside, just
ask Barklie.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Lost dog? I found him ...

Last week I found this dog wandering and looking lost and very skinny. I took him to the shelter hoping someone would claim him. Today I called to check on him ... he's still there, nobody has claimed him. He'd make a great pet ... if you're interested please call the St. Croix Animal Shelter 340/778-1650 ... ask to adopt "Spot".

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009

Rain and more rain ...

Local Severe Weather Alert for Christiansted, VI (00820)

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN
ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL
INTERIOR...CULEBRA... EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...NORTH
CENTRAL... NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND
VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST...VIEQUES AND WESTERN INTERIOR. IN
VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS. *
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE TO THE
UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN COMBINATION WITH DEEP MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHNS THROUGH NOON TODAY. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING HELPS DESTABILIZE
ATMOSPHERE. * FLOODING MAY CAUSE LOCAL RIVERS TO RISE RAPIDLY
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH COAST...NORTH COASTAL PLAINS AND NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING IN ST. THOMAS AND ST.
JONHS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS
THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH
AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL
WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD
ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

These are bigger keys ... Nice ... Very nice


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Brrrr ...

Yes, Vicki ... The Pansy is whining AGAIN! :)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Eight

8 years ago today, I packed up my faithful canine companion, Shilo, and my hellacious cat, Stinkie, and moved to St. Croix!
 
Hard to believe it's been 8 fabulously fun-filled years since I quit my job, sold/gaveaway my stuff, and moved to this big ol' rock in the Caribbean ... HOLY COW!
 
Time to dig up a bunch of pictures and post them ... after breakfast

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Veterans Of Oregon, Field of honor

Flags of honor displayed at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City, Oregon.

(If the link doesn't appear, click on the other link at the bottom of the page)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Best Commercial Ever - Thank you Veterans

Every time I watch this I get teary-eyed ... and I never get tired of watching it.

Thank you to all Veterans, then and now.

In God We Trust

Beam me up, Scotty?

Interesting clouds and light yesterday afternoon ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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