A home invasion on what started as a routine day for my husband and me at our Caribbean home remains an indelible transformational experience that imparted life lessons, perspective and gratitude. It was laundry day. Unloading the washing machine, I was aghast as I stared at two masked intruders quickly descending the stairs hurrying towards…
Traditional Caribbean food with its amazing powerhouse health-giving properties has been given the credence it deserves via research findings. Its fresh ingredients, preparation, style, cooking methods and unique taste, reflect its cultural heritage and national identity. The adage “you are what you eat’ and the food we don’t eat impact health, ranging from mood, energy…
‘I do what I want to do’ was the caption of actress Halle Berry’s Instagram post, as she posed naked, strategically utilising the vines on her Malibu home balcony. Sipping wine, she said this was her guilty treat and was her mood of the moment that sunny Saturday. Go girl, I say, you look good….
Photo: Optical Chemist/Pexels.com Mortality is rarely at the forefront of anyone’s mind, as death has long been universally feared and a taboo subject. I know what you are thinking, death is such a morbid topic. Morbid it may be, but this is a conversation that needs to be had between spouses or partners and an…
Photo: August de Richellieu/Pexels Our cultural/family heritage is our identity and encompasses the many facets of our life. Mothers, the classic matriarchs and consummate guardians provide the family with its social, emotional and moral stability foundation. In addition, ensuring the younger generations know and appreciate their family history, along with fathers and other family members….
Photo:@pixaby/Nappy.co Though the Wind Rush Generation’s legacy is one of contribution, struggle and positive change to British society, rarely talked about are the specific problems associated with the separation between parents and children during their exodus. For the children left behind or those sent to the Caribbean to live with family. For some the separation…
Sisterhood is a second family of our choosing and is invaluable to our well-being mentally and physically. A black woman’s relationship with her sisters, be it, a business group, womanist group, or best friends, are effective and successful because they share a racial identity and history, which creates a truly empathic, unconditional bond. Feeling comfortable…
Makeup has its advocates and its critics. Referred to by its French origin ‘maquillage’; British slang ‘war paint’ and cockney slang ‘slap’ (the latter two, heavily applied). Notwithstanding the adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, the assisted beauty of makeup is a blessing, though not a marker of beauty. The Good As…
A truism if ever there was one is the adage “Good fences make good neighbours”. Its obvious benefits are, of course, safety, privacy and curb appeal. But in our case, no fencing affected easy accessibility and vulnerability of boundary invasion on several fronts, specifically: Bamboo Pilfering The abundance of bamboo bordering our frontage was a…
Wellness is a preventative, holistic, intentional, active process. The practice of personal choices towards the pursuit of activities and lifestyle for good health and well-being to enable living a longer happier life. Two 50+ black inspirational women whose wellness journey has brought them into the limelight are: Ernestine Shepherd, an 86-year-old American woman who is…