No Grand Resolutions Here In Balance I get a nice stretch of time at home during the holidays, which, though festive and marked with indulgences (like a robust Christmas pudding,…
A Full English Breakfast Design “Oh that was years ago,” said Domino, aged 8. “I was 7 when that happened.” We were looking at photographs over breakfast on a…
Here’s to 49 Events I am 49 today—a slightly dull number. But it doesn’t feel dull. It feels exciting. I am so ready for more not less. They…
The Berkeley In Balance The smell of rose and peonies, the sound of Wimbledon on television, queues of cars slowly winding their way over the bridge at Henley…
Earth Day Dinner In Balance An Earth Day dinner and Bill’s birthday, all good, except we ended up with the wacky number of 13 friends, which meant Domino would…
Liquid Sunshine Adventure “Hello, I’m David, the father of your children” he said a few weeks ago, as I woke up one morning. It had been a…
Test Drive In Balance I’ve been in England for a few weeks freezing my Bahamian ass off, but it gives me time to have tea with my Mama,…
Flipping Thankful In Balance To begin with I never really understood Thanksgiving, a holiday with no gifts and that weird vegetable dish with marshmallow topping?….but after four of…
I Write This Myself In Balance Recently on one of my blog posts a reader left a rather irate comment saying that clearly I did not write my own posts…
EPIC FAIL Adventure At the end of every summer we suddenly think “Help….. Christmas.” Last year’s Christmas card was pretty good, four boys and one small girl…
Lynne:October Breast Cancer Awareness Month In Balance His Mum had been sick for a while, on and off, in and out of hospital, back and forth between Harbour Island and Nassau...
Rena:October Breast Cancer Awareness Month In Balance It was a particularly cold December and Rena remembers tucking her hands under her arms to keep warm. It was at that moment she felt the lump. It was also Christmas Day...
Crap at Diets In Balance I’ve always been really crap at diets. Is anyone actually good at them? Although it’s not so much a diet I am in need…
Doxie Detox In Balance January. Detox. Reading this everywhere. A little bell of guilt rings somewhere inside me as I pop another Charbonnel and Walker rose cream in…