“A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn.” -Claude Debussy

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Mistaken for Dawn!

“Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same all.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wishing all of our Coconut Wire fans a fabulous Saturday afternoon!

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Different Faces of the Same All

Did you catch a glimpse of the hot pink shaving brush tree - Pseudobombax ellipticum blooming in our backyard?

Just last night we found a white one in bloom in Estate Nazareth in St. Thomas.

Enjoy the night blooms everyone!  Happy Friday Friends!

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Enjoy the Night Blooms!

Spring Chicks!

Chicken

I woke up to the sound of tiny chicks chirping right outside my window this morning. I peered outside only to notice a proud mama hen with 14 little chicks in tow. Spring is definitely in the air!

I began to think about how many free-range chickens we have roaming around the Virgin Islands (so many) and realized that I didn’t know very much about these common inhabitants living in my backyard.

I went in search of some quick facts… Continue Reading…

Caribbean Cinemas Movie Times – St. Thomas

Who doesn’t enjoy going to a nice cold theater on a hot spring day in the Virgin Islands?
 

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

St. Thomas Movie Times – Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Sugar & Spice Does it Nice

JeT'aime CergeI recently attend at very special 13 course dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. An event so exclusive that you must be a guest of a member or personally inducted into this culinary society to attend. My first thoughts after receiving the invitation from my significant other (SO) were: hair, makeup, dress, jewelry.

Decisions, decisions…

  • Dress, a black, long, elegant, ballroom gown from BCBG
  • Jewelry, a costume diamond puzzle choker from Caché
  • Hair, a neat 1940s inspired up-do
  • Makeup, a neutral foundation with red lips and dramatic eyes Continue Reading…

“Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.” -George Santayana 

Virgin Islands

Nature is Lyrical

“Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.” -Antoinette Brown Blackwell

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Accept Suggestions

“The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration.” -Claude Monet

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Source of Inspiration

“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” -Blaise Pascal

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A Single Pebble

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