Thanks to the likkle shop on Arabian Sea in Seaview Gardens, I have discovered the Holy Grail of bag juice! Cals bag juice! It is definitely way above the rest, in quality. Over the last couple days, I realized that the more water content in the bag juice, the tougher it is. The harder it … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Summer 2016, The Holy Grail of bag juice, Cals! by Denise N. Fyffe
Usually, I prefer fruit juices, however, this heat is causing me to sweat and dehydrate at a rapid pace. I twist and turn at night, feeling like I am sloping through the Florida swamps. It's time to go cheap and efficient! It's bag juice season! Yesterday, I reluctantly dragged on a T-shirt and shorts and … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Summer 2016, Bag Juice pon Base by Denise N. Fyffe
I lie in bed, feeling like a beached dolphin. The heat is caressing my skin in the most intimate ways; it's intolerable. My handyman, jack of all trades and community troublemekker, Manny, came by this weekend, because I had to pull em out, fix em up and plug em in. What you ask? My fans! … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Summer 2016, Roshan and Biscayne Bay on Double Duty by Denise Fyffe
I feel like a Popsicle that has been licked and discarded in the park at high noon. Icky! My pillows are drinking my sweat and 2:00 a.m. feels more like 12:00 noon. It is just the first week in May and already the temperatures are unbearable. Two weeks ago, the temperatures in Seaview Gardens jumped … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Summer 2016, Melting Popsicle by Denise N. Fyffe
Summer in Jamaica, unofficially, starts mid April. Over the last three years, the heat sits upon the land, like a fat rhino in labour, refusing to budge. April showers has been downgraded to April trickles. Kingston and St. Andrew sees very little rain compared to previous years. Seaview Gardens sees even less. Last year, … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: April Showers or Trickles? by Denise N. Fyffe
It's funny how a heat wave can get you to consider wearing new things. Slips have never been my thing, but 96 degrees or higher in the shade...has made them the only sane choice. I can't believe it has taken me over a dozen years, to stash my tom boy ways and agree to even … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Summer 2016, The Clothing of Choice by Denise N. Fyffe
It’s funny how a heat wave can get you to consider wearing new things. Slips have never been my thing, but 96 degrees or higher in the shade…has made them the only sane choice. I can’t believe it has taken me over a dozen years, to stash my tom boy ways and agree to even … Continue reading Summer 2016 Musings #1 – Silk Slips, The Clothing of Choice
It has come, the end of another era, We can only look in the mirror; To reflect and find. To cherish these moments In history, in time. It has come, the beginning of another’s destiny, To stand on the highest stage in our land; It has come, for another to make their imprint, To declare … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Jamaica Elections, The End of an Era
Happy Valentines from your favorite Jamaican Author I wish you lots of love, blessings and good good things. It's 2023 and I am still at it; writing, writing, writing! Nothing makes me happier than knowing that someone is reading, and hopefully enjoying, what took me many weeks, months, even years, to create. I love writing. … Continue reading Happy Valentines from your favorite Jamaican Author
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Dean met a woman he had never before seen, One wid a vision and a rising dream. He thought he would pay har a devastating trip; Taking his friends Chaos and Gusty Winds, Just for the fun of it. Mama Portia sey ‘God, … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Mama Portia and Dean
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