Grandma is a diva!
December 29, 2007 by Marguerite Orane
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With preparations for my mother’s birthday party in full swing yesterday, my daughter Victoria, taking note of all the attention being lavished on the occasion, declared “Grandma is a real diva”. I agreed wholeheartedly with her, and pointed out that grandma deserved to be so. This came back to me when I was reading the […]
Hurricane Dean – and my jewellry
August 21, 2007 by Marguerite Orane
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Awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Dean to Jamaica, I decided that I would put the unscheduled “downtime” to good use by sorting out and cleaning my jewellery. This is a chore I had long neglected, and I figured that some mindless, manual labour would be perfect for taking my thoughts off the fury and power […]
The Poinciana
July 4, 2007 by Marguerite Orane
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Driving to work the other morning, a chance glance to my left revealed the most beauteous sight – the gracefully curving bough of a poinciana tree covered in a riot of every possible hue of orange there could possibly be! I gasped. The poinciana tree is my favourite tree, and I was just delighted to […]
Speaking THE truth
May 10, 2007 by Marguerite Orane
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We are often asked to speak the truth. What is the truth? By using “the”, we imply that there is only one truth. However, we find that as we try to express “the” truth, we bring our own experiences and perception into play, so that “the” truth becomes MY truth. When that happens, then we […]
Money Energy
March 6, 2007 by Marguerite Orane
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Many of us have a very negative and harmful relationship with money. We realize that it is important in our lives yet we somehow fail to get to a place of having a comfortable, positive relationship with it. Which perhaps explains why many of us never have “enough”! What I realize is that money is […]
My Garden
July 16, 2006 by Marguerite Orane
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A few months ago I decided to start a vegetable garden. I had visions of feeding my family of four year round and lovingly supplying my family and friends with my bounty. Well, the pak choi and cucumber came up beautifully – for weeks I had fresh green juice every morning and i gave freely […]