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ｊａｍａｉｃａｎｌｉｌｉｋｏｉ. 

ｊａｍａｉｃａｎｌｉｌｉｋｏｉ. ｗａｔｅｒｌｅｍｏｎ. ｇｏｌｄｅｎｂｅｌｌａｐｐｌｅ. ｐｏｍｍｅｌｉａｎｅ. ｏｒａｎｇｅｐａｓｓｉｏｎｆｒｕｉｔ. ｐａｓｓｉｆｌｏｒａｌａｕｒｉｆｏｌｉａ.

Neighborhood strolls & surinam snacks🍒

Neighborhood strolls & surinam snacks🍒

New video, linked in bio✨

New video, linked in bio✨

#mangoseason 🥭🥭🥭

#mangoseason 🥭🥭🥭

🔮𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴

🔮𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆.  𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀,
𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁,
𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻,
𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿.
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𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.
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𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.  ∿ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵.
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𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲. 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘁,
“𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼?”
𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, “𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?”
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⋅𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 @thegreengreen ⋅
⋅𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯⋅

Being an açaí tease today. Sorry not sorry🙈

Being an açaí tease today. Sorry not sorry🙈

Lovely papaya harvest ⋯ I know this fruit gets a

Lovely papaya harvest ⋯
I know this fruit gets a bad rap but I swear there are really really yummy ones out there! This haul tastes like honey + vanilla birthday cake🤤🎂🧁🍯🍰 It is definitely my favorite variety but I couldn’t even name it if I tired - it’s from a random wild tree near my house. The seeds have been collected and I am hoping to propagate this delight!🙏🏼✨✨✨

🌿🌷 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝙗𝙚

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𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦.

𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳

𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵. 
𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘈 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 - 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘯, 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘦.

𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
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Rambabieeeees🍒🍒🍒 #rambutan #rambutanseaso

Rambabieeeees🍒🍒🍒
#rambutan #rambutanseason

🧚🏼5.17 #earthsignsbelike

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#earthsignsbelike

🌊🌾🌪🔥 #celebratetheearth #loveyourmothe

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#celebratetheearth #loveyourmother🌎
#earthdayeveryday #motherearthday

⋅ Art by Daphne Constance

Pandemic ponderings 💭

Pandemic ponderings 💭

🍡 Link in bio for latest vids ·

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Link in bio for latest vids ·

🌹🌺🌸🌼🌻 Blossoms by @waiakoa.wildflo

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Blossoms by @waiakoa.wildflowers
Capture by @ambervisionphoto

Raw vegan stews for comfort food cravings AND to u

Raw vegan stews for comfort food cravings AND to use up my extra veggie scraps! Coconut mango sauce with some broccoli, carrots, peas, cauliflower, celery and spinach = yum😋

What I could hope for for anyone is that they, at

What I could hope for for anyone is that they, at the end of their consciousness are not in pain, are not alone, and feel complete. My grandmother was shown this grace and for this I am forever grateful.

She was so in love with her family and I tell you, if we weren’t all in love with her right back. Everyone was. With her effervescent spirit, humility, humour, overwhelming appreciation, unyielding care and infectious positivity, how could you not be?

In many ways she was an enigma. Small but mighty, she was a force. She brought wisdom of ancestors & experience, but at the same, time childlike innocence & playfulness. She was incredibly selfless, but at the same time, so shined when there was an opportunity to be center of attention. I often thought she missed her calling as a talk show guest because she was just “on” like that - always ready to tell a story or crack a joke. She was quick. Physically too. We lovingly referred to her as the energizer bunny.

My grandma found her role in service, not in a traditional way like nursing — though she always talked about wanting to be one if she were able to do her life over. Instead for work she took up sock mending, something she excelled at, and a job she spoke surprisingly fondly of — rather her role came out in the way she cared for her family, friends and animals. I promise you, there was not a bird or squirrel or gecko or cat within a single mile radius of that woman who went hungry.

She made everyone food, she made everyone feel welcome, and she made everyone smile.

Was it what she lived through - the wars, the migrations, the love and loss of cherished family members, and the deprivation of resources that she found her unique level of compassion, or was it inherent? I think it was both.

🤍The last video is of her and Frankie, my two Cancer earth angels who’ve now returned home✨

Throwing it back to a time when smiles were legal

Throwing it back to a time when smiles were legal to share, when it was acceptable to stand SEMI close to strangers, and when it was okay to sit on bean bags without first disinfecting them.. Come to think of it, maybe that last one was never okay🤔

Spirits visit in all ways 。⚘

Spirits visit in all ways 。⚘

It’s all too easy to tag a photo with #couplegoa

It’s all too easy to tag a photo with #couplegoals but what does that look like IRL? This is my grandfather and late grandmother who were were together for 70 years. For sake of story we can romanticize that time but I’m sure it wasn’t all roses. No one has everything figured out! Having said that, from what I observed, their relationship was one worth admiring and learning from.

Through example, they really taught me about the power of commitment — of course to each other, but equally as important — TO SHARED VALUES & GOALS. Taking care of the family and maintaining their individual health, these were first priority for them both. Reduced to a sentence such can sound easy enough to achieve, however in practice, actually requires LIFELONG building, and support for these habits. Small but meaningful ones, like taking walks together. Something they’d do 2-3 times a day.

They were simple folk who enjoyed ordinary pleasures - playing cards, drinking tea, going to the ocean, reading, some television, but, by far their favorite thing to do was to get dressed up and go out dancing. It was actually on the dance floor where they met, back in England in 1950.

They were unpretentious, never really perusing luxury and NEVER passing a penny on the street. They wore their clothes until they had holes, and then even beyond that. They shared amiable relations with peers and strangers alike, leaving everyone they encountered with a smile. They never ate more than their portion size and kept their living spaces tidy & clean.

I‘ve always been impressed with how they maintained their independence, living on their own even into their nineties. This last month, with the passing of my grandmother, my gracious parents have moved my 97 year old grandfather in with them. We all continue to navigate this pandemic and to mourn, not just my grandmother, but the beauty of union that was.

19/7/29-9/1/21 You’re one of the most beautiful

19/7/29-9/1/21
You’re one of the most beautiful people I know, inside & out. I’m truly blessed to have you as my grandma. You’ve taught me a lot just by being yourself, so wonderfully positive and encouraging and caring and funny. You’re so good at making everyone laugh and feel comfortable. It has never gone unnoticed. I love you but also WHO YOU ARE Grandma. All the trials & tragedies you have been through have not made you bitter, only more resilient, appreciative and compassionate, and that is inspiring.

Thank u for the prayers you send my way each day. Thank u for all the noodles & crepes you made for me when I was younger & all the fruit you prepared for me when I was older. Thank u for teaching me how to feed the lizards and the birds and the cats and the husbands😉 Thank u for mending all the holes in my sweaters. You’re simply the best at that! Thank u for watching tv with me and for walking with me on the beach. Thank u for sharing your joy of music & of dance. You really light up the room when you dance with Dzadziu.

Thank u for always wrapping me in a towel after the ocean. Thank u for hosting such splendid dinners each holiday. Every time I smell broccoli & carrots cooking, I think of you. I think of you too when I’m doing my dishes. I have a window just above my sink and it was you who taught me how lovely this is - to take quiet moments with the sudds and the breeze and the view. Thank u for finding the islands & always welcoming the family there. It’s given us all such sweet memories.

Thank u for all the pretty outfits & jewelry you’ve gifted. Every time I put them on it makes me happy because I feel closer to you. Thank u for never forgetting my birthday. How you have memorized everyone’s in the entire family I’ll never know.

Thank u for everything you’ve endured - migrating from country to country, finding jobs, learning a new language, saving $ - all with the hopes of starting a new life and building a family. This is no small feat. From that, you have to know that you’ve given me a really amazing life.

You have always been and will always be with me Grandma,
like a smile in my heart.

We don’t say bye, rather,
see you later alligator☺️

• ɴeω νiᴅɛᴏ oɳ ℓσsʂ . ʟɨηᴋ ɪ

• ɴeω νiᴅɛᴏ oɳ ℓσsʂ . ʟɨηᴋ ɪn ɞio 🤍

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For all of us, there have been many misses this ye

For all of us, there have been many misses this year. (One for me was the annual trip I take to visit my hometown & family.) ♡

As we approach the end of December I’m hearing a lot of 2020 reflections tallying up the negatives we’ve faced. Important to acknowledge what has been overcome, but equally as important - acknowledgement of WHAT WE’VE GAINED. Through it all, I think many of us have learned the value of, what we may have before taken for granted.

⊹ I now feel a renewed, unified appreciation for

ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ, fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ, ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇs, ᴇQᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ, sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ, ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ, ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ, ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ & ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ...

What would you add to the list?

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🥬Throwing it back almost ten years ago to weedi

🥬Throwing it back almost ten years ago to weeding lettuce in Grace garden. I recently visited this property and look what I found, a papaya from a tree I planted back then😊

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⛅️🧚🏼‍♀️🌈 ⋅ #SandellArtworks #

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