Hello dear readers – this week a birthday and a minor brush with Storm Erin. On Sunday it was my birthday and my gift to myself was a day taking it really easy and relaxing followed by an early dinner at Tippy’s with great friends Dan and Larry , Amanda and her youngest daughter Lauren. It was a lovely evening […]
1648 Bar and Grille
Yes dear readers – it is absolutely sizzling summer heat here in Eleuthera at the moment. However with did have a few good showers which are much appreciated – but of course then the mosquitos are in full swing ! It is just the way that summers are here – and there are thunderstorms circling around as well…… Anyway – […]
This week dear readers I have had a reiki healing treatment in Eleuthera. The reiki master is Monique Carroll who many of you will know as a first rate yoga teacher. Reiki is a Japanese healing technique that can help reduce stress and pain as well as releasing emotional blockages. It is based on the idea that life force energy […]
Happy Easter and Happy Passover – whichever you may be celebrating. We are looking forward to a lovely long weekend here in Eleuthera – the Bahamas has both Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays so we are going to be enjoying that. Traditionally Bahamians have a beach party on Easter Monday and this is their first venture into […]
Yes dear readers – it is quieter and quieter here in Eleuthera. The only places open for eating out in Governors Harbour are 1648 – French Leave Resort , and Sunset Inn. So you had better check out what you have in your freezer and rustle something up yourself ! Bob and I went on a date night on Friday […]
This week I want to look back and then forward to a brighter future …… 5 years since Hurricane Dorian wreaked absolute tragic and horrific damage in the Bahamas. The outcome of it has been a very difficult and traumatic time for many people and of course a lot of lives were lost as well as many homes and businesses. […]
Well dear readers – here we are 10 years on from first starting the Best of Eleuthera blog ! Apart from a few months break last year whilst I was nursing my Mum in the final months of her life it has been a consistent in my life and yours ! I know that some of you have stayed as […]
Hello dear readers – this week an Easter update and plenty of eating in Eleuthera….. As you may know we have had Bob’s daughter Sami and her husband Billy here for 10 days – over from London – and we have had a wonderful time with them. Much of it was spent sitting together , chatting, catching up and just […]
Not a lot of exciting news this week so a few snippets including the cat who likes to walk with the dog ! Firstly though congratulations to Kris and Alishia Johnson on the birth of their first son – August. So this means that dear Michele Johnson of the Buccaneer is now a very proud grandmother. It is always lovely […]
News this week that Bacchus Fine Foods pizza night started on Wednesday evening and also news that there will be a coffee morning at Haynes Library on the third Tuesday of every month. Donna Allen , a winter resident here , is organizing it, so for all the many people who have missed it over the last few years – […]

Kathy Colman
Writer, Interior Designer, Foodie, and Wife to Bob. Living in Eleuthera, Bahamas
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