Governors Estate

Exceptional times with exceptional visitors …..

This week -exceptional times with exceptional visitors …… otherwise titled Nobs, Nibs, Bobs, Bibs ! It has been said that all roads lead to Rome, well, I must clarify, because apparently all roads lead to Governor’s Harbour. Bob and I had the pleasure of welcoming 5 hungry New Yorkers the other night who were both spellbound and mystified by […]

The Eleuthera Community Healthcare Initiative

This week I want to tell you about the Eleuthera Community Healthcare Initiative . This is the brainchild of Doctor Arlington Lightbourne a general practice and lifestyle medicine physician currently working and living in Nassau. He is also – and very importantly – an Emergency Room specialist. His idea is to open a private clinic based in Palmetto Point that […]

Summer’s here in Eleuthera.

Yes – summer is really here in Eleuthera. After a cool and wet May the temperatures are soaring now on the island. Every morning we all look in our wardrobes to see what we can wear that will not show the sweat – the answer – everything is going to show the sweat ! And now is the time when […]

Books for the Exceptional Learners in Governors Harbour

This week we had a lovely time with the students at the Exceptional Learners Center in Governors Harbour and it was all about books ! A few weeks ago I wrote about Lyn and Robert Parlett and how they were behind a project to produce a series of children’s books based on the childhood of Dr Seabreeze – no ? […]

Two new kitchens and a Royal Wedding !

Well this week we have been working like billy-o to install 2 new kitchens and watch the royal wedding ! Busy times at the top of the hill in Governors Harbour. The kitchen in the downstairs apartment at the Peach House was looking a little shabby – it has been in for 13 years now – amazing how the time […]

Tales from Governors Harbour in May

So this week a few tales from Governors Harbour and the last tale – for now – from New York. The weather has been very unsettled for the last 10 days or so – lots of rain which of course we do welcome. Very overcast and gloomy a lot of the time and the rain has been off and on […]

From GHB to JFK and back again…..

So off we went from GHB – Governors Harbour of course – to JFK New York and then back home again – but what a great trip we actually had. We met with some wonderful, kind, friendly people in all sorts of circumstances and had some truly memorable experiences. We were traveling to NY to meet up with Bob’s son […]

Plenty of sport in Eleuthera this week

So plenty of sport here in Eleuthera this week – with a basketball camp last Saturday and the upcoming Special Olympics Bocce Tournament this coming weekend. Mahershal Simonet – a professional basketball player from Los Angeles – turned out to hold a one day camp in Governors Harbour for youngsters from the length of the island. It was a great […]

Another great jazz festival in Eleuthera…….

Well – a really great Jazz Festival this year with a couple of new venues and the great regular ones as well…. The weather was perfect – plenty of breeze but not a rain cloud burst upon the proceedings which was lucky for all concerned. The festival opened up at The Other Side on Wednesday. This is a beautiful spot […]

A New Children’s Book Initiative in Eleuthera

I am excited to tell you about a new children’s book initiative right here in Eleuthera. Anything that gets more children reading for fun is a great thing in my book. Regular readers of this blog already know of my passion / obsession with reading and getting young ones into the habit of picking up a book and losing themselves […]

Kathy Colman

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

Exceptional times with exceptional visitors …..

The Eleuthera Community Healthcare Initiative

Summer’s here in Eleuthera.

Books for the Exceptional Learners in Governors Harbour

Two new kitchens and a Royal Wedding !

Tales from Governors Harbour in May

From GHB to JFK and back again…..

Plenty of sport in Eleuthera this week

Another great jazz festival in Eleuthera…….

A New Children’s Book Initiative in Eleuthera

Kathy Colman

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