Author Archives: Donna Coulson
The Gypsy life begins with a wedding
So far, our new gypsy existence has proven to be fun and relaxing – mostly. There were the harrowing moments of getting the trailer pulled out of its winter spot among the trees. The night before we left we had a downpour. A truly drenching deluge that soaked the ground. Pulling the trailer out meant … Continue reading
Dreams – pirates and gypsies
The first thing that Karl said to me this morning was that he was tired from driving all night. He went on to explain that all night, as we slept, he drove a big rig semi-truck through the jungles of Venezuela hauling styrofoam plates and grain to a meat packing plant. I never have such … Continue reading
Tatting
Tatting is an old fashioned art form. Kind of like crochet, only very different, tatting is a method of using thread or string to create lace and embellishments. My grandmother knew how to tat, I have a doily she made. My mother did not know how, though she is the one who taught me to … Continue reading
Lee Roddy – friend and encourager
A while ago I blogged a series about women in my life who were mentors. At the time, I didn’t think about the men who have been influential in my life. Maybe I should. Maybe I will! I saw on line this week that someone special to me passed away in February at the age … Continue reading
This is the Day the Lord has Made
When I was in high school, my mom wrote out a free verse poem for me on a piece of stationary. I still have it, in her dear and beautiful script, framed on my desk so I can read it often. When my children each grew up and got ready to leave home, I copied … Continue reading
Crucian Food
It was an easy expectation while we were planning to come and getting settled here that since St. Croix is part of the US it was mostly the same as living on the mainland except more beautiful, more relaxed and in the warmth of perpetual summer. Now that we’ve been here a while, we know … Continue reading
Green Pastures
The 23rd Psalm is familiar and comfortable. It is comforting. Jesus is our shepherd. (Okay, this part makes me a little uncomfortable because what I know about sheep is limited, but mostly I know that they are dumb. I like that Jesus is the shepherd, but why do I have to be the sheep?) Anyway. … Continue reading
It’s all in How you View it…
Note: when I first published this on Monday (yesterday), I had a mistake thanks to ‘research ‘ I did on Wikipedia. (Thanks, Dave!) So this is the new and corrected version! I’ve talked about this before, but we named our house here on St. Croix ‘Pirate’s Perch’ because the house is built on a … Continue reading
Company
One of the absolutely delightful things about living on a Virgin Island is that people want to come visit us. I say this with total sincerity, we are thankful and excited that we’ve had lots of company since we’ve been here – and we hope and pray that it continues. We’ve had our friend Michelle … Continue reading
