Lately I have found myself working a lot, so I've started taking a moment to myself at the end of each day. My happy place is on the porch with a glass of wine and watching the last bit of light fade away from the day. I love seeing the shift of colors in the sky change... it is one of my favorite times of day. 

... it's true, I don't mind giving a cat update from time to time.
My kitties favorite kitty toy are these little catnip pillows that are stuffed full of catnip from The Pussums Cat Company. The Pussums Cat Company happens to have started in my hometown by a family friend, which makes it extra special that my kitties like it so much!

 One of my favorite things about our new apartment are the many fruit trees that surround it. My favorite Caribbean fruit is the Sugar Apple (first photo) it taste a lot like apple pie! We have so many avocados that we're giving them away, we also have soursop, limes, mangos, plums, papayas, and coffee all in season. I've also spotted banana trees and cashew trees that are not yet producing at this time. I can't wait for the seasons to change to find more trees!
When I first moved to the Caribbean I had envisioned lot's of fresh fruit growing everywhere and I've finally found it!

Eric and I have started the hunt for a new apartment to move into this November on St Thomas when our current lease is up. There are so many apartments listed right now on Craig's List and Seaglass Properties; I'm feeling pretty good about finding the perfect place to live. I would love to have an apartment with large windows, an open layout, and an extra room for my office/guest. Eric would like to find a place with a pool (giggle) in a safe neighborhood where the cat's can run around. So, we're putting the word out there and if anybody knows of a 2 bedroom apartment coming up for rent please let us know. We found our apartment on St John by word of mouth. How did you find your apartment?

PS The apartment we're now living in here.

{please click on photo for source - each photo is from a different apartment rental}

Since we've moved into our new apartment I've wanted to get some new red wine glasses and since St Thomas has so few options I'm looking online. I found the glasses above on Amazon and I'm having a difficult time choosing. Do you have a favorite glass that you like to drink wine from?

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What do you think of these homes? I'm not sure but I love the photographs. To see more Norwegian homes with a grass roof click HERE.

To see photos of when I was in Norway click HERE.

For some reason I lost my mind and booked a trip to visit my family in Maine in January. 

I'm the type of person that gets cold, makes tea and grabs a blanket when the temperature drops to 72 degrees (really, I'm not kidding.) I think the ocean is around 72 degrees at the moment off of St. John and I haven't been able to jump in. 

For kicks I just pulled the weather forecast up on the computer to see what is happening in Maine.

It is 7 degrees in Maine! (can you hear the panic?)

A couple photographs of the last time I was in Maine:

my mom's beautiful garden and my father playing the squeeze box.