Monthly Archives: May 2011

Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo is kind of a recent phenomenon on Skinny Island, we think, certainly in the environs of the little hacienda.  We are certain our ancestors up the road a bit didn’t give it much credence, if they … Continue reading →

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Koras, Portuguese, and Gulfweed

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Been listening a couple of days now to Toumani Diabate play the Kora, an extraordinary West African instrument.  The Kora, a kind of cross between a harp and a lute, is a complicated double-bridged thing with 21 strings, made from … Continue reading →

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Playing in the Hose, Playing in the Sprinkler

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

As we have said, we are very water-conscious here on Skinny Island, particularly in the environs of the little hacienda.  We don’t get near enough rain, and what we do get we try to capture and store for use in … Continue reading →

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Feral Shrimp

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Samuel Harrison

Despite our best efforts, The Feral Poet located us in Fernandina, and offered the following: Feral Shrimp 25 booths peddling shrimps degraded in many ways, only one offering wild caught. The others, we assume, were domesticated, with names like Pinky, … Continue reading →

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