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A postcard from San Juan
To San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico and a sort of sun-baked, spanish-speaking Belfast. Substitute plantain for potatoes, overlook the difference in temperature, and imagine all the houses painted brightly rather than built of brick and the two cities are remarkably … Continue reading
Choreography and Carpet Burns–A Creative Collaboration with Doris Brazil
Following the Crone’s invitation, it sounds like it wouldn’t take too much to persuade Doris Brazil to don her nose clip and swim cap. The correspondence continues: Oh Blabs, Blabs, Blabs… fifty years ago I would have jumped at the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking with the Crone, Crone as Pen Pal, Culture with the Crone, diet, fat, food, The Traveling Crone
Tagged Appleton Marsh, Axminster, Blarney Crone, cocktails, cooking, correspondence, Doris Brazil, food, plantain, plus size swimwear, pool boy, puerto rico, rum punch, skin care, synchronized swimming, Vieques, You Tube, yuca
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The Case of the Sculpted Orange
The Crone spotted these pre-peeled oranges in a Vieques supermercado and couldn’t quite fathom their purpose. She bought them anyway. With the pith, they wouldn’t be ready to pop into a fruit salad or cocktail, but without it, the Crone … Continue reading
In Praise of Arapes
“All superior cultures have fried bread” So opined the Crone’s traveling companion, a noted food critic, over breakfast more than once this week. On each occasion the Crone has beamed with pride. Tom was talking about Puerto Rican arapes—and the Crone was … Continue reading
The Case of the Missing Tostones
The Crone is resolved to launch a mystery franchise set in Vieques. The place is perfect for it, for there are lots of winding roads for car chases, a small airport and ferry port to allow criminals in and out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bergerac, Blarney Crone, buff, coral, coral burn, detective, gay, Inspector Morse, marines, mongoose, mystery series, mystery story, Olivia Williams, puerto rico, redhead, rum punch, tostones, twitcher, Vieques
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Two Pelicans, ready for their close-up
Admittedly, there is little about this video that is causing any hours of lost sleep at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. But watch it and tell me if these two Pelicans aren’t the hammiest performers you’ve seen for a while.
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Tagged Blarney Crone, pelicans, puerto rico, Vieques
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