Friday, November 14th, 2008 « Letters from Grenada

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Tillman congratulates Barack

The newly-elected Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, wrote this lovely note of congratulations to Barack Obama:
The Government and the people of Grenada are extremely elated over your amazing election as the 44th President of the United States of America, and do offer you our sincere congratulations.
The fact that you are the first African-American [...]

Posted on November 14th, 2008 under Grenada. Tags: election, global, Grenada, obama, politics, tillman thomas. Comments: 1

joys of tropical fabrics

I am what you could call an intermediate seamstress, but only if you were being kind. Both my mom and my grandmother can really sew, though, so I grew up accustomed to wandering the aisles of fabric stores. I’d run my fingers along the bolts like they were books on a library shelf, [...]

Posted on November 14th, 2008 under Grenada. Tags: books, caribbean, family, Grenada, PHOTOS, sewing, tropical weather. Comments: 1