I'm here...

Hi Everyone,

I'm here. I was hoping to post yesterday but I've been too tired. This week has been particularly rough for me. I returned from a very successful book signing and book launch in Guyana last weekend (all the books were sold out before the actual book signing! The bookstore is currently restocking). Thank you Guyana!

Upon my return on Monday, I immediately began to prepare for my Tuesday morning class, then I had a number of meetings and several articles that needed to be completed by this weekend and that of course did not even include my weekly newspaper column. So to say that I have been busy... ummm yeah, just a little (smile). I have been feeling guilty about neglecting my blog and blog hopping.

I cannot say that things will return to some degree of normalcy but I can try my best and that is what I intend to do.

Hopefully, I'll have some photographs of the book signing/launch to share with you.

This week I did not have the chance to cook at all. I have been gladly feasting on the fish curry and fried fish that my sister and mom cooked and packed for me to bring back to Barbados. Thanks mom, thanks Sis! I needed all the help I could get this week.

This weekend (Feb 25 - 27) was Barbados' annual Agricultural fair - Agrofest. I went on Friday afternoon. Will share some pics with you soon. Until then, I'll leave you with this display and we'll catch up for sure next week, at least with a recipe.

Take care and have a productive week.

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Missing in Action

I know. I know. The weekend came and went and not a peep out of me on this blog. I'll be honest with you, I was too tired to post.

I have a bone to pick with techie people. Ever so often as the technology advances they change things and tout that it is improved and better, but you know what? It is improved and better for them because they are so savvy with the technical stuff. They fail to realize that the majority of us that actually use the products and programs they create may not be wise-cracking-technophiles like them! So what they think is easy is not really easy for the rest of us. What they think is intuitive is not necessarily so. We, unlike them do not work and function in a high-tech environment like they do all the time, day in and day out; we go to it when we need it. It really ticks me off when they mess with the damn things so much than rather than help or make life easy for the user it ends up frustrating and angering us.

End of rant.

Apart from the whole technology thing, I've been busy coordinating with my publishers and the organizers of my upcoming book signing and book launch in Guyana that is slated for this weekend.

The book signing is on Saturday, Feb 19 at Austin's Book Services from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the book launch is on Sunday, February 20 at Herdmanston Lodge at 10 a.m. If you read this blog and you live in Guyana or have relatives and friends there, please share the information with them.

I'll try to take as many photographs as I can, to share with you. In the mean time, you can feast on some pasta and basil pesto, and for a twist to things, chop up some sweet ripe tomatoes and toss it on top. That's the kind of fast food I've been having these days.

I'll post next weekend, until then, do be good.

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Cow-heel Soup

Here's the final soup in my hearty Caribbean soup series - Cow-heel Soup. Rich, thick and totally satisfying. Get the recipe here.

If you are living in Guyana and read this blog or have relatives and friends there. Please share with them the following information:

• I am going to be signing books at Austin's Book Services on Saturday, Feb 19 from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• On Sunday, Feb 20 at Herdmanston Lodge there will be a book launch/breakfast starting at 10 a.m.

I'll try to take as many photographs as I can to share with you all.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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