Easter Bazaar 2012

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Last weekend True Blue Bay Boutique Resort hosted its annual Easter Bazaar.  It was a fun time for the entire family and there was something for everyone to enjoy.  The kids were especially delighted to go hunting for Easter eggs and even more thrilled to munch the goodies inside. There was a unique assortment of items on display including cheese boards, stone and bone carvings and hand-made craft and jewelry.

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Re-purposing various materials ingeniously created several of the items. For instance, the cheese boards were made from slate recovered after the passage of Hurricane Ivan, and buttons and jewelry were created using sea-glass recovered from beaches.

One of the artists, Michael John, inspired by the carvings and artifacts of the Caribs and Arawaks (early inhabitants of Grenada) sort to give visitors a piece of this history that they could take home.  He carves stone by hand that are similar to those of Grenada’s predecessors. It is illegal to sell the genuine artifacts, however, if you would like to view them you may do so at True Blue Bay Resort’s onsite museum. You can also view more of John’s pieces there.

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Story Telling at True Blue Bay Resort

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Long before iphones, Blackberrys, Facebook, Twitter and all the other gadgets and apps that exist for entertainment and ‘socializing’, storytelling was one of the main forms of entertainment in Grenada. “Tim Tim”, was a familiar expression used to signal the start of story time and with elation children would gather round grandparents to enjoy the latest tales of “Compere Zien” or “Brar Anansi” or one of their fellow counterparts.

At True Blue Bay Boutique Resort, a bit of this tradition is kept alive with our Story Telling Sessions with Ms. Esther O’Neale.  Ms. O’Neale is author of the book “The Red Petticoat”—a collection of some of the stories told to her by her grandparents.  Every Monday at 4:30pm she shares a bit of this aspect of Grenadian tradition.  Feel free to join us and share in the stories of yester-year.  Here is a clip from one of the sessions: Compere Zien & The Jumbie.