Author name: Meli Mel

Mom and wife originally from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia and now reside in the United States. This blog is about the day to day things I see and sometimes may encounter in this fascinating world that we live in. Live life in concert with your values! Never be paralyzed! Don't wait for people to change!

Culture

Lucians that puts their creativity to work!

Recently I was going through IG and FB and saw so many talented St. Lucian’s doing their thing and it amazed me on how creative my people could be.  Some of them have put their creative skills as a means to providing financial support for themselves and their family.  Here are a few that have […]

Culture

Happy 37th Independence Day St. Lucia

https://youtu.be/Gbmhhcxy_Qg   Today as we celebrate the country of my birth 37th Independence, I will highlight a few things that a few may not have known about St. Lucia. St. Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman. St. Lucia has 2 Nobel Laureates (Sir Arthur Lewis; 1979, Economics) and Derek

Life & Projects

New Nail Color

Hey yall, I haven’t made a post about nail color in a while.  I normally use Essie or OPI but this time decided to try a new brand called DND.  Supposedly it lasts longer, 21 days they say…so let me see how true that is. The color is called Fiery Flamingo and it is No.

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Legends Carnival Band Teaser

I was just speaking to someone about the future of St. Lucia Carnival and saying I hope is not only Just4Fun that go be the future of St. Lucia carnival and came across the band Legends.  Legends came to the St. Lucia Carnival scene in 2014 with a dedication to Desmond McNamara, then in 2015

Life & Projects

Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce and Coconut Rice

Found this yummy looking recipe online and decided to share with you guys.  I think I will have to try it, although I don’t know where I getting the passion fruit sauce from eh. Ingredients COCONUT RICE 3 tablespoons coconut oil 2 tablespoons grated coconut, preferably fresh 1½ cups jasmine rice 1½ cups unsweetened coconut

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