Monthly Archives: February 2013

Each winter for several years before W.W.II, Gus Smith’s parents had rented a house in Dominica. The rational was probably that it was a wonderfully warm, and cheaper to spend the winter in Dominica than just to heat the family … Continue reading →

          I am not quite sure whether it was Clem Dupigny or Father Charles of the Roseau Cathedral who spoke to me first. I remember Clem explaining in his gentle diffident way that the rule governing the priests’ place at … Continue reading →

Our first residence on the island was the old Manager’s House at Wall House Estate that was kindly made available to us by Miss Eugenia Charles, now Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, our former Prime Minister of Dominica. Wall House was … Continue reading →

It was raining. It often rained in Dominica, but not for long at any one time. “Come on, gang, it’s time for breakfast,” I called, raising my eyes to the ceiling and the little trap-door at the top of the … Continue reading →