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Norma Blackman was always strongly independent. She credits her parents, Constance and Gilbert Cox. “They taught me not to bring my problems home, to sort them out myself,” the 84-year-old said. “I didn’t find that harsh. I found that strengthening....

The nursery was filled with junk, unnecessary plastic toys that served no purpose. Forty children, all between the ages of 3 and 6, had the rule of the roost. They were having the time of their lives, running around and screaming; their teachers stru...

Esme Williams’s life was going great until tragedy struck. She’d just started a new job and was loving every minute. And then she lost her eyesight. A rare disease struck one eye, and then the other, taking away most of her vision. The 72-year-old ha...

The most mundane tasks seemed impossible after Otives Doars’s leg was amputated six years ago. It was a frustrating period, but the 89-year-old is now grateful that her children encouraged her independence. “I still drive,” she said. “My children wou...

It’s not easy having a large family. You are almost never alone. There are mountains of laundry, and always someone who needs to be driven somewhere. Fiona and Nicholas Dill have six children, as do Susan and Joseph Simmons — and neither couple woul...

Anthony and Hannah Astwood were humble 18th-century salt rakers. Today they have hundreds of descendants including at least two knights, former Premier Sir John Swan and former Chief Justice and Court of Appeals president, Sir James Astwood. A family...

Roseli Johnson never expected to reinvent herself at the age of 48. But that is what she had to do when she lost her job as a gallery administrator last December. “I was working at the Bermuda National Gallery East in St George’s,” she said. “I was r...

Bermuda’s year ahead? It’s full of money and abundance. Or at least it is if you believe the numbers. Jen Young does. She’s built a business helping people become more self-aware through readings based on numerology, tarot cards and astrology. “The y...

It’s been 47 years since Suzie Lowe left Malawi, but the country is still working its magic over her. Ms Lowe is a mixed media artist who makes African-inspired masks, as well as chunky bracelets, earrings and ceramic fish. “My masks are African infl...

At one time Bruce Stuart was one of Bermuda’s most well known artists. He took part in hundreds of exhibitions locally, he was president of the Bermuda Society of Arts, and his work even graced the arrivals hall at the airport. Then, in 2006, he gave...