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Dear Heather, We have followed your great advice and have our patio/entertaining area looking fabulous. However, we are having a problem with mosquitoes. Any advice on how to keep them away? Entertaining Outdoors Dear Entertaining Outdoors, It is ge...

Phiemma Caisey’s father, Albert, put her on stage at the old Rosebank Theatre “and that was it”. Then 8, she didn’t consider all the potential pitfalls of performing before a crowd — that they might not like her voice; that she might forget the words...

The quartet is called Leviticus and, if music is your thing, you’ll want to hear them play. They take traditional tunes and rearrange them, infusing bossa nova, Afro-Cuban and traditional jazz rhythms. “We’re a jazz quartet that plays primarily hymns...

A little bit of self indulgence this week as I dedicate this column to the imminent departure of Jean Johnson, who has been my most regular partner and great friend over the last four decades and an ever active member of the Bridge Club. Last Wednesd...

Back in 1970 I used to crank up my stereo and listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival sing Stuck in Lodi Again. What a great song, but I did not have the faintest idea what or where Lodi was and certainly had no knowledge of a vine called zinfandel, o...

Hell is going through a Bermuda summer with a deodorant that doesn’t work. Surlena Smith has a solution for smelly, sweaty armpits. She offered her natural deodorant, PondaPits, to construction workers before she started selling it four years ago. “M...

School’s out, summer’s here and I’m ready for nine weeks of sun-soaked relaxation with the kids … or am I? I’m always so excited for the end of school. I’ve never forgotten the exhilaration of breaking up for the holidays and so it’s catching when t...

Charda Simons’s first designs were purely for fun. She’d studied fine arts in college and continued painting once she returned home. A few years ago, she and her sister Kimmisha Perinchief started using clothing as their easel. As often happens, peop...

As she prepared to launch an anti-stress programme, Saadia Bean was feeling a little anxious herself. Every day she was getting up at 3am — to write the programme manual, create presentations and do other bits of admin work. She got sick, lost her v...

The greatest challenge to dementia caregivers can sometimes be the families of their patients. Many go through a period of denial, confused by the ups and downs of the disease. “They think mom is going to be okay,” said Yana Swainson of Bermuda In Ho...