The Walsh family was shown three villas by Ian “Sugar” George Edwards, managing director of Sunset Homes, including Spyglass Hill Villa.

Here is the episode showing off our idyllic island…

For more information about Sunset Homes, http://www.sunsethomesanguilla.com/

The Red Cross is continuing to raise funds for their Wheelchair Bus Project- with $20,500 of $50,000, they’re nearly half-way there!

Here is a list of activities for the week of May 6th-May 12th:

April 5th- May 19th: Public Collection (drop off donations at various locations)

May 6th: Church service at Church of God of Prophecy in West End, with an after church social at Red Cross Headquarters

May 7th: Address by Patron- HE the Governor Harris

May 8th: Address by Red Cross Chair

May 9th: Health Fair and Radio Tips/Red Cross Info at the Post Office

May 10th: Beneficiaries Presentation

May 11th: Red Flip Flop Friday– Wear red to support the Red Cross!

May 12th: Public collection day

These stamps have photos of various coins from Mexico and Panama with the phrase “Anguilla Liberty Dollar” on top.  In addition to these stamps highlighting Anguilla’s 1967 uprising, commemorative coins with James Ronald Webster on one side and Anguilla’s coat of arms on the other will be released later this year.

Anguilla's New Stamps

After the jump: Anguilla Post Office’s explanation on each coins’ meanings…

Liberty Dollar

15c & 40c Denominations

At the height of Anguilla’s Revolution in 1967, about 1,000 silver coins from five different countries were counter stamped “Anguilla Liberty Dollar July 11 1967”. This bold undertaking of the revolution was accomplished with the assistance of a San Francisco based group who were sympathetic to Anguilla’s quest in achieving its autonomy. The coins were sold mainly on the US market to generate funds which would be used to help sustain Anguilla’s Revolution. These coins included three different denominations from Mexico and one each from Yemen, Panama, Peru and the Philippines.

Commemorative Coins

$2.50 Denomination

The Anguilla Revolutionary Government in celebration of its first anniversary of  independence from St. Kitts issued a set of commemorative coins in gold silver and platinum dated 11 July 1968. The coins which ranged in values of EC$25.00, $200.00 and $1,500 exhibited a portrait of James Ronald Webster on the obverse and the three dolphins which adorns the Anguilla flag on the reverse.

$5.00 Denomination

The coin on this stamp features Anguilla’s court of arms. This rare piece minted in 1970 depicts the Mahogany Tree (a historic landmark in the island’s centre) which denotes strength and endurance as well as the centre of commercial activity. The dolphin rising from the sea symbolizes friendship, intelligence, and endurance. The shell surmounting the shield represents the island’s beaches and the cannon its history. The rising sun is the dawn of a new era; fruits represent harvest, fish the abundance of the sea and flowers the island’s beauty. Appropriately featured in the background is a locally built trading sloop which symbolizes Anguillans’ prowess in the craft of boat building and their long history of maritime trading.

The event will begin at 10am.

General health and nutritional information will be given out along with blood pressure tests, heart rate measures, sugar level tests, and body mass index measurements!

Delicious, home grown lettuce/tomato, fresh ground patties, hand cut fries, and baked-today buns!

This is one burger not to be missed!

Open Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pm, located at the fork in the road between Un Amore and Geraud’s!

A Burger To Go Bag

The regatta will have four separate classes- gold and silver Optimist (for sailors 15 and under), Club 420, and Lasers (for sailors 18 and under).

Registration to participate will begin at 8am, while the first race will start at 9:30am.  Assuming everything goes on time (which it normally does), the award ceremony will begin at 3:30pm.

Over 30 sailors from St Maarten, St Barths, Nevis, Puerto Rico, and of course, Anguilla have already registered.

Sounds like it will be a fun way to spend a Saturday!  Good luck everyone!

Anguilla Youth Dinghy Regatta

Wanted to share a picture I took of a beautiful rainbow in Little Harbor yesterday!

If you look closely there’s another one on top– how pretty is that?

Little Harbor Rainbow

Lynne writes:

“My father was an avid golfer. If he could, he would have spent all of his time playing golf.  My vivid memories of him as a golfer were of his intense emotions. The best one is what I call the Bliss: coming home from the golf course, elaborating on the great game that he had, and therefore, the perfect day. The perfect life! Until the next game….  Aggravation?!  What a switch of emotions. These days were dreaded by all of us….deep sorrow, sad face,eyes blurred, no energy. A doomed day. The end of the world.  This is what I recall most of my father playing golf. So these extreme mixed feelings were not appealing for me to play golf. Why would I play a game where I can be so happy and few seconds later be so depressed? But golf is a memory of love for my father.

Then, Cuisinart Resort and Spa opened the golf course in Anguilla. They had to landscape, reshape, etc. I went for a visit and found it so interesting and I was surprised with all of the important details which are part of a golf course.  I did research on the golf industry, golf courses, golfer’s feelings…found more than I wished for! As my background is landscape architect illustrator, I looked at the course by itself and found the Cuisinart Resort Golf course very sensual, intriguing, and harmonious.I started sketching and found myself drawn into it.

After several meetings with Mr. Zaharia and Mr. Johnson to gather more information on golf, I decided to paint a series about golf for all of it’s richness and as a tribute to my father.

Lynne and her painting, "Bliss"

I have embraced myself in the game and the golfer’s emotions; an endless muse.The Bliss is the golf nirvana. The Aggravation is the life sentence to avoid. I added the Redemption; there will always be the next stroke, the next time…there is hope.  I believe the benefits of the game are so powerful, so striking, so endless…one hole at a time.

I am most interested in inviting the onlooker to discover a friendly, joyful manner of the game. I want people to look at my paintings and decide to go golfing, to reach the Bliss, to laugh at the Aggravation and to wink at the Redemption”

Some of my fondest childhood memories come from playing on the golf course with my sister while my dad was hitting a few balls.

Can’t wait to get home and see Lynne’s new paintings in real life, from the pictures they look absolutely sensational.

Richardson earned magna cum laude honors for her Bachelor of Science in Social Work, and Hughes earned cum laude honors for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. Both are eligible for state certification in their respective fields.
Richardson and Hughes are two of the seven students from Anguilla that have received degrees from Midwestern since 2001.

Congratulations to Arlette and Danicia, that is such a huge accomplishment!

MSU Caribbean Grads

“A cold front currently passing through the Bahamas will pass north of us on Wed. bringing gale conditions to the mid-Atlantic and rough seas/wind here in Anguilla starting Wed. and peaking on Thursday.  By Wed. morning expect moderate to rough seas in the 10 – 12 ft. range, and  by Thursday morning, we should expect 12 – 15 ft. NE seas on the north coast with NE winds in the high 20 mph range, gusts in the mid-30’s.  We can also expect frequent showers.  Also of concern is the wave period (frequency) of 7-8 seconds – normal swells are in the range of 12-14 seconds. A small craft warning is expected by Tuesday.  The combination of NE waves breaking rapidly on the shore combined with strong, gusty winds will create dangerous surf conditions on the north shore with blowing sand and surf.  Bathers should stay out of the water.  Conditions will slowly improve only slightly through the weekend, and we will continue to have rough seas until Monday.”

You know what this means– surf’s up!

Have fun and be safe if you go out!!