Friday, December 21, 2007

december 2007

Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated,
it cannot be harvested.   (african proverb).......
kwanzaa principles  the Nguzo Saba http://www.ritesofpassage.org/nguzosaba.htm
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above in photo album - homemade  fish cake for my Boo !  These are spicy and the size of a golf ball.- not too different fr.basic "stamp and go".. a different shape, I cook more like my Mum.

    fishcake &  a slaw   served with matouks & cold acai w/lemon 

.     - <----He's Gotta Have It  1 !    <---He's Gotta Have it, 2.

  homemade bread , great with    spiced spinach w/ potatoes.

about  the drink acai -  http://www.oprah.com/presents/2005/young/life/life_acai.jhtml

about rice... i luv it... http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1171589555/6

with a toddler a home - sometimes a "quickie" & a chilled  glass of  wine is in  Hot demand !

"drunken bowties" recipe, you can also substitute chopped  sweet italian vegetarian sausage...

   +    = a fine fast dinner!  about  bertolli products... http://www.bertolli.com/uk/products_pastasauces.aspx 

My Dad did not cook, He was much better with tea(s) & brewing stuff. He would quickly "tighten you up", with some kind of mystery root elixir concoction -  to put you in check, "Quick!" - lol !!!!

 homemade, small stuffed peppers & tostones... you can stuff okra & plantain too!

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events

roots of  RASTAFARI @ THE SMITHSONIAN - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1194873562

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cinema

iron ladies of liberia - http://www.whydemocracy.net/film/8

the great debater - http://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/

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art

keba konte - http://www.asianartnow.com/si/pages/si_keba.html  & http://www.amitmay.com/Art%20Gallery/Artists/Keba%20Konte/kebabio.htm  & http://www.kebakonte.com/

dawn scott - http://www.culturaldesign.com/pages/dawnhome.html

on the  makonde people & their craft -http://makonde.no.sapo.pt/cultura_makonde.html

33 ways to say black & box - west coast art exhibit - http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-box9dec09,0,1951110.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts -http://www.mocada.org/

the lovely art of Michael Boothman - http://berdina.tripod.com/boothmanM.htm

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other

Barrington Irving honored - http://www.blackprwire.com/display-news.asp?id=3720

cricket legends of barbados - http://www.cricketlegendsofbarbados.com/

really cool links for  unusual Holiday gear in july's blog  -  (tee shirts, clothing & books )http://journals.aol.com/ooonadine/ooonadinesnyvettepeacefulblog/entries/2007/06/30/hotta-than-july-again..../1372

check out the October Art Gallery in Phila for fun events & great art for the  Holidays! -http://www.octobergallery.com/

great gifts - history books for teens & adults  - http://www.kalahari.net/bk/bk_afr/browsekms.asp?categoryid1=39592

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music  if i like, i do it....

a christmas song here by the heptones - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1135961303/1389

Rootz Underground in Negril - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5VpZFOZoCg

the talented poet UVA doing - "elixir " - http://www.lildrummaboy.com/video/elixir_hi.ram

da soca junkie! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltdz1wx2ypQ

Memories of trip to Mardi Gras a few years ago A nice cover of a a boozoo chavis song - http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=V4W_cwo8D58   the baaad mrs. rosie ledet - http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=C_chM5PqjvA  - a little chris ardoin -http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOjjBIflt8

i like the song " all part of the game"by ms.ledet - ( but can't find the video) - http://www.rosieledet.com/

a classic by mantronix & wondress -http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=7z_dNHwlBzM

mj cole with a favorite - http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=O1aaCEJ-x1g 

bamboleo - yo no me parezco a nadie - http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=KYqKfoG3O2w   

a few more songs to "wukup to"

the mighty gabby doing his thing... - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fett3Ro6Lmw

fetes - Alison Hinds will be performing in Balt/ DC area Dec 21 ! - Les Nubians in New York  http://www.myspace.com/lesnubians

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Don't let other people define You or what You do, by their limitations -Keep blazing! ......

until next time, walk good! ~ peace nyvette

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