There are very few quiet places in Kingston, what with music, cars, conversations and a full vocabulary of car-horn language. So people carve out their own little oases, if they can afford it. I have been walking the dogs for my friend down the street from me. She lives in an unsuspecting-looking townhouse that opens out to a stunning backyard and garden. It is captivating. She also keeps bees there and has installed a fountain you can lie about in on hot days.

There are also pictures of some stray dogs she feeds up in Armour Heights, where the view is spectacular. Enjoy your Sunday, and please check out this link to the Toronto Star story. The reporter Jennifer Quinn did a wonderful job. She told me she was very nervous about it, but I think she wrote a fair and balanced piece. It will be interesting to see how Jamaicans react.