Uncle Leslie Visits Grandma on Good Friday

Miss Chicky, "the only girl" otherwise known as "notey" had many visitors on Good Friday including Uncle Leslie who was seeing "notey" for the first time in decades....

Pauline, Winsome, Uncle Leslie, Issac, Genivieve

Plants from Ignota's Garden

In the Crook of the Poor Man's Orchid, is a Wild Tree Orchid ...a sucker from V Town




Bougainvilleas



Spathophyllum - Peace Lily

Easter Lily

Meeting Uncle Leslie...

Uncle Leslie, now 92 years old, grew up in Race Course, Oracabessa, on land just adjacent to Mamie, and Mama's..(all known as the 'Campbell Land')...Ignota, Clement, Morty and Brenti, all went to Oracabessa High with Leslie, and he remembers many good times...he was a bit younger...but still close enough in age to share in their great adventures...though life took them in different directions...they are undeniably family, evident in build, speech, facial features, longevity...and many subtle and not so subtle ways...

As we explore the adventure of the Spanish Jar, we uncover the beauty of the textured clay which make us all who we are today...

Winsome (Ignota's last born) and Leslie (Ignota's Cousin) still going very strong at 92 years old sharing a friendly embrace as the two immediately recognised the family connection...beyond a doubt family!



 Clarke knew Miss Chickie and  John Minott quite well...he remembers Miss Chickie as "the only girl of the four", and as "the quiet one", he says this with a smile on his face...and repeats.."the quiet one"



Leslie Clarke served as Acting Corporal in the early days, and he was a member of the Executive Federation of the Police. He eventually served as Superintendent. Leslie is 1st in line from the right (standing).

Meeting Uncle Leslie, fist reaction ... wow he has Grandma's eyes!

Uncle Leslie shows us pictures and artifacts from his life.....helping us piece together our puzzle...all adding to the history of the Spanish Jar....

For many years our cousin has been so close, and we had no clue..the meeting came out of Jackie  (Ignota's 3rd born) conversation with George (Ignota's 1st born). George has been intouch with Leslie Clarke for many years...almost every year in March, Uncle Leslie and his family make the trip to 'race course' to eat black crabs. There's more to come in Meeting Uncle Leslie Part 2... stay tuned..

View from Port Maria...

On my way in from Ochi this morning, I stopped in Port Maria to check on the Ignota's home, which she purchased when she was only 26 (or so oral hisroty has it)....all a part of our beautiful story...there is someone called fire 'taking care' of it now, and the view is still spectacular! It's truly a treasure....i'm sure there are many lifetimes of stories here and I'd love to hear some....leave your account of this piece of history which lives on today....

I took the opportunity to take a closer look....

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The Spanish Jar

It's exciting when the family gets together to delve into our rich and textured history!

The Spanish Jar originated from Ignota's dream of a promise fulfilled. Her father Cecil promised her that he hid a Spanish Jar just for her to find.

I believe that this Spanish Jar may be the knowledge of our wonderful past, and the hope and promise of generations to come.
This blog is in honour of our dear daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, warrior woman Ignota, who has allowed this dream to live on...