Farsighted Fly Girl: A Sweet Retreat

Saturday, December 20, 2008

A Sweet Retreat

Sugar in all forms generally makes me happy. I refuse to patronize restaurants without dessert menus and have been known to start dinner with a decadent dessert and end with a small appetizer. Life's too short to always leave your favorite thing for last. So I was especially struck by the symbolism of this sugar mill converted into a house. Tucked onto a hill in St. Peter, this sugar mill house represents Barbados' history as a major sugar producer. It also reflects my sweets obsession in a major way. What would be cooler than living in a structure that used to create sugar? I'm sure just the sugary walls would provide creative inspiration and a jolt of psychic energy.

Labels: Barbados, Caribbean Travel, St. Peter, Sugar Mill

# posted by Fly Girl : 1:50 PM

Comments:

I love that: Start with dessert! It's like the pay yourself first kind of thing...awesome.

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Gem : December 22, 2008 2:53 PM

Thanks Gem. It's my way of life!

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Fly Girl : December 22, 2008 3:46 PM

I would love to go inside that sweet house. Happy Holidays!

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Wendy : December 22, 2008 5:39 PM

Thanks Wendy, happy holidays to you too!

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Fly Girl : December 23, 2008 7:06 AM

Happy Holidays

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Ebony Intuition : December 25, 2008 11:51 AM

I happen to be your opposite on the restaurant front - always rather have appetizers than desserts....BUT if I had a chance to live in a sweet house like that, I wouldnt pass it up. Thats is so cute!

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kristine : December 27, 2008 3:49 AM

Yummy, how sweet to be living inside a sugar mill! One of the most special places I stayed at was a windmill in the Azores.
I love it when unusual structures get turned into living spaces. It always requires quite an amount of ingenuity.

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everthenomad : December 28, 2008 6:01 PM

Ebony, Happy Holidays to you too!

Kristine, I like appetizers too, I just love desserts more!

Ever, it is really interesting to see such unusual structures. I never even thought about living in a sugar mill until I saw this.

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Fly Girl : December 28, 2008 8:23 PM

Your pics are amazing. Just dropped in to say Happy New Year. Nuff hugs and things.

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Jacqueline Smith : December 30, 2008 6:02 PM

Thanks Jackie, Happy New year to you and everybody else! I'm afraid I'm having problems uploading photos so I haven't been able to do any holiday posts. I'm working on it and I'll be back!

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Fly Girl : December 31, 2008 12:23 PM

That is a really cute hose to take refuge in!!Happy New Year!

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Catherine : January 1, 2009 8:16 AM