Cus’s expressions were varied and my favourite was when she lit her clay pipe and started to relate incidents of her childhood and adolescence to whoever was interested. i was one of those who could listen to her for hours as she was so captivating. Many of us remember her collection of drinking glasses which occupied a large space in her living area. She said that every visit she made to Kingstown , a glass was bought so that she could have a drink of water. Her partner of many years, St Clair Samuel (Tin) enjoyed drinking rum, and when he became drunk, many of her glasses were broken! There were so many that no dent was made to the collection. They were of all shapes and colours. She always wore a ‘head tie’ that was large and starched to perfection , showing off several styles of intricate tying.
Cus
had never left the mainland so Dave Dunn to whom i was married invited her to
spend a couple weeks with us in our Bamboo HOuse on Mustique, where we were
working. Dave accompanied her from Arnos Vale Airport on the tiny
airplane , a 10 minute or so flight, which was a happy time for her. We
drove her all over the island, she accompanied me on my afternoon walks
with our Alsatian and Siamese cat, she enjoyed the rich hotel food that
Dave brought home each night, accompanied by wine and brandy and a cigar!
One day before she returned home, driving along she saw a wild goat kid on the
dry hillside. Dave asked her if she would like to have it and we all took
off to capture it . It was caught and she named it, "Fine
Em". It went on the plane with her and became her precious pet.
Until
next time,
Brenda
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