Journal
Why linen?
A field of flax in flower - little water is needed as this is a very resilient crop. As the health food sector now uses flax seeds and oils, there is barely any waste from each plant.
ON-ISLAND SHOOT
With lockdown in force around the world, our scheduled photoshoot abroad was postponed but Mustique's unique position enabled the show to go on, right here on-Island!
GRADUATION TIME
We wanted to make a fun event and a memorable day so we planned to make mortar boards with the graduates, and never mind about the gown! After all, in this heat they'd be too hot to wear anyway! We decided against the traditional black, and keeping to an "island style" theme we delved into my huge box of old Lotty B silks...
LOCK-DOWN
With the initial rush over of trying to get people on or off the island, life has settled into a peaceful pace reminiscent of the early days here in the "low season" which used to stretch from May to December.
Be Well
Lockdown is tough, wherever you are! So we've asked Charlotte, our wonderful Mustique yoga instructor, to share her top five tips to keeping well in quarantine.
FACE MASKS
A friend on the island forwarded an article to me from Forbes Magazine several weeks ago - "Calling all people who Sew and Make: You can help solve Face Mask Shortage!"
Fashion Show
We were delighted to be invited to support this year’s flagship charity fashion event organised by the Imperial College London School of Medicine.
COLOUR-ME
I came across a little book when sorting through an old box the other day. I had sketched the outline of various flowers and the children had coloured them in
FLAMBOYANT
These stunning trees grace Mustique in all their glory during the dry season and the hillsides are dotted with splashes of bright orange......
Alex Beard
‘This will be my 40th year in Mustique. I first started coming here in 1979, 1980. It was very bohemian and wonderful.’ Gazing out from Basil’s Bar, his favourite painting spot on Mustique, this is how Alex Beard - artist, storyteller, and longtime Mustique regular - begins our conversation.
