... scanned from a kodachrome slide taken in grand cayman in 1976, i believe, ma's mother, my grammy, elizabeth jackson ...
... simply the thought of a disapproving glance from her was more than enough to ensure that i very, very carefully knocked the dirt from my shoes before entering the house ... she made for us cassava cake so rich that a single piece was in itself a fabulous meal ... of the special coconut candy she would make up just for me—well, i'll tell you, i think a fellow could a handle a long stretch of hard time if he knew that every now and then a little package of that carefully crafted caymanian confection was going to arrive by post ...