The January Contest Winner Is...

It's obvious that idea of winning a bottle of rum has more appeal than winning a piece of pottery.  We had less participation this time... we may need to pick up another bottle of Bajan liquid sunshine.  Hmmm

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest.  There were 8 participants with correct entries and one who was looking through a fish bowl and not surfing at the Soup Bowl.

The correct answers are:-

Part One - Flying Fish

Part Two - The Soul Bowl

The names of all participants who submitted the correct answer were transcribed onto individual ballots.  These ballots were then placed into John's toque and one drawn by one of our contest officials, also known to be Stratford Shakespeare Festival Carpenters.

And the winner is....

Heather Sanderson of Ottawa.  Congratulations!!!

Look for more contests in the coming weeks with prizes direct from Barbados.

John & Tracy 

Almost closed in...

Hi folks,

Here are some new pictures of our build.  The next blog with photos will be after our upcoming trip.  We leave on Saturday and will be back on the 29th of January.  Yes we will be busy with construction details and yes we will be hitting the Caribbean Blue!!!

From under the Mayflower Tree

Bajan Scaffold

From Tracy's parents' house

Looking up and through the master bedroom window

Balinese roof fully framed 

First windows are in

Ceiling goes on

Reaching the Peak

Hello Everyone... the build is moving right along... the Balinese style roof really looks cool...
Cabinets now started too...

January Contest

The Question: 

Please answer both parts.

Part One:  If a fish is in a dish, and the dish is the dish of Barbados, name the fish in the dish.

Part Two:  If a fish is in a bowl, where is it surfing?

HOW TO PARTICIPATE 

• Eligibility: Open to anyone who is on John and Tracy’s Blog Email Mailing List.  (If you received this email directly from johnandtracycurrie@gmail.com, you’re eligible)
• Contest Period: Starting on January 8^th, 2011 12:00am EST  to January 18^th, 2011 11:59pm EST
• Participants may enter the contest by emailing their answer to johnandtracycurrie@gmail.com.
• Contest Entry: Upon submission of the correct answer to Part One and Part Two, by email, eligible participants will be entered into the Contest for one (1) chance to win the Prize.
• Contest Entry Restrictions: Participants are restricted to one (1) entry per person, per household. 
• Awarding of Prize: The Prize will be awarded to the participant whose entry, with both correct answers, has been randomly drawn.

PRIZE

• There will be one (1) prize awarded for the January contest as follows:
• One (1) piece of pottery from Earhtworks, Barbados.  http://www.earthworks-pottery.com/

• Prize Draw: The Prize will be awarded by random draw.  The draw will be from a hat, by a third party.  (Somebody in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Scenic Carpenter Shop)
• Notification of Selection: The selected Participant will be contacted at the email address used to enter the contest.  Notice will also be posted on the blog.

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas.  We wish you all the best for 2011.
It's been a while since our last blog, however work in Barbados has continued on.  Here are some new photos taken by Do, Tracy's mom.
Our next fun competition will be posted soon.  Stay tuned...
...J&T

We're back...

We're back from a great 9 days in Barbados and being on the ground seeing the build for ourselves.  We had a whirlwind time of selecting and purchasing everything from tiles to drawer pulls.  We're loving the process... the pictures speak for themselves...

Just off Air Canada and can't believe it!!

Now THAT'S a boom truck!!

Hmmm, this could lead to a design change.

Len (Tracy's Dad) & John checking out the second floor

Coffee on the upstairs patio.  Note the Caribbean Sea in the background.

Who needs a roof with a sky like that??

The Friday Tradition - Beers at quitting time.

What a view...

And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest.  There were 12 participants with correct entries and one who danced on the wrong dead man’s chest.

The correct answer to the question is Samuel Hall Lord, commonly known as Sam Lord.

The names of all participants who submitted the correct answer were transcribed onto individual ballots.  These ballots were then placed into the hoody of one of our contest officials.  To ensure anonymity and complete fairness, the winning entry was pulled by the contest master, who donned a welding mask as a further control measure in this blind and completely impartial draw.

So it’s yo ho ho and a bottle of rum to Bill and Sue Little of Stratford.   Congratulations!! 

Look for more contests in the coming weeks with prizes direct from Barbados.

John & Tracy

Our contest officials at work