Table of Contents
Prologue ix
Chapter 1 War Child 1
Chapter 2 A War Torn Family 33
Chapter 3 A Thorny Road 39
Chapter 4 Turbulence and Passion 50
Chapter 5 Dangerous Encounter 70
Chapter 6 Monte Carlo - A Ray of Hope 80
Chapter 7 The Gipsy Club 94
Chapter 8 The Gipsy Club II 135
Chapter 9 Back to Coffee 153
Chapter 10 America: A New World 166
Chapter 11 Life with Basil 174
Chapter 12 First Trip Around the World 187
Chapter 13 My Life of Leisure and Luxury begins at 30 204
Chapter 14 Second World Tour 210
Chapter 15 Combining Work with Pleasure 226
Chapter 16 Exploring Grand Cayman 233
Chapter 17 Realizing My Dream: Finding Little Cayman 238
Chapter 18 Intermission 259
Chapter 19 Groundbreaking in Little Cayman 266
Chapter 20 Pioneering: Redesigning Our Life 278
Chapter 21 The Remarkable and Memorable Event 295
Chapter 22 Surviving the Elements: Hurricane Alan 314
Chapter 23 Serious Accident: Basils Brush with Death 317
Chapter 24 An Extraordinary Architectural Achievement 325
Chapter 25 Variety Gives Spice to our Life 336
Chapter 26 Eventful Years 349
Chapter 27 Christmas 1987 363
Chapter 28 Hurricane Gilbert 365
Chapter 29 The Wardrobe Battle 372
Chapter 30 Struggles of Changing Times 381
Chapter 31 Basil's Last Battle 387
Chapter 32 My Life after Basil: A New Beginning, New Challenges, Me One 396
Chapter 33 1996 399
Chapter 34 More Fun to Come 402
Chapter 35 Stormy Weather 404
Chapter 36 Hurricane Ivan 408
Chapter 37 Brigitte in the Spotlight 410
Chapter 38 Hurricane Gustav 415
Chapter 39 Support the Boobies: December 2007 through January 2009 Calendar 419
Chapter 40 My Little Miracle 422
Chapter 41 To Spain on a Cane 425
Chapter 42 A Short Visit to Germany 428
Epilogue - Appreciation of Life 431
Addendum 434
