Grenada Edition
World Street Corner Music Day leads today's complete edition for Grenada.
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A day for songs heard from passing cars, markets, radios, festivals, windows, workplaces, and family gatherings.
Nameday for Barbara, which in Grenada is celebrated with cake and a toast. Barbara is the patron saint of miners and anyone who works with explosives, which in Grenada means the construction workers and the rum distillers.
In St. George's, the radio dies just as the news starts, and you know you've got to find a battery that still has juice. You check the drawer, the car, and the neighbor's house, and you find one in a flashlight that's been dead for months. A battery is not just a cell; it's the small thing that keeps you connected when the power goes out.
In St. George's, the humidity makes everything swell, including your tool drawer, which now sticks halfway open. You pull harder, and it finally slides out, revealing a rusty hammer and a coil of fishing line. You use the hammer to fix the loose step, and the drawer stays open, as if exhausted.
