to see Miss Vie for lunch. Miss Vie is famous for her Garlic Chicken snd Conch Fritters that she sells from a colorful little shack. Going the 10 and 20mph speed limit it's about 20 minutes from Island Cottage, but Harry drove.
East End is hotter, dryer, rocky and more remote than other areas of St. John, but it is incredibly beautiful.
(You can see Miss Vie's little head inside the shack taking this gentleman's order.)
Harry ordered the Garlic Chicken and; since Im a veggie, Miss Vie made me a
delicious Johnny Cake with rice and beans. All wonderful and it is so peaceful eating outside on her picnic tables.
Vie and her family have an incredible beach that they maintain. it's one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. And for just $2.50 you can have it too for a day. She also rents out kayaks. Since it is so remote and there's a fee, there's no one here today. It's awesome.
(Here's a small mural across the street from Vie's - it says 'Bush Cat Snack Shack' . Try saying THAT 3 times fast!)
While we were at Miss Vie's, we met a couple who told us our friend, Marsha, was creating some beautiful clothes up at Sloop Jone's place farther out on East End. Marsha is a sweet, cheerful, creative, woman who, with her husband, spends 1/2 the year here on St John and the other half of the year in Maine. Sloop Jones and his life partner, Linda Alperen,are artists. They have beautiful clothing, totes, signs, paintings and more for sale. ( See www.sloopjones.com)
Marsha explained to us that the Century Plant is the Christmas Tree of St. John. Since she loves this plant, she is painting clothing with her century plant design for her children and grandchildren that are arriving on Christmas Day. I think this piece she's painting above is a little girl's dress.
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I know This spot on St John!! My friend owns the other half of Vie's beach! Up on the hill, if you are on the beach looking out towards the water, the house on the right, up the steps from the beach and across the road is Virginia's house! I love it there!! And I have several Sloop Jones shirts of art!
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