This walking stick holder has been in my family through generations as it was made by my great grandfather ..it captures the culture that we still hold in the family as my great grandfather was a Raster but this was changed in the up bringing of my father as he grew up as a catholic however the roots stay with them ..this object also allowed many stories to be shared of my grandfathers growing up in Jamaica ,good, bad and funny but they were all inspirational leading him to repeat his famous moto after each story "laugh at life, don't let life laugh at you"

This is a type of barbecue unit that you will occasionally see on the streets of Jamaica with people selling, green banana, sweet potato and jerk chick ..my grandmother had one of these in her garden at the home below as it brought about great gatherings and reminded her of home.

This was their second and last home in England ..and the period of time in my life that I remember the most. My whole family and sometimes far relatives and ones on my mothers side would occasionally also be there, but most of the time it was my family on my dad's side consisting of uncles, aunty's, cousin's and second cousin's making a total number of about 25 to 30 of us every sunday. It was a wonderful and cherishing period of my life as i we all had a good bond with one another, sitting round the table for the traditional chicken, rice and peas sunday dinner, sharing jokes, stories and playing pranks on one another ..it very much made my childhood experience both enjoyable and forever memorable with moments that will replay in my head for a lifetime.

This was their first house when they moved here ..however I took this picture a week ago so it doesn't exactly look how it would of in the 1960s ..this house brings back many memories for me as i spent my youngest years here from baby to todler to child ..this is due to the fact that my grandmother, my mother and two of my aunty's used to run a nursery here so the house was full of all my cousins and friends making my family unit always and forever close ..and the way I view it my grandmother did her upmost to keep the family together and also succeeded in doing so.

This is my fathers parents who are from the Jamaican heritage ..in this picture they are at their home in Jamaica which I also took when I was there last summer ..we were celebrating my Grandfathers 71st birthday ..they also seem a lot happier there to when they were living here in England as they just moved back there 3 years ago and say it was the "best decision they ever made".."this is their true and only home".

The famous and traditional Jamaican cooking pot ..this plays a big part in my family life and has actually been in my family through generations ..food is the heart and soul of my entire family unit and brings us all together.

This is my cousin in Jamaica ..a picture that I snapped when I went there last year summer, showing the great love of food that both my family and their culture has. I took it at a high angle but almost eye level shot to capture the food and also the good and understanding relationship I have with my cousin, as he does feel like the brother I never had