A collection of short stories based on events that took place in Long Island, Bahamas, during the early 1900's, as told to the author by her mother. Stories include: The Hurricane of 1926, Taffia Madness, School Days, Louis and the Beach Buggy, The Mirror, Homesick, Is It a Bird? Is It a...?, The Missionary and Uncle Willie, The Pretty Box, Christy's Coo Coo, and Farewell Papa.