Bermudian Magazine

22/10/2025

More than just a place to get your spook on, cemeteries are peaceful, beautiful places where you can learn about the lives of people from Bermuda’s past.

22/10/2025

Looking to have some fun this weekend? Here’s what’s going on around the island.

Looking to have some fun this weekend? Here's what's going on around the island.

22/10/2025

Elizabeth Jones explores the heart and history of Fort Hamilton and its famous moat.

The MoatOur grandson is the first to notice the cannon that heralds the way to Fort Hamilton. He rushes towards it, points out that he’s seen a cannon just like it in St. George’s, and pats the black painted metal. Then as we make our way towards the entrance, he notices the wooden bridge, once ...

22/10/2025

The autumn abundance of pumpkins brings the colours and flavours of fall into the home.

Bermudians eat so much pumpkin—literally, tons and tons of it—there should be a page called Bermudians Love Pumpkins. We eat it all year round. Walk into any grocery store at just about any time of year and you’ll find chunks of pumpkin, which is actually a fruit, sharing space with t...

21/10/2025

Many of us have visited Crystal Caves on numerous occasions but there are many more caves to explore in Bermuda.

What to Bring A powerful flashlight and a back up. You don’t want to be caught out without a light. A camera so you can capture your experience. Sturdy, close-toed shoes are a must when exploring dry caves. Clothes that you can get dirty. Many caves have red soil that can easily stain your clothes...

21/10/2025

This loaf is like a hug in cake form – warm spices, bright citrus, and a tender crumb that’s just sweet enough.

This loaf is like a hug in cake form – warm spices, bright citrus, and a tender crumb that’s just sweet enough. It’s the kind of cake you bring out when the afternoon sun hits just right, paired with a cup of tea or served up for brunch on a slow weekend.

21/10/2025

When it comes to financial planning, few topics carry more long-term weight than pensions, life insurance, and the way beneficiaries are designated.

When it comes to financial planning, few topics carry more long-term weight than pensions, life insurance, and the way beneficiaries are designated. These decisions shape not only your own financial security but also the legacy you leave behind. Yet many people are surprised to learn just how much f...

21/10/2025

Asparagus fern may be an amazing ground cover, but in Bermuda this is not a good thing.

This plant survives everything island weather provides and is one of the most invasive plants in Bermuda! Look at the roadside as you drive along and you will see that asparagus fern is often the most dominant plant, forming bright green curtains on roadside cliffs. In many nature reserves it forms....

21/10/2025

For nearly a decade, HSBC has stood alongside the Coalition for the Protection of Children (CPC), championing initiatives that bring hope and opportunity to those that need it most.

For nearly a decade, HSBC has stood alongside the Coalition for the Protection of Children (CPC), championing initiatives that bring hope and opportunity to those that need it most. Among these, one programme shines bright in addressing the root cause of instability. The Roots for Success programme....

20/10/2025

Rosemary was considered the herb of remembrance, prompting Greek scholars to wear wreaths of it on their heads. At weddings, it was carried as a symbol of fidelity. In Tudor times, it was grown in pots, as topiary and espaliered.

Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers. Cascades of rosemary are commonplace in Bermuda, but not many people explore the wonderful qualities of this herb. It is a rich source of antioxidants and anti-inflam...

20/10/2025

In our daily walk along Horseshoe Bay, we have become intrigued by a colony of chitons or, as Bermudians call them, suck rocks (Chiton tuberculatus in formal parlance), half-hidden on one side of a rocky crevice at the far eastern end of the beach.

20/10/2025

The story of Nancy Nelmes was a sad one which was recited in great detail and with much empathy and affection. The young woman “took a chill” and, as her wedding day approached, died.

I stood in rapt attention as I listened to Ethel Gosling one summers night in 1966 at Bloomfield in Paget. The story of Nancy Nelmes was a sad one which was recited in great detail and with much empathy and affection. The young woman “took a chill” and, as her wedding day approached, died. Nancy...