Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Canadas/Caminhos for Fajas

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Some people travel to go hiking.  Personally, I love traveling for the sheer thrill of what it is that you will find. Hiking includes the...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Thoreau Mentions the Azores!

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On another blog, I am recording my research into a play I am writing about Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond and the circle of Transcendenta...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Random FB Poetry

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Taken from a page called "Gosto de ti, e entao?"  And Bing Translate. E o melhor lugar do mundo, ainda é dentro do teu abraço. ...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Imperios em Hudson, Massachusetts!!

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So, every year, on the last Sunday in June, they do a HUGE Portuguese celebration at the Clube. I find myself nearly fainting, packed into...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Art & Music Festivals!

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When I hear the term "Festa", I think of Saint Anthony and hot soup on a hot summer day.  But there are plenty of secular and art...

Natural Wonders of the Azores

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A recent article focuses on how the focus is on ecology in Sao Miguel.  The article lists a variety of facts about the flora and fauna of t...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Bolos de bolas!

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If you hear a Portuguese person saying "Bolas!", it generally means "Shit!" If you hear someone saying "Bolos!...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Associação de Palavras

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Poetry Post on Facebook by "Associação de Palavras" written by  Eugénio de Andrade Entre os teus lábios é que a lo...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Alimentação e culinária

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Food is not just a matter of "comidas" in Portugal. It is a series of memories.  A simple rhythm of meals to give structure to ...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Querida Prima Grazienha/ Dear Cousin Grace

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I want to warn you, The Azores you are about to discover are not found in the tour guide books. Nor are they the Ilhas Encantadas that we h...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Querida Prima Grazienha/ Dear Cousin Grace

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I want to warn you, The Azores you are about to discover are not found in the tour guide books. Nor are they the Ilhas Encantadas that we h...
Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mom's Mother's Day Email to Me

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Her original poetry: Hoje fui ver o meu jardim e fiquei encantada com o que encontrei: a g;icinia que plantei o ano passado na frente da...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Bostonian Words Demystified

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For those of you who have relatives in the Boston area and are confused by the language they speak, here is a complete guide, courtesy of F...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

SATA on Facebook

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I wrote a corny limerick to win a contest that SATA is running on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/sata.airlines It's the only ai...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Boa Sr: La última hablante de la lengua bo

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The last speaker of an ANCIENT language has died. Article here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1248754/Last-member-65-00...
Monday, March 4, 2013

How do you say "Buck Teeth"? DENTUÇA

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When I was a kid, all I wanted to read in Portuguese were comic books.  Heck, as as adult, it's exactly the same way.  Like any languag...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Frei Gonçalo Velho, Descobridor da ilha de Santa Maria

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Greetings, As this postcard says,  this is a photo taken of the principle church of the island and in front of the discoverer of the isla...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

A Minha Avo, Se Estivesse Viva . . .

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"A minha avo, se estivesse viva, tinha feito 106 anos no dia 28 de Dezembro de ano passado" "My grandmother, if she had li...

Dar os Parabens no Dia de Anos

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"Ela precisa de chamar a seu primo para ele dar os parabens (no dia de anos)" (She needs to call her (male) cousin to congratul...

Sopa de Coves

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"Ela gosta muito de sopa de coves" (she likes much the soup of Kale) Kale soup is made as a meat broth, with vegetables tosse...