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Nostalgia

Aren’t memories grand? Life is made of both the big milestones and the tiny pebbles under our feet.

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Día de matanza

By request, this post is a translation of a poem that appeared a few months ago.  Susana, so sorry it has taken me so long!  Also thanks to Sandra, who helped proofread my wilting Spanish.   Junto ramas secas bajo un cielo de un gris color plomo. Buitres circulan sobre nuestras cabezas sobre el campo …

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Category: Nostalgia, Philosophy, PoetryTag: cows, nature, rural life

Watering Can

They ask: What do you do for a living these days? I answer: I’m a farmer. Yes, really! Me, the career professional. We’re milk farmers now. Really. No kidding.  Yeah, huh? Isn’t life wild. But the real answer only works in Portuguese.  If you raise cows you say, Mexo com leite. I mess around with milk. If you grow things, Mexo com roça. I mess around in the countryside.  …

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Category: Journalistic, NostalgiaTag: cows, homesteading, rural life, Water

Fotocrônica: Soap Bubbles

Blowing soap bubbles using a papaya stem: sheer brilliance. Seeing how many bubbles you can stack on Tia Malvina’s hand at one time: endless entertainment.

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Category: NostalgiaTag: child-raising, Fotocrônica, rural life

Animal Farm: Os Cães (the Dogs)

The dogs´reputation preceeds them.  Every time we set up a delivery in this small town–from the influential female owner of three businesses in town to the burly, rugged stonemasons–they all say the same thing: “You’ve still got those dogs, right?  They terrify me.  You´re going to tie them up before we come?” Yes, we intimidate …

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Category: Comedic, NostalgiaTag: Animal Farm, dogs

100 Brazilian Dishes: Geléia de Mocotó

Geléia de Mocotó = Cow hoof jelly.   Not so appetizing an image, stewed hooves.  However, it’s fantastic for you–loaded with tons of vitamins for strong hair, skin, and bones.  I was sure that no one was going to convince me to try this anytime soon. From the time that I wrote that I wasn’t …

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Category: Journalistic, NostalgiaTag: 100 Brazilian dishes, food

100 Brazilian Dishes: Artisanal Cachaça

Talk about learning the hard way: I have learned there are different grades of artisanal cachaça. All are made from sugar cane, but it seems that it makes a huge difference what type of sugar cane is used and how young (thus juicier) the cane is.  How did I learn this?  What bumps and bruises …

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Category: Journalistic, Nostalgia, Socio-PoliticalTag: 100 Brazilian dishes, Cachaça, culture

Holiday Greetings from a Little Friend

This little guy showed up to wish you a Happy Holiday season!  Peace & love to you all!

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Category: NostalgiaTag: Christmas, Fotocrônica, holidays

100 Brazilian Dishes – Part 2

Two weeks ago I started counting how many foods I had eaten on Onivoro’s list of 100 Brazilian Foods. It’s taken a bit of research on my part to figure out how many of them I’ve actually eaten, plus include “food-porn” photos for all my foodie friends. Here’s foods #51-100, with some of my all-time …

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Category: Journalistic, NostalgiaTag: 100 Brazilian dishes, culture, food

100 Brazilian Dishes – Part 1

Don’t ask me which is my favorite Brazilian food. I’m useless at answering that question. I love many. I can’t pick one. Reportedly food from our state of Minas Gerias is reported to be some of the best in Brazil, so maybe it’s because I’m swamped with so many fine choices. In any case, what …

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Category: Journalistic, NostalgiaTag: 100 Brazilian dishes, culture, food

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