Life certainly is neither black or white. Life does not flourish at the edges, the extremes. Life grows among the grays between the extremes. Each shade of grey becoming a point, a marker of life. Those points coalesce as a portrait of a lived life. Read more…
Santa Luzia offer space and quiet to think clearly. It allows me to makes connections and make some sense of the greatest show on earth. That is, the ever unfolding human docudrama. Read more…
Olá tudos! // Hi everyone! Today’s subject may not be of interest to everyone. I will try to make it short. But no promises. I am looking at the relationship between church and state here in Portugal. There are two reasons it interests me. First the history is definitely a Lady Gaga song come to …
Olá a todos! // Hi everyone! Espero que estejam bem. // I hope you all are fine. We are doing well. A dear friend has rented an apartment near to us here in Santa Luzia. She is for the month of March! It is a blessing. Her proximity reminds me that we are different. But …
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Hope Is A Way Of Life.”
Olá, meus caros amigos! // Hi dear friends! Ufa! Há muito tempo. // Whew! It has been a long time. Eu sei! E sinto-me bastante mal por isso. // I know! And I feel pretty badly about it. But right out of the starting gate, I need to say one thing. I, just like you, …
Geez, with all that going on in the world, it can be hard to figure out what is life giving let alone to choose life. It takes work. It takes time. Read more…
After almost three years of lockdowns. After numerous cancelled holidays and postponed celebrations. Well, Tavira roared back to life with its twin celebrations of City Day and the Feast of São João. A grand, week-long celebration leading into all the festivities of summer. Read more…
