For several years, we’ve been planting trees on a small plot, which is split between flat ground and a steep, challenging slope. At the top, the wind is often fierce and the sand is very dry, so most things struggle to grow, and while a couple of trees have survived, they remain stunted and wind […]
Welcome to the new site, I hope you like it and will stick around for a look at what I’ve created.
It’s been a busy year, I became a
The Women’s group Encounter and a welcome to the new site Read More »
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Originally written in April 2010. Papangus exist in other places in Brazil, but the date at which they make their appearance varies, as may their significance. In Canto Verde the Papangus come at Easter, rejoicing in their role of making Judas suffer for his betrayal of Jesus. The origin of the Papangus is fairly obscure,
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Originally written November 2020. Yesterday Neu went down to the beach early in the morning and then came back to wake me up. A fisherman had found a newborn manatee (known here as Peixe boi) that had washed up on the beach. It had been brought to a quiet area of the beach, where it
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In the middle of 2019, Neu decided that his jangada (a traditional raft-like sailboat) was simply too heavy for him to operate. The fistula in his arm that he uses for dialysis needs to be cared for and that means not using too much force with that arm, he hoped that a new, lighter jangada,
Sailing the new boat home. Read More »
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