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I remind myself that I should be primarily blogging about my Portuguese-Azorean-Canadian experience. After all, I started my blog four years ago primarily to write about my identity as a Torontonian Azorean writer. But, somehow, after writing enough reflections on … Continue reading →

I can’t resist but do one last post about my summer garden. This time, it’s about the hosta that grow and flower despite the sunniness of the garden. These are shade loving plants and yet they continue to thrive, despite … Continue reading →

When I received an invitation to submit a piece of writing for a new anthology to honour, and reflect on,  the role of grandparents’ in the lives and memories of their grandchildren, I  immediately thought of a post I had … Continue reading →

It has been a challenging summer for the staff of Rosetta McClain Gardens to keep up with the needs of the garden but they have done a wonderful job and we can now enjoy the blooms of early September. The … Continue reading →

There’s a cluster of yellow flowers that grace my garden towards the end of August. I don’t know their name, nor where they have come from.  I don’t remember planting them. Perhaps they were seeds blown in by the wind … Continue reading →

Friends watching flowers grow How long did these friends sit to watch flowers grow? I didn’t stay long enough to find out!

Anchorage Provincial Park, Grand Manan Last summer, we drove from Toronto all the way to the Province of New Brunswick where we took a big car ferry across to the island of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. We … Continue reading →

I am honoured to have a short piece of writing included in a new anthology, Avós: Raízes e Nós. I extend my gratitude and thanks to the wonderful organizers of this project, Aida Baptista, Ilda Januário, Manuela Marujo, who continue … Continue reading →

Smiling in the Darkness by (Adelaide Freitas 1949- 2018, Sorriso por dentro da Noite), published by Tagus UMASS Press, is a beautifully-written, lyrical story of an Azorean family’s journey of immigration to North America. Through Xana, the 12-year-old girl protagonist … Continue reading →

I like to photograph the quality of light that floods the garden during the month of June. I follow June light as it moves over my garden; playful caresses that illuminate flowers and plants. I click the camera’s release button … Continue reading →