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My father visited Niagara Falls in September of 1965, the year he came to Canada. These are the photographs I still have in my collection to document his visit. As with all his photographs, on the back, he wrote a … Continue reading →

In recent years, I have relied with gratitude on the Toronto Public Library for providing me with books that, regardless of where they are located in the city, are sent to my local branch for convenient pick-up upon my request.  … Continue reading →

  University Avenue, Toronto When my father arrived in Toronto on June 18, 1965, my mother and I were still in the Azores.  That summer, he sent us photographs he took to show us the city that three years later … Continue reading →

Parque Terra Nostra, São Miguel, Açores For those who consider the Azores a paradise on earth, a walk through Parque Terra Nostra, on the island of São Miguel, truly transports you into some mythical visual delight of what we imagine … Continue reading →

Achada, São Miguel, Açores This agapanthus was still mostly in bud in May, 2017 when I came upon it on my walk down to the ocean from the village of Achada. Since then, so much has changed in the world, … Continue reading →

For over twenty years I helped my mother display her presépio and each year she would tell me that it would be her last until finally it was. However you celebrate the season, I wish you a Feliz Natal and … Continue reading →

My father, Antonio Cabral de Melo at Mary Lake, June 17, 1990   “Tell me about your father.” So writes Anthony de Sa at the end of More than a King, his Substack essay about his complicated relationship with his … Continue reading →

As hortênsias no fim de verão continuam com a sua beleza na Ponta da Madrugada, São Miguel, Açores. Hydrangea at the end of summer, still beautiful. Photos taken on a pleasant day in October, 2012.

Joel Neto’s Jénifer, ou a Princesa da França, As ilhas (realmente) desconhecidas translated into English by Diniz Borges and Katharine F. Baker, as Jénifer, or a French Princess, The (Truly) Unknown Islands,” published by Letras Lavadas, has been nominated for … Continue reading →

The title of Julie Costa Langley’s semi-bilingual (Portuguese) children’s book, What Is Saudade? captured my attention for many reasons but at first only because of the beautiful wistful cover of a young girl resting her arms on a car window … Continue reading →