Monthly Archives: July 2024

She Plays Still

Posted on July 29, 2024 by jillbpearlman

Her bright caftan flows around her body seated in the middle of a crowd.  Her feet in jaunty sandals still exposed. Her tune – not the drama of fado, simplyher breath, her face, the simple but brightmelancholy of her melodica.  She has known … Continue reading →

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Black Pork Cheeks, Fries, Political Football

Posted on July 21, 2024 by jillbpearlman

We were winding around the margins of a small village in the margins of Portugal, looking for a late Sunday night dinner.  Earlier there had been sun-drenchedempty alleys…now a traditional room, wooden sideboards with wine glass on crocheted lace. White tablecloths layered … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Green Azores Garden

Posted on July 14, 2024 by jillbpearlman

Some might see the Azores, islands aboriginal and tending back to pasture green, as a perfect chance to return to the garden.   The undeniable lushness, the backing track of cooing doves, the garden both arid for grapes and tropical for papayas.   … Continue reading →

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The Gods’ Take on Swimming the Seine

Posted on July 7, 2024 by jillbpearlman

How I miss the Seine – brackish green-black waters fed by jars where painters clean their brushes. It doesn’t promise hope; one reason whyI miss it.  No one swims there alive,not Poseidon, not Apollo.  During his  lunch break, Poseidon strolls along its shores, then rushes … Continue reading →

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Sorry I Crashed Your Debatable Car

Posted on July 1, 2024 by jillbpearlman

I’m sorry I crashed your car.  Your silver convertible was parked, windows down, on the other side of the street.  What was I thinking in those ten minutes – ten minutes that could demonize my world, your world, everybody watching’s world.  I was … Continue reading →

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