tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post5948010242123258502..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Disloyal — or Accommodating?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-21735502481963027262019-02-04T16:49:15.750-08:002019-02-04T16:49:15.750-08:00Pamela! I didn’t know that you and David have bee...Pamela! I didn’t know that you and David have been to Paris together. Of course, he would love it there; he is an Artist, after all, and what is that city about except art and museums. Then, there is your deep understanding of life in that spectacular city. So, yes, I do see that you two are .....hybrids....seeing the beauty of the country, and appreciating all that is beautiful in a spohisticated city of the world. Plus, I so admire your knowledge and ability in the French language. Pas de probleme, for you! Jeanie Furlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294566547596358943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-21770541170618779542019-01-28T09:47:20.340-08:002019-01-28T09:47:20.340-08:00Jeanie, this very morning (on the drive from Dos C...Jeanie, this very morning (on the drive from Dos Cabezas to Willcox) I realized I had perhaps overemphasized my country mouse persona. After all, there is Paris! So while we were traversing the range and driving along the playa, I thought of how at-home David and I both feel in Paris, France. A far cry from country, but plenty of country people living there who have adopted the city as their second home.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-29603200618031872712019-01-28T02:55:27.414-08:002019-01-28T02:55:27.414-08:00Yes, dear Pamela, there is not divided loyalty for...Yes, dear Pamela, there is not divided loyalty for two places of residence, rather dual loyalty, as you so aptly mention. And like Ávila and Boston of Santayana, Brooklyn and São Paulo are distinct, and cultural opposites. Thank you, dear friend, for explaining why there were no accents on your words. Imagine, at this time of multicultural cities and countries, a writing program leaving out a descriptive and important part of a language that marks its personality! A country mouse, eh? I guess we are city mice, then. Fortunately, in Brooklyn, we are always taking off for New England or to bike somewhere. In São Paulo, friends and family have beach and mountain second homes, and now our niece inherited some sugar cane and a simple, lazily comfortable farmhouse nearby. From our coffee-plantation-owning aunt and uncle, we also own sugar cane, quite far from the throbbing shores of this São Paulo megacity. The vast, green open-wide spaces renew our souls, as does the contact with the managers and workers who care so well for the land. Lucky us! Jeanie Furlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294566547596358943noreply@blogger.com