My dear husband gave me books as presents for my birthday this spring. One was Isabel Allende’s Largo pétalo de mar (2019) Long Petal of the Sea. I enjoyed the story Allende weaves of a Catalan family from northern Spain who flee their country when Franco’s forces win the Spanish Civil War. They are stranded […]
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Ready to move onto the next phase with your second language? I have good news, once you’ve mastered the sounds of Spanish, spelling will be fairly easy! The accents and tildes may be new, but there are fewer vowel sounds than English. ¡Excelente! With a notebook, masking tape, a permanent marker, a library card, a […]
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These are the photos I wanted to show you! My diligent website is good at publishing my work on the date I ask. However, I am no match for its computer efficiency. My mistake. Luckily, when I named my site Fake Flamenco, I set expectations at imperfect! Back to my favorite Chilean places. I couldn’t […]
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The Poems of Sam Bartle
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