I'm celebrating three things today:
First, I'm celebrating the concert I'm going to hear tonight with friends. It's a concert by one of my favorite fadistas, Maria do Ceo. If you go to THIS SITE and click on the arrow to play, you'll get an idea of how beautiful her voice is. We try to get to one of her concerts whenever we come to Galicia.
Second, an English friend we actually met in Galicia years ago is coming to visit tomorrow. We haven't seen her for about three years. It will be great to catch up on news in person, as there is only so much you can do with Facebook. 😊
Third, yesterday I did my final edit of my story collection, The Carnival of the Animals, and sent it to my publisher. He was pleased to get it, and things will start moving on that after they publish a picture book of mine later in the year. This is a happy time for me.
Celebrate the Small Things is a blog hop co-hosted by Lexa Cain at: Lexa Cain, L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge , and Tonja Drecker @ Tidbits Blog. (You can go to any of these sites to add your name to the links, if you want to participate. )
12 comments:
Congrats on Carnival! That's great news and worthy of a celebration.
Congratulations on all the good things happening for you.
As an American who spent childhood in a Portuguese farming enclave --the Pocket of the Sacramento River-- I have always been moved by the Fado. The nostalgia, lamentations, warmth in the lyrics have always moved me. Maria do Ceo's voice took me back, way back. She is remarkable. Thank you for providing the link and best wishes to you and Rajan.
Sounds like you have a lot of great things to celebrate this week. Congrats on getting your story collection off to your publisher.
I hope you enjoyed the concert,and are enjoying the visit. What wonderful things to celebrate!
Thanks for stopping by, Richard. I always appreciated your comments.
Hi, Geo. I'm so glad you enjoyed hearing Mara do Ceo. Rajan and I are absolutely hooked on Fado for all the reasons you mentioned. Have a good day.
Thanks so much. It feels so good to have that collection finished! 😊
Hi, T. Yes, the concert was just wonderful. Whenever we come here, we check out whether Maria do Ceo is giving a concert in the area and try to attend. This was out in the open air in a huge plaza. Just a charming experience.
Thanks, Rosi! So glad it's finished! Got the contract this morning.
It's so fun to have something as special to attend. Hope it was great.
Lee, it was wonderful. I enjoy Maria do Ceo's singing so much, and she did not disappoint. Have you ever heard Fado? It's such a special art form.
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