day 151: atravez uma janela (through a window)
My Vo (grandmother) once told me the story of her parents' courtship.He visited with her through a window for a full year, getting more and more acquainted with her before being allowed into the house by her father.
This would have been around 1905 on an island called Sao Miguel in the Azores, off the coast of Portugal. This marriage was earned. This relationship was worked for.
I like that I came from that.
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I love the passion and romance of that little account. Just a little scandalous too. Very cool.
I love that story...vo loved telling it to us too.
What a difference from then to now.
Was that the rule of the house or the rule of the community? It's a great story.
That is quite a courtship indeed. And the last statment is quite profound I think.
That's awesome, so few words to convey such a big story. I love it.
Wow!
That was a book in just a few sentences.
I want to write like that.
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