tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post2696923670362894414..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Santa Cruz Church - my stake in its futureNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-79309457154797417292009-06-21T22:10:37.920+00:002009-06-21T22:10:37.920+00:00If you do get a piglet, I've got a recipe in a...If you do get a piglet, I've got a recipe in a Cajun cookbook that I can type up and send to you if you'd like.Sarah Milteer Paintingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477698769344230301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-56686578691172895802009-06-15T03:21:31.061+00:002009-06-15T03:21:31.061+00:00Do you want me to tell you what a "Colcha em ...Do you want me to tell you what a "Colcha em Lã" is, or would you rather wait in order to be surprised?<br /><br />I'd hazard that "Soo-Lucino" is probably "Seu Luisinho," where "Seu" is an abridged form of "Senhor," a term of respect. Luisinho might be the diminutive of Luís (or Luíz, before one of the several Portuguese orthographic reforms, specifically the replacement with an "s" of the terminal "z" in many names, designed to cleanse the Luso tongue of dreaded residual Spanish pollution).<br /><br />I admit to being shocked at how much the Santa Cruz church's façade had deteriorated in the past seven years since I visited, but it's good that you have such skilled workers to repair it (as well as your palheiro and other authentic structures on the island). I don't know when my next Azores trip will be (not this year, alas), but I'm determined to try to get out to Flores again next time!Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.comnoreply@blogger.com