Frank J. Tassone

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  • Laundry Portuguese style

    Only in Portugal… Chaves sun Mira folds our underwear that dries on a bush

  • Portugal Travel Notes #5 (7/9)

    Frank and I at a castle in Monsanto We finish our visit to Evora at the Cathedral. Beautiful sights atop the apex of the city. cathedral bells the silence under vault ceilings All of us on the roof of Evora Cathedral Next up, the mountain village winner of the coveted “most Portuguese village in Portugal”:…

  • Portugal Travel Notes (7/18/18): Interlude

    How did I wake up for the third morning in the Hotel Mayorazgo in Madrid, Spain? Well, it’s an interesting story. One that I will soon explain. Our trip has been a bustling one. That’s why I haven’t kept up my Travel Notes as consistently as I had hoped. No matter. I will soon get…

  • #Haikai Challenge #42 (7/14/18): cutting grasses (kusakari) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Cool off under the waterfalls, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors!   Moving right along.   If only summer was only the season of frolicking. Alas, there’s work to be done, too–especially if you own your own property. Sooner or later, it’s time to mow the lawn! With the sun and rain, that grass…

  • Portugal Travel Notes #4 (7/8)

    Another 3+ hour drive. Evora, heart of the Alentejo, The Brugge of Portugal. We drive through medieval gates and under the Roman Aqueduct in search of our hotel. searing zenith modern decor on cobblestone Up a hill. One square with a fountain. Across a street to the main Placa, featuring Igreja nosso sehnora de Graca.…

  • Portugal Travel Notes #3 (7/5-7/7)

    South to the Algarve–Portugal’s answer to Spain’s Costa Del Sol, Florida and the Jersey Shore. Villa Maura is a posh beach resort complete with palm trees and well-manicured green lawns–in a semi-arid region across the Atlantic from the Sahara’s West Coast. A quick tour on our first day: the beach is a two-block walk. The…

  • Summer Vacation ’14 Premier: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    A cardinal alights on a high branch of the Peach tree. Its weight bends the branch toward the thick ground cover. Robins, sparrows and jays mark their territory in the Maple canopy. Frankie and I eat breakfast on the deck, listening to iTunes alternative radio that plays through our Motorola speaker. Sunlight bathes the backyard…

  • #Haikai Challenge #41 (7/7/18): waterfall (taki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Declared your independence, haijin? (UPDATE!) Congratulations to this week’s contributors!   Haikai Challenge Participants  1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. lynn__ 4. Dwight L. Roth 5. Jules @ Strands 6. Reena Saxena 7. Deborah Gomez 8. Janice 9. Revived Writer 10. Janice (2) Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.  …