Andy HoffmanTiradentes, the colonial center of Brazil, has dozens of coffee shops, places that pride themselves on both their baking and their coffee. I won’t pretend…
São Paulo changes fast. Most of the changes improve the city. Deb grew up here and harbors dreadful memories of violence, poverty, dictatorship, and environmental…
We must have passed The Cup and Saucer dozens of times driving on Vermont’s Route 100 near Wilmington. Route 100 runs the length of the…
Beginning in 2022, both Deb and I have taken writing retreats at the T.S. Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts; we go separately, because of the…
Among the many reasons, this one rises to the top. We ventured out of our neighborhood to meet a fellow writer our network had recommended…
In my thirties, going into my forties, I became a coffee snob. Grinding beans each morning for the espresso machine. Using purified water rather than…
Most breakfasts we eat at home. I know the blog makes it seem that we have three or four breakfasts a day, all at fabulous,…
After a week in Saó Paulo, we opted for a vacation in Guarujá, the closest beach to the city. Saó Paulo is both a city…
Deborah LeipzigerToday is Valentine’s Day and we are excited to celebrate our first full day in the island of Guarujá by the ocean, even though this…
Sáo Paulo, at sixteen million inhabitants the largest city in the southern hemisphere, boasts a rumbling liveliness that competes favorably with every other large city…