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Some reflections on a life that was as long as it was brief
Fragment from “The book that was never meant to see the light.” One day, just like this one, and perhaps, like any other, Dora asked: “Tell me, Grandmother. Tell me, Ines. What do you see when you spend so much time, just sitting and gazing out from your balcony? “Oh, my sweet child…. How…
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Ice creams at the café
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures The Fonce River was a few blocks away from the San Gil’s Plaza. A steel bridge, painted yellow, crossed it where the highway to Piedecuesta and Bucaramanga, the Capital of the Department, entered the city by crossing the river. There, a block from the bridge…
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A house by the sea
Chapter 5… Of poor lovesick poets When they moved to live in León, the natural curiosity he had within, drove him to wander around each of León’s municipalities. Most importantly, he met and he got to know many of the people that lived in those parts. He extensively enjoyed making new acquaintances and…
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Back from the market
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures The entrance to the house was here. It was sheltered, from the sun and rains, by an overhang painted in the same blue color as the facade. It provided a generous shade during the mornings and the sunny afternoons, so typical of San Gil. At…
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Love at first sight
Chapter 5… Of poor lovesick poets For my grandfather, moving to León was love at first sight. On different times, he talked to me about how he loved to visit León, ever since he was a little boy. At the time, the city held a powerful spell on Grandfather and it fascinated him.…
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A house with a blue facade
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures As you walked from the plaza, you could enjoy observing the old buildings of this quarter of the city and how the gradually climbed until they reached the bottom of Ines’ street. That’s where the final climb to her house initiated, challenging and ruggedly inclined.…
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A few digestives for the soul
Chapter 4… Baptizing the celebrities It was precisely Grandfather who explained why they had moved to León, “…as my daddy’s father-in-law was growing older (your great-grandfather, Ernesto García), it seemed that his interest gradually changed from taking care of the cotton crops, towards taking care of another bottle of rum, which he stored…
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A steep climb of a street
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures Her grandmother’s house was placed just a few blocks from San Gils’s Central Park. The park was small, yet fresh and welcoming. Bordered by restaurants and cafes that offered tables on the sidewalks, it was a perfect gathering point for the city dwellers. As…