Frances de Pontes Peebles
I'm the author of several short stories, and a novel entitled "The Seamstress"
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Frances de Pontes Peebles
On Sunday the coffee trees flowered. Actually, buds have been around for a few weeks now but the flowers finally opened. It looks like snow has fallen on the farm. And the smell! The air smells like jasmine and it’s so strong that it’s (literally) intoxicating. A...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
“Making a Living” by Dana Wildsmith from One Good Hand: Poems Out here where we make our living on a farm we won’t let die, work days last as long as I do then ...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Poor beans. They’ve been picked, washed, stripped, dried, and now they will be classified. Even after the wet classification process—where bug-eaten and unripe beans are separated from red cherries—there are still ways to make coffee better. This is the dry classification process. In...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Thank you, Lisa! I'm glad somebody likes the coffee posts.
November 14 at 5:45am
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Mexican food is our weakness. In July, we planted pepper seeds: Giant Ancho, Anaheim, Habanero, Poblano, Jalepeño. We added some tomatillos to the mix (purple and green) and hope to make some amazing salsa verde before 2010. This is one of our baby Giant Anchos. Isn’t he a fox?
Gisela
Gisela
Que delicia!!!!
November 12 at 12:58am
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Anita: What a great idea! I love the image of rows and rows of peppers growing here.

Ruth: Damn straight it's hot like me. But not as hot as you, you lovely Momma. xoxoxo
November 14 at 5:41am
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Today is Finados. It is a day to remember all those who came before us, to light a candle for them, and to commemorate their lives...
Gisela
Gisela
Vivo com os meus mortos, e isto nao e macabro, e belo. Perfeito no dia de finados comemoramos as vidas das pessoas que "perdemos para a morte", e acendemos velas para elas, e sao eternas em nos. Acho que mesmo que o dia de finados ja passou vou acender velas para elas....
November 12 at 12:56am
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Você está certíssima, Gisela. Temos que respeitar e louvar nossos antepassados, nossos "mortos," todos os dias. Assim eles vivem dento de nos.
beijos e abracos.
November 14 at 5:44am
Frances de Pontes Peebles
In a bag, of course. We weighed three of Mona’s brood today. We’re keeping the three biggest, longest piglets which we have named Red, Pinks, and Spots. The other piglets will be sold, which means they’ll be raised and fattened on other farms. Here’s Red, chillin’ in her weigh bag. She wei...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
We continue our Pivot Questionnaire with Luna, our sole female and mercurial super-model. Full name: Luna de Pontes Peebles Nick-names: Pepa-Lee, Beba, Nega-Lee Pivot questionnaire:...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
After the last coffee post, many were left asking: “Where do all the naked beans go?” They go to a happy place, where it’s always dry and warm: the estufa, or drying house. Skinned beans are sticky and wet with pulp. We ...
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Thank you to the Graded School Book Group In São Paulo for inviting me to speak to them today. Thanks ladies for your amazing, intelligent questions and for reading. Abraços!
October 20 at 1:30pm
Coree Poist
Coree Poist
Thank YOU for such a wonderful discussion and for your candid responses. I think I can speak for everyone in the group, that was our favorite book discussion to date. We hope you do stop by for a visit when you are in Sao Paulo.
beijos
October 20 at 2:19pm
Isabella
Isabella
Tenho uma amiga que costuma trabalhar na Graded como professora, a Silvana.
October 20 at 3:34pm
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Entre dois amores Por Olga de Mello Literatura: Escritora brasileiro-americana que cresceu nos EUA volta para o Brasil e lança a tradução, para o português, de seu primeiro romance. A ...
Isabella
Isabella
Que interessante, Frances! Minha irmã comentou sobre sua pesquisa mas não sabia que tinha levado tanto tempo! Fiquei curiosa em saber onde vc fez o levantamento das informações e porque tiveram que fazer a versão brasileira mais curta...
October 18 at 1:06pm
Melissa Schwenk

Melissa Schwenk You are amazing in every single way.

October 17 at 9:36am · Report
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Melissa! Francy-pants loves you!
October 17 at 2:43pm
Ana Kelly

Ana Kelly Frances! My bookclub is reading The Seamstress (I'm hosting) and was wondering if we could skype with you for the first half of our meeting. Early December...on a Sunday...any days that work for you? Mucho love, Ana

October 15 at 4:29pm · Report
Alex

Alex Frances, I was thinking of you today. Missing you, dearest.

October 15 at 3:58pm · Report
Frances de Pontes Peebles
We continue our Pivot Pivot Questionnaire with Oscar, our Alpha Male and temperamental hunk. Full name: Oscar de Pontes Peebles Nick-names: Oscarito, Oscar Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Chico da Bucha Pivot questionnaire:...
Lisa
Lisa
I want all of your dogs - I want to play with their noses. Now, have you ever smelled the bottoms of their paws. In one of his novels Michael Ondaatje does this great riff on the scent of a dog's foot. Unless he's recently wandered though manure you could be pleasantly surprised...
October 15 at 3:33pm
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Frances de Pontes Peebles
Come visit me and meet the pups in person! Bring Gavin!
A dog's wet nose is a wonderful thing. I have never done any paw smelling, but am willing to try. (After they have their baths, of course.) I'll let you know how it goes.
October 17 at 6:29am
Frances de Pontes Peebles

Frances de Pontes Peebles Book covers of "The Seamstress"

Isabella
Isabella
Menina, vc está arrasando em várias línguas! A minha capa preferida é a das linhas. Li a versão em inglês.
October 11 at 12:10pm