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Con el Pasar del Tiempo translation of As Time Goes By 2 all
that hv ?¿¿¿¿? re Con el Pasar del Tiempo. No. Con el Pasar del Tiempo is not
circling the globe in Amazon, yet. But very close as just finished editing the
official PROOF.
Q)Meantime, who is this talking 2 Mimi?
Her boyfriend, her brother, her father, her……….?
Mimirecordó sus palabras de despedida
cuando la abrazó: Has
sido el gran amor de mi vida. Dios no ha querido que estemos juntos.
Etienne también había recibido una carta
de—palabras cáusticas—expresando su desapruebo, su desilusión.
Y ellos ni siquiera saben…Etienne
murmuro, palideciendo.
BE PART of the SOLUTION, SHARE. On my mind, a warning, DO NOT JAYWALK in SF, police officers handing out tickets 2 trespassers of $133. & UP. Alternatives 2 COLLEGE, which–I hv always known– is NOT 4 everyone. Check out practical, short vocational courses. I also suggest to employers, bring back, TRAINEES, getting paid, while learning on the job. RITE AID, in Pacifica, Linda Mar shopping center DESSERT, 2 scoops of delicious ice cream 4 only $1.69! Best price in hair care, shampoo, cut & dry: $18. Sasoon Academy in San Francisco 359 Sutter St. Other cities also hv similar services. Look for the“Academies or Schools” in cosmetology. EAT on $1. a plate: from any Safeway's ––big stores, more selections–– FROZEN FOOD SECTION. Excellent selections of ON SALE from different brands. Main courses, desserts etc. And NO, 2 answer Ur ¿¿??s U don;t need a MICROWAVE. U can cook them on regular stoves. Follow instructions on package or bags.
Delighted 2 tell U the translation of As Time Goes By will b published very soon. I'll give U advance notice so U can
preorder, get the most for your money. Meantime refresh your memory reading it in English.
The corner grocery store of Alba’s childhood, she recalls being nine, was very special. It took the role of today’s Community Service Centers: If you were not home when a package was delivered, they would accept it, hold it for you. They would take messages. They would let you know when that special brand you were waiting for came in. If you didn’t have a phone they would let you use theirs. Some charged una peseta, twenty cents, or if you were a regular they would just let you borrow it. Saying, “No. No charge for you,” and slide back the peseta you had placed on the counter perhaps adding with a smile, “you are a preferred customer.”
Alba’s grocery store at corner of Porta and San Martin in Miraflores, same block as her house, was owned, like most small grocery stores in the area, by Chinese. Two Chinese men. Both tall, good-looking. One was called Lin Lin. Alba never knew if that was his real name or not. She just accepted it, the way children take some things for granted. Lin Lin was friendly, helpful to his clients. He smiled whenever he saw Alba. Often he saw her from his post, sitting behind the counter, before she saw him. As she approached all of a sudden, his eyes would be visible, then his smile as he rose from his chair.
Lin Lin’s store was spacious, clean, with a large counter and a high ceiling. Its walls were lined with drawers. Little drawers. Large drawers. They went all the way up and down the walls. The drawers contained all kinds of merchandise. On one side, they held a well-organized rainbow of threads, ribbons, small pieces of yardage. Next needles, thimbles, measuring tapes. Another group held writing paper, pencils, erasers of all shapes, sizes and colors. An entire side had make-up, tiny perfume bottles and First Aid items. Other drawers held rice, all kinds of beans, noodles, wheat, coffee, tea. But the drawers Alba always zeroed in on were the ones that held the cookies.
In fact that was why this grocery store was so very special to her because of the cookies that were sold there: butter cookies. Flat. They were plain on one side and on the other, they had a clown’s face outlined in brown. They came in two sizes, one the size of una peseta, twenty cents, the others the size of a silver sol, un sol de plata. Cookies so thin that she wondered how they held their shape. When she put them in her mouth they felt sturdy. Ah! but soon they cracked into tiny, little pieces and their delicious flavor spread through out Alba’s slim, little body.
And she did get a lot of cookies for one or two cents since Lin Lin was most generous. He measured the sale with his hand. And to Alba’s delight he had a large hand with long fingers.
BE PART of the SOLUTION. SHARE. To those of U that find “The Holidays” Unholy, Unbearable know that there is HELP:” 1) 24-hr crisis 650-579-0350 2) Parent Support 888-220-7575 3) Alcohol & Drug 650-573-3950. 4) For teens www.onyourmind.net. 5) PYSB 650-355-3900 x 226 www.youthservicebureau.org 6) pysbinfo@ymcasf.net 7) Homeless Veteran Support | VA.govwww.va.gov/Homeless Call 1-877-4AID-VET
For Homeless & At-Risk Veteran Help & Resources. 8) St. Anthony Foundation where “giving is always in season”: 150 Golden Gate Ave between Eddie & Jones 415 241 2600. 9) Glide Memorial Church 330 Ellis St 415 674 600.
