Photos of my village - Serredade
1979-1981
Jimmy Costa and Ginette Candido in Serredade
Girls from Serredade walking back to Serredade
Pretty girl, Gina Manata
Tio Aleixa, Tia Fernanda and Tia lizette in the background
The back of grandpa's Santos house
Tia Altina in 1979 in grandma's house
My cousin Lidia Maria Manata daughter of tia Lizette
1985
My good friend Reinaldo Francisco invited us to a family gathering
Eucalyptus being cut in Serredade
Tia Pedro when she still had cows, in front of my parents house
Storing wheat and corn hay in Serredade
1987
Isabelle, Jimmy, Mario et France Tranquille
Hitting the dry beans releases the beans inside
My parents gate and flowers
Isabel Pessoa-Cruz, one of my all-time favorite pictures
My sister Ginette with mom
Rosa Lapoa's little boy(?)
1992
Little girl biking in Serredade
Rui Cruz and Isabelle Pessoa on their wedding day in 1992 (Tocha)
The little chapel of Serredade, Igreja da Santa Teresinha
Supper in Serredade for the newly wed couple.
My nephew Jimmy Costa in Serredade
Small street in Serredade
Manuel Manco (God bless his soul) and some of my family members
Family gathered in Serredade for the wedding of Rui and Isabel
1995 no pictures video only
1996
Dad barbecuing some of his famous pork (Nadia seven months old)
My dad giving Nadia a chicken to play with
1999
Nadia helping grandpa gather potatoes
Father pushing potatoes and Nadia in a cart
Nadia playing with a kitty at my aunt Altina's house
Nadia with my cousin Mario
Nadia washing clothes the old way
Laying with Isabelle under the orange tree
Drive way to the street notice all the flower pots
The night before departure
Mom by the fireplace
2002
Nadia sitting under the orange trees
Some of the best people in the world
My uncle Vitalino Espada
My dad tying the vines while Nadia watches
Nadia under a six foot cabbage
Me and dad eating outside in winter, a family tradition
Mum and dad's patio
Uncle Vitalino and auntie Altina
2006
The night before we left, there is no joy in the house
Isabelle with Grandma, the night before our departure...saudades
Isabelle sitting with mom in their favorite summer spot
Mom probably yelling to not take any pictures of her
Uncle Aleixo Santos rides his bike to Febres
Isabelle picking a bird who fell from the orange tree
Mum and Isabelle under the cool shade of the orange trees
The old house of my uncle Manata
Fields of corn near Serredade (Lontro)
Looking towards Serredade, picture taken near my cousin's Celia's house
Rain is always welcome during the dry season
Admiring the rain fall
My goodbye party, my cousin Sylvie in the front
2008
My wife Tara sitting by her favorite place
Another great time at my auntie and uncle Pessoa
The Candido and Pessoa girls playing cards
The back and the fire pit
Picking up wood to bring to our appartment in Praia de Mira (Fernando Rocha's appt)
Hockey night in Serredade, improvised hockey sticks
Celebrating my 47 birthday
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1979-1981
Jimmy playing in the corn 1979?
Campo de futebol, Serredade when youth ruled the village
My little cousin Gina Manata in 1979
My grandparents Santos' old house in Serredade, 1979?
Friends walking during the procession late 70's (sorry for the black felt)
The Pedro's family houses
Grandma Santos in 1979
Family in 1979 with my grand-father Serrador
Mum in 1981?
1985
One of my first cat Faisca laying in the shade
Old lady in a wheelchair entering the village
1988
My dad sorting the beans
Paving the street in front of my parent's house
Before the final touch
Getting the street ready for asphalt and city water
Cows prove that Serredade is mainly a farming community
Myself standing in front of my mum's house
Ginette standing by mum's roses
My then nineteeen year old sister Ginette
Mom, dad and Ginette...saying her goodbyes
Dad and mum, the bean harvest
1992
My cousin Celia's daughter (forgot her name)
The house of Tia Irene
My wife Tara standing in front of my parent's house
Processions are really important in Portugal
People spread flowers on the street before the procession
Tara walking in the village
Procession in Serredade
Dangerous corner in Serredade
Celebrating the saint of the village Santa Teresinha
1996
The whole family, Tara in the front
1999
Mum with me and the girls, preparing dinner
Nadia by the chicken and pig quarters
Nadia and grandma by the fireplace
Uncle Aleixo and My auntie Fernanda with all of us
Myself with my little Isabelle in the kitchen
Uncle Vitalino and Tia Altina with the girls
Mario and Celeste Espada
My aunt Filomena with my deceased uncle Mario Pessoa (I miss you)
2002
Standing near the entrance of my parent's house
Nadia helping her good friend Avo
Isabel with baby Jessica with my daughter Nadia and Melissa and Patricia
Christmas in Serredade, my dad cut the tree for us with a knife
Having lunch outside a family custom
2006
Harry and Lourdes house or should I say mansion
Fields of pumpkins near Serredade (Lontro)
Some houses are in ruin or empty in the village
Great time in Serredade at my aunt's Altina and uncle Vitalino
Great food and friendship is always part of the menu
Isabelle (Izzy) loved her time in Portugal
My dad's motorcycle helmet
Isabelle behind dad's house, in the vineyards
Izzy wearing a cabbage hat
Izzy in the attick of the barn among the potatoes
Two self pictures of Isabelle ...notice her tan
Izzy loves taking pictures of herself
Another great time at my auntie and uncle Pessoa
Izzy snacking under the orange tree
Izzy loves playing with animals ...even chickens
Izzy behind her grandpa's house
Family gathering around the leitao (piglet)
2008
Tara enjoying the sun
The girls drying the clothes
Isabelle likes the look of my cake bought by my dad
The family enjoying the December sun in Serredade
2010 no pictures
Tia Lizette, avo Santos, grandpa, tia Altina, the little boys are
Jorge and Vitor Catarino and my deceased aunt Graciete