tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79661052362313401352024-03-13T13:40:39.090-07:00Gringolandia Ecuador | "Gringos, Gossip and Murder"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596228094618600990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966105236231340135.post-20526531867037230172014-06-22T09:58:00.001-07:002014-06-23T08:09:50.832-07:00For Ecuador's Expats, There's Nothing Like A Good Old Garage - er Patio Sale!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I remember when my mother’s cousin, “Aunt Patty,” held the
first patio sale EVER at her suburban California home, sometime in the early
1960s. It was cool. It was chic. And it caught on. My mom liked the idea and tried
out a front porch sale in her rural Oregon town of 500. The neighbors were
puzzled, but quickly organized their own redistributions of extra stuff via
their lawns and garages.<br />
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I went to<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=garage+sale+images&tbm=isch&imgil=HZQt_rHm6MpoRM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSl7Bjag1TLIRb1IZL5DCB0lRww3Muv_RP8Qac9Dpx6JucTzjmibQ%253B550%253B375%253BX-Ki4dPzXTJywM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fhauteliving.com%25252F2011%25252F02%25252Fhaute-fashion-a-luxurious-garage-sale%25252F129462%25252F&source=iu&usg=__LD9wi2q83sCq1iUd-vzwGXKL-uA%3D&sa=X&ei=RgqnU5C_OcjooAS5o4LICQ&ved=0CDQQ9QEwCQ"></a> a friend’s moving sale the other day, remembering this
relative and her early success. This Cuenca sale’s organizer is leaving Ecuador
soon, and needed to size down before taking off to Turkey. We’d gone shopping
together two days beforehand for stickers, and finally found some colorful tags
for her cast-off clothing, indigenous art, warm blankets, houseplants, jewelry
and other gems. All priced to catch anyone’s eye.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“My cell phone rang all week. People wanted to come early,
but I said ‘no.’ I wanted everyone to have a fair chance at a bargain,” she told
me. I admired her business ethics! <o:p></o:p><br />
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The morning of the event, eager expats and Ecuadorians were
lined up thirty minutes before she opened her apartment door. I counted fifty
people waiting for the fun to start—from moms with babies, to retires, mostly
women, but a few men sprinkled in the crowd.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Fun way to meet people and get a good bargain, one fiftyish
guy, a blogger who writes about Ecuador, said, as we sat on the curb of the
flower garden, waiting to get inside. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Judging from the great woven Ecuadorian jacket that I bought
for just $15, I think my Aunt Patty had a great idea. She was ahead of her
time. (So maybe she didn’t invent the garage sale, but she was an early
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If anyone knows when the next Cuenca apartment sale takes
place, give me a call. I know for sure of at least 200 new friends who would
like to get there early. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Gualaceo? I know we can get a van! <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596228094618600990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966105236231340135.post-76714803983861800082014-05-18T15:24:00.002-07:002014-05-18T15:40:27.585-07:00Author Opening New Pinterest Board for Gringolandia.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Father Carlos Crespi of Cuenca, Ecuador</i></div>
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I enjoyed spending my Sunday building a <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sklopfer542/gringolandia/">new Pinterest board for Gringolandia</a>.</span></b> This week, I wrote the prologue and it opens with the story of Father Carlos Crespi, a fascinating priest who lived in Cuenca, Ecuador and known world-wide for his mysterious Amazon art collection.<br />
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You can read my prologue notes <a href="http://www.ebooksfromsusan.com/blog/amazing_father_carlos_crespi/"><b>here</b> </a> and I believe you will find this to be a wonderful piece of history.<br />
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So take a look at the<b> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sklopfer542/gringolandia/">new board</a></b>. I will be adding new stuff every day as the writing moves along. What a fun way to share the writing process with you! Of course, I will enjoy your comments and questions.<br />
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Susan<br />
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P.S. If you don't know, Gringolandia is the second book of the Civil Rights Mystery Sleuth series. First is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plan-Civil-Rights-Mystery-Sleuth-ebook/dp/B00I50NCEI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400452518&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Plan+Klopfer">The Plan</a>, a book (available through most online bookstores including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plan-Civil-Rights-Mystery-Sleuth-ebook/dp/B00I50NCEI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400452518&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Plan+Klopfer">Amazon </a>and Barnes and Noble) that starts in New York City, moves to the Mississippi Delta and ends up in Cuenca, Ecuador with a high speed car chase in the Andes. Visit my Pinterest board of The Plan <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sklopfer542/the-plan-a-novel/">HER</a>E.'<br />
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P.P.S.S. If you enjoy Pinterest boards, I know that you will find the Mississippi Delta and the story of Emmett Till a fascinating piece of history. Here's a link to the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/sklopfer542/emmett-till-mississippi-delta/">Emmett Till Mississippi Delta board!</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">GRINGOLAND by Susan Klopfer, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Rights-Mystery-Sleuth-Volume/dp/0982604998/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391547985&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Plan+Klopfer">THE PLAN</a>, a novel, and other nonficton books including The Emmett Till Book, Who Killed Emmett Till, Where Rebels Roost, and Cash In On Diversity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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