It is amazing how fast time goes and how busy I can be when I don’t have too much structure to my days. This last week though has given me some fixed appointments and the chance to roll my sleeves up and help with the colheitha. Uvas, mais uvas e ainda mais uvas [grapes, more…
Month: September 2022
Two years of blogging about my Portugal adventure
With so much going on in our lives, often key milestones, dates, and events pass us by. This last week has brought poignant reminders of past events and, as always, new memories made. Some dates are easy to recall. My daughters’, parents’, and siblings’ birthdays. Others I find much more difficult, as my nieces and…
Reflections of six weeks in Portugal
Six weeks into my new adventure in Portugal is perhaps an opportune time to share my immediate observations on village life and the impact the move has had on my well-being and health. I can’t really believe it has only been six weeks, as I feel as though I’ve done so much. When I look…
Something a little different.
While I have continued to explore and enjoy the delights of Portugal, I have also spent some time this week sitting in front of a screen. I know, I can hear the question. Did you move to Portugal to sit in front of a screen? No. But there are a few things I’ve been meaning…