The phone rings. I always answer, because it could be cyclists doing the Eurovelo, for example, who want to camp. And that is always a YES. I hold the phone to my ear and hear: “Bom dia, are you … she has some trouble with my name … Hell …?” That is how marketing call […]
The cashier makes a somewhat measured, surly impression. Not normal for how you are treated behind the checkout at the supermarket in our beautiful Portugal. Supermarket staff are often friendly and cheerful But this one isn’t in the mood. My items are barely pushed through, I get a brief nod when I hold my app
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May is mosaic month. In front of appartment 1/2 is a stairs, and the below part of the stairs is done. We’re continuing with the upper wall. No more comments from my side, but hopefully all the more from yours! If you have experience and you’d like to leave something beautiful behind too, you can
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There was Jannie on the mail. Asking if we have a spot to camp. Yes, of course, it isn’t busy – it’s never busy here – and the grass is freshly mowed. It is basic, simple, but everything you need is there, and it’s clean. Come on over for a nice camping experience They have
Louise booked via Campspace. “No, sweetie,” I say to Mira, who is looking at me with a hopeful look in her eyes – because we do go for a quick walk around the neighboring field quite often late in the afternoon – we aren’t going anywhere, because I have to wait for her to arrive.
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“Good Lord, are they putting a different size bolt on those things now too?” I grumble as I try to place the disc on the head, “why do good things always have to be improved? It’s rarely better, actually …” The brush cutters have to work in May! The temperatures are nice, it rains every
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I stumbled upon a short video of a Brazilian (unmistakable accent) complaining about Portuguese women, while just yesterday I had a conversation with a Brazilian who confided in me that she felt so safe here. Brazilian women feel safe in Portugal I became curious, of course. I mean, that Brazilian from the aforementioned video—whatever, he
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When Astrid comes, often about twice a year, it is clear what is going to happen. We are going to make a mosaic. For me, this is a great incentive, because mosaic is a labor of patience, and there isn’t always time for it. This time we made a mosaic of donkeys We once had
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I had gathered old blankets, duvets, cardboard boxes, sheets, and even an old tent from everywhere to protect the mosaic floor, because nephew Bart had responded positively to my suggestion that the Dome could be stripped of its rim. “Great! Demolition! A nice bit of backbreaking wrecking!” The “Dome” project had ended abruptly after a
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They exist, and everyone knows them. Usually the smallest inhabitants, but also the most dominant. Our little birds love them. Bats too, by the way. Mosquitoes are the most controversial bird food there is There. There it is, the “M” word, which no host dares to talk about. I never talked about it for all
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