Weekly blog about holiday rentals and B&B Termas-da-Azenha, in an old spa resort in the Coimbra district. Only 12 km from the coast as the crow flies.
I’m sitting at the computer all day at the moment. That may be nothing special to many of you, but it is for me. I’m not a sitter. I’m more a walker, a creator. But well, I have to. Our webshop (we’re working on the english version!) must be completed, and the Etsy shop must […]
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Not that I’m superstitious … but still it’s wise not to walk under ladders (because maybe someone will drop his paint right on your head, or you hook behind one of the legs so that the pot of paint with painter and all fall on your head); you better have a black cat nearby (because
“Hi, bom dia”, I say with a big smile because it’s a glorious sunny day after a few days of rain, “How are you doing? I saw Molly go to the other side already … I’m sorry but I forgot your name …” “River, my name is River. River sticks.” “Ah, yes, that’s certainly true”,
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I was standing next to my bed at 6 o’clock (like every morning in the summer) Had breakfast with coffee and cake (like I do every day – good Portuguese custom: o café de manhã com um bolo) And then it was party time Many dragons defeated this year (but
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Or at home – because son Broes is cooking a lot nowadays! Everything is dragged from the garden into the kitchen – especially a lot of zucchini, of course, because somehow zucchini plants always do well. But the peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, pumpkin, corn, bell pepper, basil, dill and thyme also come in nice quantities.
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I don’t think I’m Tour de France material, but it was not bad. Pain in my bum, yes. And pain in my head. From the sun. And clasped hands from squeezing all the time. 10 kilometers in 45 minutes approximately. And then I certainly got off 5 times to take a photo, so those minutes
From the dentist on a bike Read More »
Too old. Suddenly you’re too old. Strange, because it doesn’t feel that way inside. And if you trained yourself (like me) to keep the looking-in-the-mirror to an absolute minimum, ditto for taking selfies- that’s a shock! There are many advantages to being old Many people do not like that I use that word, but I
Tribute to a future ex-expat Read More »
Frank Gardener is here since the beginning of March. Stranded because of the C-risis. He could go home but he bought a property here, to start a new life on a new farm. One point in favour of staying in Portugal, secondly: if you go back to South Africa, you have to go in quarantine
Escape room in Portugal – cinematographist or Gardener Read More »
(when God closes a door, she opens a window) Thirty eight face masks. That’s quite a lot Cut 38 pieces of fabric, lock them over, sew 2 seams, iron the folds, pin the elastic bands, sewing it all, turn over, stitch 2 pieces on the top, done. Next! I’m used to this kind of patience-chores,
Face mask production: the masquerade continues in our B&B&B Read More »
A question that’s on everybody’s lips: how will it be, our holidays in 2020? I suspect that in many cases it’ll preferably not be a staycation. Most people have seen their houses enough now. The big question is of course when we can travel again. Now there are more big questions, but this is one
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