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.
Yeahyeah, IknowIknow- it’s over, look who decided to say something … Hello, it’s already January 6, according to the contemporainean etiquette, from this day on you may not wish anyone anymore a happy New Year with capital letters … can we be done with it? Sorry! No. On the last day of December some interesting […]
Last chance of a New Year with capitals Read More »
No, it was not like we ducked down, stressed by the sound of a car. It wasn’t that bad, with that hiding-for-father-Christmas. It was not the case that the whole village was crowded. There were a few here and there, a few couples and a family, and a couple of friends. By the way, even
Hiding from father Christmas Read More »
I’m so happy with all that space around me … … especially on a Saturday afternoon, you get the feeling that the whole world is free and open, and come on, am I a workaholic or what? Of course there is still this and that, and even more, but can a person sit evenly as
A thief and a song (or two) Read More »
Here you see the result of a few months work. It looks like a small wall, but all in all it takes a little while. Now, of course, we are not talking about 24/7. This project started in the early days of the summer. In fact, this year is already “The year of the Butterfly”
Nice plan: 2019 will be the “Year of the Butterfly” Read More »
Question of a child in 2054: “Mommy, what is this white stuff?” “That’s called paper. Don’t touch it! It’s very rare.” “Where does paper come from?” Portuguese paper. We have that here. Plenty. But then in a raw form Ever realized? All paper come from these beings. These beauties only supply fibers for paper. .
The Portuguese paper Read More »
“No, no, no, forget the shelter, they will not go there!” Julia says firmly, “I mobilize my entire network, and then we’ll find something.” I’m a bit sip, between the poles that keep the corrugated boards up. The poles lean on pieces of tree stump – we have plenty of them – and there are
Our cute baby dogs and asylum Read More »
Finally I have found a good name for the style of the Termas! I’ve been struggling with how to describe this for years. And it was also unclear to me why I always feel attracted to old and used objects. It’s because of wabi sabi Wabi sabi is the (Japanese) philosophy that we respect everything
Doing things Termas-style: wabi sabi Read More »
Monday morning, I had to go to Figueira da Foz ánd to Soure. Two different directions. I chose Figueira, because that’s where the new gasket for the boiler Casa Oliveira has to come from, amongst other things. That boiler project has been waiting a month already. I don’t know how things go with you, but
Life is rumbling on in Portugal Read More »
“Gosh, she’s just rebellious”, Nico jokes at Astrid, when I – again, against all warnings – gently push a tree trunk in the bonfire, which gives a nice fire drizzle. “Exactly!” I agree, “I just like to have a homeless day tomorrow! I’ve had it with lifting roof tiles and crawling over dusty attics!” We
Restoration after restoration after Leslie Read More »
The parking lot is full, and the lights are on half. They no longer have bread, and the bread baking machines are definitely not going to work today. Halfway through the first path in the supermarket I meet a man wearing a T-shirt with the print: This is only the beginning. I meet him on
Hello Hurricane Leslie Read More »
