We had an unexpectedly visitor (happens a lot, especially for the B & B part): a single lady who liked to do something with her hands. “You know, all good and well, being free and able to do whatever you want, but I like to do something – in the garden for example. I love […]
B & B with flowering vegetable garden Read More »
You have to admit, it’s a nice number. I don’t know if I’m the only one who is (always) pleasantly surprised when I look at the clock and it’s 11:11, if the Bitcoin is at 9,999.99, or if I have to pay 33.33 in the supermarket? Surprised by numbers. I don’t think I’m the only
Expectations for 2020, with special offer Read More »
My hands itch, figuratively speaking: there’s a kimono waiting to be sewn, a blog to be written, a video to be recorded, Christmas presents to be wrapped; the new mosaic wants to be finished; the grass could be mowed with this nice weather … but you need your hands for all those activities! And my
“Nah … às vezes, mas obrigado”, Hugo replies when I ask him if he ever eats tremoços. I bought some for the photo but I don’t eat them. I find them a bit bland but they’re still very popular everywhere. Hugo, all though portuguese, is too young to appreciate the tremoços. His father would know,
Spilling the beans: we’re full of them Read More »
If you walk around in all that noise, it seems as if all the trees of Portugal have been brought here. Huge piles of large logs that are ready for processing, trucks full of wood, hard-working people and impressive machines. Everything is ready for the deforestation of the land. Portugal and deforestation – what about
Portuguese nature, part 2: Deforestation? Read More »
All of a sudden I sit here as an informal caregiver for a pirate chicken on one leg! Strange things sometimes happen in Termas-da-Azenha. My son Broes and I walked to “the little houses” (next to the ElephantHouse is a refurbishment that serves as storage for anything and everything) to get something, when unexpectedly we
Surprise! Pet chicken fall from the sky Read More »
I am sitting here rejoicing behind my “new” PC. All computers were broken! Well, not all, but first the laptop, then the desktop. Man, that was a nice surprise, but-not-really. The laptop refused to do anything anymore start of the evening. My work computer started ticking a little later. Never a good sign, if something
Life after the computercrash Read More »
Alas! All wrong this week. No blog, my apologies. First, the laptop had a heart attack and then the work computer went down. Now it’s improvising on “The One Next To Me” until the new SSD plus will arrive, the new fan and the new power supply. But next week I can write a blog
Traffic is traffic you’d say Yes, true, but it is just a little bit different everywhere. And because you (probably) don’t drive your own car, you naturally drive a little more carefully. Hopefully this helps to make you feel confident behind the wheel. Point One: the roads are not too good Certainly in the direction
Traffic in Portugal: bumper stickers and priority givers Read More »
