I’ll keep it short, dear readers, my fingers are almost falling off. Grouted all day long. That’s what gives you those fingers like sitting in a warm bath for far too long. The new mosaic at the entrance is finished! Thanks to the Ceragni coloured tiles, the mysterious maker of the angel R.Z. from A. […]
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Last Monday, our english friends took a giant step towards their future dream: their own house in the eastern Alentejo. They had been busy packing their things for weeks, because because they work from home (they are jewelers) everything had to be combined. Packing, working, and leaving everything clean and in good condition. Cleaning is
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It was quite a challenge to get this glued, dear readers! You may not be able to imagine what a challenge it was – especially if you have never mosaiced before. It was a technical transportation challenge, this mosaic That was mainly because we put it – like we often do – on a board.
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In the municipality of Soure I know of three places where you can get rid of your waste. That was accompanied by a substantial european subsidy, and was thought up at the drawing board, but it does work. You can drop off all your waste there Great initiative. Before that, the alternatives were: leave it
The last time I was there, the ground floor was still full of old rusty fridges, and the stairs to the tower were closed because it was too dangerous. A stork had made a nest in the tree growing on the tower. The Monastery of Seiça has been empty for a long time It’s a
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It smelled very much like fire, and in the afternoon the sky became overcast. The sun disappeared, and every now and then it reappeared blood red. It was hot, I wanted to go to the beach with Mira. A few days above 35º, and half of Portugal is on fire It was wonderful on the
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My cousin Judith wasn’t far from us this week – but she was far too busy trying to keep herself going so she didn’t come by. She’s forgiven, because it was only for a week. A single holiday on the waves She went surfing in Ericeira (“best waves in Europe!”) with a group of like-minded
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My friend Anja is staying here for a few days. We’re going on an adventure, looking for a little lake that was recommended in the newspaper, the Diário de Coimbra. It looked like a fairytale in the photo, but on the way we suddenly see something else fairytalish. Abandoned and neglected houses are quite normal
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I had to go to Tojeiro this week. For parts for the boiler. You probably have no idea where Tojeiro is, dear readers, but the best part is – I didn’t either. The senhora of the shop had very kindly sent me a link so that I knew the way. That I wasn’t dependent on
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I read in the newspaper that the Netherlands is counting its wasps. There is a national wasp count, a scientific event that has existed for two years. Its goal: to know if the wasp is thriving, and to improve the image of the wasp in general. Wasps have a bad reputation – no justification for
