Not long ago I was sitting on a sunny patio in Yaletown with djbeat, swilling overpriced martinis and laughing at the foolish businessmen chasing tiny women in tiny skirts. We dined in fabulous restaurants, drank too much champagne and danced until we could dance no more. We were single, we were hilarious … and we [...]
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chick<8000clicks>chick: From Dusk ’til Dawn
October 16, 2009 – 4:07 PM
This chick<8000clicks>chick challenge was a lot more difficult than either of us imagined. The days are getting shorter but trying to find a photo opportunity between dusk and dawn proved to be nearly impossible. We finally got our collective s***t together and captured twilight.
I’m celebrating the new infrastructure at Cabril on the left* while djbeat is [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: Fall
October 8, 2009 – 10:22 AM
Year after year I fall in love with fall. Although this year it feels more like summer with temperatures hovering near +38C, the crisp morning air brings me instant energy. The leaves have finally started to turn and I’m delighted every time I see a tree full of fuzzy chestnuts.
This week’s heavy rains signal the [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: On the Road
September 30, 2009 – 8:04 PM
I spent the last week getting lost in the hills of Portugal with Daddy Bravo. We hopped into our trusty Yaris every day and drove into the wild blue yonder. We drove and drove … and drove … until we could drive no more.
Hot damn(!) do I ever love traveling with a GPS. The [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: Water
September 20, 2009 – 3:17 PM
We had our first serious rain earlier this week which quickly highlighted the areas of the house which need a bit more work. Guttering scored a very high mark.
While I’m sad to see the end of summer heat I’m thrilled to be well into autumn. The mornings are crisp, the days are mellow and [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: Home
September 14, 2009 – 8:40 AM
Sit on the porch without no shoes
A-picking the bass Playing the harp and singing the blues … *
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This week for chick<8000clicks>chick we stayed home. I’m wailing out of tune with Penfold on the left and djbeat is soft and cuddly on the right.
Want to play along? Leave a link to your vision of home [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: Between the Lines
September 7, 2009 – 8:08 PM
This morning I patiently listened to the window guy as he explained, in great detail, how he had fixed our arched doorway. Of course, given that he was speaking Portuguese at 100 miles per hour, I nodded and smiled politely as I tried to catch every fourth or fifth word. Sim, as janelas and obrigada [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: Refresh Me
August 30, 2009 – 7:40 PM
This may be the last weekend of summer but there’s no end in sight for the hot Portuguese sunshine. I’m constantly looking for creative ways to cool off but so far nothing beats a refreshing glass of vinho verde lemonade or a cold shower.
You, my dear readers, will be thankful that I couldn’t take the [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: In My Garden
August 23, 2009 – 8:59 PM
I’m having a love/hate relationship with our garden these days. After nearly fifteen years of neglect the land is completely overrun with hideous weeds and choking vines. Eu adoro the potential beauty every time I uncover a new fruit tree or grape vine but detesto my seeming inability to impose any order on this chaos.
I know, [...]
chick<8000clicks>chick: RED
August 16, 2009 – 6:00 AM
Everyone I’ve met here has been warning me about the August heat but it wasn’t until this week that I believed them.
Baby, it’s quente!
This week’s chick<8000clicks>chick theme is the colour red.
I’m (melting) on the left and djbeat is cool as a tomato on the right.
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Muito obrigada to Penfold, Daisyfae, DaddyP and KPX for their comments [...]
