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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. . Muito obrigada to Penfold, Daisyfae, DaddyP [...]
I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day*. Eating a good, nutritious breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. Only a misguided fool would skip the most important meal of the day. Mine is on the left. * This week´s theme for chick<8000clicks>chick Obrigada to DaddyP, Lo,TG, stinkypaw, [...]
A city chick and a country chick, together in spirit but separated by more than 8000 km. There are surprisingly few things I miss from my life in Vancouver but the gorgeous and ridiculously talented djbeat continues to tug at my Canadian heartstrings. This is our way to stay connected to each other through the [...]
