There is a man on the Moon!
July 20 is National Moon Day, created in 2021 by the United Nations General Assembly not to celebrate what was probably the 20th century’s greatest achievement – man walking on
Fala português?
It is good to learn a few words of the local language when going abroad, even if only to communicate on a simple level, such as for ordering a coffee.
Celebrating vinyl records
There seems to be a commemorative day for everything, and I discovered that today (April 20) is National Vinyl Record Day – in Brazil! It made me laugh that there
When paw prints are left behind …
Owning a dog is a rewarding experience that is good for our physical and mental health. Dogs give us unconditional love, companionship, force us to exercise, make us more sociable,
Upcycling
I have a new passion – restoring furniture. It started when I was captivated by a small table in the charity shop. The shape enticed me and, being so small
Kitchen gadgets!
When Christmas shopping, I saw a boiled egg top remover. “I must have that as it might be useful,” I thought, despite the fact that I probably eat two boiled
Christmas stockings
Our family loves to have a stocking to open on Christmas morning and so each adult in the family traditionally makes up a stocking for another adult. We take turns
We survived a crazy time!
Three years ago today is the date attributed to the first Covid-19 case, on November 17, 2019. By March 13, 2020, there were almost 148,000 cases worldwide. Ten days later,
Street name history
Walking around any town or city in Portugal, I like to see the street names and then I wonder how and why they acquired their name. Names are usually given
Collecting … matchboxes!
All my life I have collected things as a hobby. I have been a philatelist (stamps), a deltiologist (post cards), conchologist (shells), bibliophilist (books) and an arctophilist (teddies). Nowadays only