Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon
Last month I was in Lisbon for a night and took myself for a walk along the Avenida da Liberdade (Freedom Avenue), considered the 35th most expensive street in the world.
Stop bugging me … I’m working
I have been working from home for a long time, yet I had never set up my ‘office’ in the garden as I feel I am more efficient sitting at
A walk back to Carvoeiro
I first visited Carvoeiro in 1985 when my family bought a small house on the hill overlooking the town. Despite having been brought up in Portugal, I had never before
Spring cleaning
Next week clocks go forward and days will be longer. Spring will arrive and traditionally people are motivated to have a clear out and give their homes a thorough clean
Who shall I be day
I was delighted to find out that today is national ‘Who shall I be day’, although this is only celebrated in America. It is a day for people to understand
Time
A new year arrived and, as we sat quietly at home, the usual phone messages and calls took place to wish family and friends a happy 2022. As we did
Traditional board games
Christmas is upon us once again with the wonderful food and the presents but, most importantly, family time because Christmas is when we have more time to be together and
Caldas da Rainha – a queen’s legacy
Since Greek and Roman times, man has known about the health benefits of thermal waters and one of my favourite things is to go to the Monchique Spa to relax
Apples!
Today (October 21) is National Apple Day and when I think of apples, I fondly recall the big, misshapen, sharp-tasting cooking apples with which my Nan used to make delicious
Portugal’s flag
Watching the Olympic teams proudly carrying their countries’ flags made me wonder about the flag designs, so I became a temporary vexillologist because vexillology is the study of flags. I