Parkour – be strong to be useful
Whilst interviewing Lucas Perico Phelan for my May article about his synesthesia, he told me about his love of parkour and I thought I must find out more about this
Mercearias
When we first moved to Lagoa in 1999, we did our shopping in the butchers, drugstores and ‘mercearias’, little grocer’s shops held within owners’ small houses or garages. The nearest
Synesthesia
Imagine a life where you are surrounded by colours every time you hear music, or that you can taste words, that letters are always colourful and numbers have personalities! This
Friendship
My son was recently given two volumes of ‘The National Gallery 100 Plates in Colour’ bought from a charity shop. Inside one was written: “To my dear friend Randolph Phillips
Portugal and Britain, allies since 1147
With only a month to go before Brexit, many British people living in Portugal have been concerned as to their future status here. There has been a rush to get
A pet is not just for Christmas!
At this time of the year, animal shelters and vets emphasise that “a pet is for life, not just for Christmas”. This is because Christmas is a time when pets
Beards and moustaches
My Granddad, who died in 1998, aged 98, always wore a suit and tie and religiously shaved every day. He thought that anyone with a beard looked scruffy, so what
Online dating
I recently discovered that some friends used dating sites. My initial reaction was “poor things they must be desperate” because I, naively, did not realise how popular internet dating is.