My only sunshine
When I held my little granddaughter for the first time, she simply took my breath away. There is no sight more beautiful in the entire world than that of one’s
A gloom with a view: Portugal in the fourth turning
Every now and then, on my Good Morning Portugal! show, I’ll ask my viewers and listeners how they are doing. On these occasions, it’s not just a cheerful and cursory
Cork
As you uncork a wine bottle to relax with a refreshing glass of wine or, as you put your glass down on a cork coaster, have you ever stopped to
Old young
I realised quite recently that when I got married, my mother had not even turned 50. She reached that milestone two years later, but looking at her pictures from that
King John III and the Dark Messenger of Zion
David Reuveni claimed to be the brother of a king Joseph who ruled in Arabia a large community of Jews, said to number 300,000 In the year 1525, a diminutive
Portugalidade – Medieval Medicine
The early Islamic system could truly be seen as a forerunner of the modern Portuguese national health service (SNS). In year 711 CE, the Umayyad Caliphate directed an invasion
Caring for the unloved ones – part 1
In mid-June, the Ministry of Labour published its annual report titled ‘Carta Social’, which gave statistics for the year 2022 in respect of Social Security and Solidarity. Of the €1.8
Skin deep, and in deep: True beauty on the Silver Coast
Further to last week’s ‘Should Expat Politics Matter?’ topic, may I start this week by calming any nerves I may have jangled with my assertions, with the words of my
Should expat politics matter?
What’s the right amount of attention for a foreigner to give to politics ‘back home’? In our consideration here, let’s presume that those very same politics had something to do
Yawning complications
My grandfather, on my mum’s side, did not like children and I am told that when we were small, we were kept at a safe distance from him. So safe