Reflections upon goodwill towards all
Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of A Christmas Carol, was perhaps the leading economic minimalist of Dickensian times. From rationing the coals that burned in his clerk’s grate to his consumption
Mastering the heat in the kitchen: cooking sous vide
Ever since early man discovered cooking with fire, he was up to the challenge of how to tame its powers so that food comes out moist, juicy and delicious. Attempts
London Calling December 2024: Amazing tales
Once again, London Calling has returned to expert on all things London, Colin Bainbridge, for some amazing tales of London town … Please enjoy! Barnes Cemetery In the Borough
Did You Know? … Two Christmases in 1924
Thinking about today’s commercialization of Christmas had me reflecting on how different Christmas would have been for my great-grandmothers, one in England and the other in Portugal, 100 years ago.
What I learned about friendship from teaching yoga in bad Portuguese
I spent the first 20 years of my adult life in Philadelphia. Philly is a special place. It’s a city of neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are made of row homes. Living
Wishing you a safe, sane and soulful new year
Making our way slowly to Christmas and poised on the edge of a new year, some among us are waiting for the big fella to deliver the goods and make
The 12th Annual Resident Motoring Awards
In last year’s Awards, I wrote it was getting harder and harder to drive interesting cars, as constructors shift to electric models and do not want that much hype around
The “real Portugal” exists
“It’s like Christmas every day,” one new resident explained, enjoying a glass of wine as we sat overlooking the river in Sertã, a town in Central Portugal that is undergoing
Off Grid and Ignorant in Portugal: The big plan for a second life … and why it’s all about wine
We started the Google search with escarradeira, then moved on to cuspideira and then we started calling people. A few hours and many phone calls later, we realised we weren’t
Happy hormones & neurotransmitters: Endorphins
Endorphins are the last in my mini-series on our four feel-good happy hormones and neurotransmitters. Last but certainly not least. Endorphins are your body’s natural painkillers and mood boosters. Your