Patience will achieve more
MOTHERING SUNDAY or Motherâs Day – it doesnât really matter what name it is given, was in past centuries one of the few times that domestic servants were allowed to
One too many!
THERE IS A ring of truth in the unhappy catch phrase, âtroubles never come singlyâ, and so it has been for a near neighbour of ours. As I started out
Growing old gracefully while waiting for rain
RETIREMENTfrom work brings an unexpected bonus as the years flash by. There is time to do nothing. Considered a sin from early childhood because one was assumed to be up
70 years of yachting recognised
THE DAY started with a touch of frost followed by hot sun and, after a sudden drop in temperature, a tranquil sunset. By the look of the forecast, the weather
A New Year but the same old story
THERE GOES another year and, as I age, each day becomes more precious â that I should be so blessed when such a multitude in the region of the Indian
Watch out – thereâs a thief about
Not only is the area in which we live sprouting mobile homes and looking more like Goonhilly Down every week, there is now the unrelated threat of being robbed. Friends
As we walk into the unknown…
Two weeks ago I mentioned how troubles often come in threes and in the space of five days we had encountered just that many setbacks to our comfortable existence â
It never rains, it pours
When we first came to live in Portugal, skirt hems were on or below the knee, only holidaymakers wore shorts and local men kept their shirts on, even in the
Preparing for hibernation
Having said goodbye to the last of our visitors for the time being, we drove home in pleasant silence. Family members have come and gone since the beginning of September
As usual â a month of mayhem
Apart from involuntary duckings enjoyed by the Boss during heavy weather dinghy sailing, neither of us had swum in the sea this year until our siblings came to stay. From