Leaving a legacy
Friday April 2 If you ever decide to kill a pig, get yourself fit first. We have spent a day and a half butchering and are both now completely exhausted.
Nice man and Montpelier man
Skip’s nice man, as described in last week’s is it just me?, sounds quite good to me – sensitive, supporting, intelligent, funny and non-threatening, with his own financial means and
Move it and you’ll live longer
By Dr. THOMAS KAISER Dear Reader, I am sure you have noticed that there is a lot of controversy in modern medicine. We all get confused when new studies come
Off their trolleys!
It’s that time of the month again – no, don’t worry, gentlemen, I’m only talking about checking prices, although the stories I have been hearing recently are enough to send
PROPERTY NOT-SO-PROFESSIONALS
In the course of researching a couple of features, I have been talking to quite a few real estate people recently, trawling through the internet as any potential property purchaser
Rosie’s revenge
Saturday March 13 Yesterday, Charly and Camilla (our little porkers) greeted feed-time with less enthusiasm than usual. Anyone who knows about pigs, knows that every meal time is an occasion
Douro dreaming
First of all, I want to say “thank you” to those of you who have sent me details of your experiences with Sapo and their modem scam. This is clearly
The year of the good guys
It might be the Year of the Monkey for the Chinese, but I reckon this is the Year of the Good Guys. What does that mean? For years, the good
Retail therapy
When you move into a new home, there are always a few things that you need, aren’t there? I wanted to explore two major new stores that have opened just
E-mail from the green and unpleasant land
Thursday January 29 I was sitting on a bench in the gardens outside Faro airport at 10am yesterday. The sun shone warmly on my face, a gentle breeze moved