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Indian Summer
Summer got off to a late start this year, and I said to my kids that I had a hunch that we would probably have an Indian summer. But my eldest, ’Mark Zuckerberg’ (also sometimes known as Sheldon, from...
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Faro Hospital
Faro hospital, believe it or not, has improved greatly over the years. There was a time when a trip to the hospital outpatients department meant taking a flask of tea, a bag of sandwiches, some...
View ArticleMargaret
For some time now I have wanted to write about this incredible lady. I was going to change her name so she wouldn’t be identified, but I like her name, and I have had her approval to go ahead and write...
View ArticleNew Year
So here we are already one week into the new year! For Portugal it is predicted to be a hard year ahead, and not surprisingly, with all the new measures the country now has to take to remain in the...
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Dealing with Allergies
As a child I would watch my elder sister get ready to go out for the night. Her ritual was quite fascinating to me, the dressing up, the make-up and the hair, and last but not least, the hair spray....
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Finanças (AT – Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira)
Last week I was asked to help out somebody who was in need of a translator, they had some paperwork they had to sort out at the ‘Finanças’ and felt they needed a helping hand. When they asked me,...
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Fonte Férrea
Well it is official(ish), a cold front in is on the way, and possibly a cold back too if you don’t wrap up well in the coming week or so. According to my Mr Zuckerberg we are going to see a change in...
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The Cold and the Elderly
In my last post I mentioned that the weather was going to get much colder in the next few weeks. It has now been confirmed. The cold front is gradually cloaking down over Europe and should be reaching...
View ArticleFinding Happiness
The ‘Do Gooders’ of the world, the ‘Life Coaches’ and ‘Spiritual/ Religious Leaders’ seem to forget that for many people life is a constant struggle. Not just because they may have made the wrong...
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Racism?
One thing which people say to me when they meet me is how Portuguese I look. Even Portuguese people will ask if my parents are Portuguese (that must just be because of my amazing grasp of the...
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