So… we did it! A few weeks ago, we quietly moved from the old rental into our brand spanking beautiful new home in Portugal! YAY! It’s been years in the making, and honestly, we still can’t quite believe we’re in. This isn’t just any home—it’s our dream home in Portugal,…
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Living in Portugal, Amazon Prime has become a bit of a lifeline for us. Since Brexit, getting things from the UK just isn’t what it used to be—between the customs fees and the hit-and-miss deliveries, we gave up trying. So Amazon (specifically Amazon.es for us) is usually the best option.…
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Welcome to this month’s Tell Us About blogging challenge! Each month, a small group of us from around the world come together to write about a shared theme—interpreting it however we fancy. It’s always fascinating to see how differently (or similarly!) we all approach the same word. Last month we…
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My husband and I have lived in Portugal since 1986, moving here with our families as children. We’ve essentially grown up alongside the country. We got married here (pictured above, the Algarve wedding) and Gibraltar (for the official bit, it was just easier to do that, at the time). We…
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Welcome back to another Tell Us About post! Last month, we explored the theme of Seasonal Changes, and this month, our topic (chosen by Rosie) is Thursdays, and I’ll admit—at first I was stumped. Thursdays don’t get the same attention as, say, frantic Mondays or thank-goodness-it’s-Fridays. But then it hit me: Thursdays used…
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From A for Algarve to Z for Zen, I had such a blast taking part in this year’s A to Z Blogging Challenge challenge. Publishing something daily (or nearly daily!) gave me a much-needed creative spark and a chance to share little snippets of my life, ideas, and imagination with…
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