A Creative Spirit
I spotted this monthly blogging challenge over at Deb's Blog, and as a creative spirit, it piqued my curiosity. What is the Global Tell Us About Challenge? Tell Us About…is a monthly opportunity for bloggers to showcase their creativity. Each month one of the co-hosts will choose a theme to focus on, and everyone is... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you I had my hair cut and coloured this week, and the hairdresser made a right pig's ear of the cut. I usually have my hair styled in a long bob, so what did she do? Cut my hair almost level with the bottom of my ear lobes!... Continue Reading →
Luckily for me, a close neighbour is an artist and has begun offering lessons. Delighted, I immediately enrolled and started this painting back in March. After showing her some rough sketches, we laid down a textured surface on the canvas using a combination of Gesso and Crackle paste. In the following lesson, after I'd sketched... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you everything aches this week. I think the continued damp weather is getting into the marrow of my bones. One of my friends said she felt the same so perhaps it's not just me. Can your bones ache? Entertaining Friends—On Sunday, we invited a couple of friends over... Continue Reading →
No, I mean it. I really must. I rarely throw anything away, and Mr. Piglet is even worse. The last time we cleared out the garage several years ago, I discovered five broken kettles that he'd been keeping 'just in case'. Just in case of what? I muttered. Got the look, especially as I rescue... Continue Reading →
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock is situated on the promontory between the beaches of Praia da Sra da Rocha and Praia Nova, Porches in the Municipality of Lagoa. We stumbled across the ancient chapel purely by chance while looking for the Vilarinho Beach restaurant. After lunch, we drove up to the chapel... Continue Reading →
It's Sunday, and it's cocktails at Lagos Marina, not coffee!! Reviewing life over the last week, I managed to circle back and catch up with my own tail. I completed 'dry January' with flying colours and celebrated my month of sobriety with a strawberry gin with tonic. Trust me when I say it took a... Continue Reading →
Piglet in Portugal 