A Creative Spirit
OK, OK this is not my normal type of post and please don’t panic; Piglet is not branching out into pornography, but just sharing one of my French “adventures”. One of our shopping forays for our daughter Piglet in France was to buy a whole list of obscure items including gel to kill ants, bra... Continue Reading →
YAY! Hi Folks, You may recall a couple of weeks ago "Piglet in Portugal" was shortlisted for the "Expatica Portugal's best blog 2010/2011". Thanks to your support I won! Expatica is quite a prestigious Expat website so I am really pleased. Thanks Expatica for nominating me and thanks to all my followers for voting. The... Continue Reading →
After traveling for two days to reach the maternity hospital in Valence (France), where our daughter had given birth to her first baby the day before, we were absolutely physically and mentally exhausted. We arrived Friday evening just in time to spend a precious hour with our daughter, son-in-law and first granddaughter before visiting time... Continue Reading →
Hi folks I’m finally back. My goodness what an adventure! I will share my thoughts and escapades in France over the next couple of posts so I don’t bore you with my enthusiasm all in one go. My “Gone Fishing” post was hurriedly added on Thursday 28th April as a result of a phone call... Continue Reading →
Are you taking part in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge? This week's theme is ONE. So my take on "ONE" is..."ONE" Happy Pig! Why is this Pig happy? It just loves to be scratched! I adore pigs what about you? PS Please feel free to share your best PIG jokes...! Related article: This little piggy went... Continue Reading →
According to English folklore there are many superstitions surrounding hot cross buns. My favorite superstition is accompanied by the rhyme... “Half for you and half for me, Between us two shall goodwill be” Apparently, if you share a hot cross bun while saying the above words it is meant to ensure friendship throughout the coming... Continue Reading →
My favourite hobby is gardening and I love "trying" to grow my own vegetables both in pots and in the ground. This year I have a new raised vegetable garden which I hope will yield great results. This is a record of my successes and failures usually just kept as notes on scraps of paper.... Continue Reading →
Baiao kindly shared this picture of their family Folar! This recipe also uses almonds. Shopping at the local farmers market a couple of years ago I could not help but notice a crowd of women gathering round a particular cake stall. Curiosity eventually getting the better of me I went over to investigate and squeezed... Continue Reading →
Are you taking part in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge? This week's theme is "Old" We went to the market in the Alentejo last month to buy some vegetable seedlings and a couple of fruit trees. As we wandered round I studied the "old" farmer boys buying and selling chickens, vegetables and honey. It made me... Continue Reading →
I am not "poetic" as you will probably realise when you read my "ditty" below. I wrote it last year and dedicated it to our friends who are plagued by barking dogs. Their neighbor's dog is particularly tiresome because it barks continuously. In fact, it was such a nuisance last summer our friends were at... Continue Reading →
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to research and cook one new recipe each week. I've never bought clams before and the only ones I could find, in our little town, were frozen. I also had the choice of two types - brown or white. Decisions, decisions! Deliberating over which to buy I finally... Continue Reading →
Are you taking part in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge? This week's theme is "Light" We bought our first Euro-Lottery ticket last week - maybe we can get a boat if when we win! Dream on Piglet! If you won a million $£€ on the lottery this weekend what would be the first thing you would... Continue Reading →
I’ve always been intrigued by the brightly coloured cockerels (roosters) that are for sale in all the souvenir shops here in Portugal. Why are they so popular? Curiosity finally got the better of me so I decided to do a little research. The brightly coloured rooster is called the Galo de Barcelos and is one... Continue Reading →
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to research and cook one new recipe each week. This recipe is courtesy of Paws2Claws from Northern Portugal, but originally came from her friend in Texas... P2C I have to report it was absolutely delicious and Mr Piglet definitely gave it the thumbs up! Thank you! Tuscan chicken... Continue Reading →
This week I felt extremely sad as yet another close friend, who opted for early retirement, announced she is “selling up” and returning home to good old blighty (UK). Not only is Portugal not the “promised land” she had imagined, but now the honeymoon period is over, at fifty two years old she is totally... Continue Reading →
Are you taking part in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge? This week's theme is "Ocean" The Ocean is popular with surfers, in Portugal, as they pit their wits against the waves. I would love to try surfing... I put on a wetsuit once as I wanted to try bodyboarding; it felt like a second skin. When... Continue Reading →
This recipe was featured in my first monthly column at Expat Focus Piglet in Portugal: Missing Food From Back Home - Is It Just Me? There are many foods I miss from home including Paxo stuffing, Teabags, Cadbury Cream Eggs, Mincepies, English Christmas cake, English mustard, Horseradish, Piccalilli and Baked Beans to name a few.... Continue Reading →
How do you feel about answering census questions; do you feel it is a useful exercise, a waste of money or a further intrusion into our privacy? Last Sunday the woman from our local Camara (council) delivered our form and a slip of paper with our pin number for the 2011 Portugal Census on the... Continue Reading →
Are you taking part in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge? This week's theme is "Spring" When I lived in the UK, the arrival of spring was heralded with wonderful displays of golden daffodils. In Portugal we have so many beautiful flowers throughout the year that when I think of spring; insects not flowers come to mind. Even... Continue Reading →
This recipe is not only simple to make, but absolutely delicious! The only problem I had was the "flambé". Mr Piglet poured a generous glug of brandy on the peaches, struck the match and I waited camera poised in eager anticipation to capture the "flambe" moment. The "moment" turned out to be a bit of... Continue Reading →
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