A Creative Spirit
When we opened our first bank account in Portugal the only thing I remember was our lawyer marching us up the road to a bank. The rest of the proceedings were a complete blur because said “proceedings” were conducted in Portuguese. Various pieces of paper were passed back and forth across the desk, our signatures... Continue Reading →
Rosemary aka ClassyRose was my first “blogging buddy” from the wordpress challenge. When I made a "shout out" for some recipes ClassyRose immediately came to the rescue and emailed this recipe for "Dutch Coffee Cake". I was a little confused by the name as I could not find any “coffee” in the list of ingredients. However,... Continue Reading →
Two weeks into the New Year and I need to reconsider my decision NOT to make dieting one of my New Year's Resolutions but exercise more. My resolve to exercise "more" was going really well until I developed tennis elbow, which means I am unable to swim and I also twisted my knee so I... Continue Reading →
One of my passions is gardening and the Gazanias reward me with an ongoing display of unusual daisy-like flowers twelve months of the year. These photos were taken today after weeks of showers, gales and heavy rain. I was amazed any had actually survived such an onslaught, so with a break in the weather I... Continue Reading →
Today's post is about the Red Palm Weevil as I wanted to bring to your attention to the devastating effect this little critter is having on the palms as it munches its way across the world. The lack of action in containing the spread of this weevil by some authorities is inexcusable. I was not... Continue Reading →
Piglet in Portugal 