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Family Reunion, The Modern World is Leaving Me Behind. The Trying Year; 1997.

The normally calm sea at Praia da Luz the night before storm Martinho hit and the night before Rozanne's party For a change, I am writing...

Mar 218 min read

Moody skies over home, with thunder and lightning, sun, torrential rain, wind, hail and snow in the mountains Once again I start writing...

Mar 147 min read

The wood sorrel in full flower outside our front gate looking over the Rabacal Valley I know I am old, but the events on TV last week...

Mar 710 min read

The weather this week is similar to the sky—a mix of clear blue sky and rainy periods. DEI ( diversity, equity and inclusion) is on the...

Feb 289 min read

The early morning cloud inversion makes the Robacal Valley in front of us look like a lake Last week, I had the inevitable phone call...

Feb 219 min read

A picture of our everyday sunset taken by our American friend up the road, Dan Erleborn who is bravely undergoing treatment for cancer as...

Feb 147 min read

The clouds were building up on the night of our return from the Algarve. Despite the red sky, sure enough, as was forecast the next day,...

Feb 78 min read

A view of the Darwendale Dam from our house. We had ten kilometres of frontage with the dam as we were originally bounded by three...

Jan 319 min read

Moody skies this week and plenty of rain with it. There are no interesting pictures ; rather pictures of the citrus in the garden as of...

Jan 257 min read

A beautiful sunset shot this week by our brave neighbour, Dan, who is in the middle of chemo treatment for cancer. Keep up the good...

Jan 178 min read

Moody skies here in Penela this week reflected in three inches of rain. It will be the envy of many of friends in Zimbabwe and Zambia...

Jan 108 min read

The firework display we enjoyed at Nazaré bringing in the New Year I am writing this a few days later than usual so I can make a record...

Jan 36 min read

Christmas Day lunch smoke break between courses. Myself, Margaret Tidey, Rozanne, Storm and her partner Duncan, John Tidey and Mike...

Dec 27, 20247 min read

The Castle of Penela lit up for Christmas Next week it is Christmas again. Although I am seventy-five years old, it will be my...

Dec 20, 20245 min read

Despite the clouds, our morning temperatures are as low as 1C this week. Nappy liners on young fruit trees. “How old is 75? So old that...

Dec 13, 202410 min read