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Is it Portugal for us?


groovyrlm
3 days ago2 min read
Updates – 3 months flew by
This is inside the train station in Lisbon called Oriente, which is the closest stop to the airport. Wowzers, hunh? I actually wrote this...
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groovyrlm
Mar 69 min read
ADVENTURES IN BANKING
Saudações e Cumprimentos meus amigos! I started a different post yesterday but got sidetracked and now I have just so much more to say...
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groovyrlm
Feb 223 min read
SDW-3 N2 Redux
Portugal is a country with great opportunities. I live just a block from the southern terminus of the N2 Road and have learned that it...
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groovyrlm
Feb 194 min read
Everyday life
A couple of days ago, Scott and I went to the MEO store at the mall as I was STILL having some issues with the phone I had to buy for...
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groovyrlm
Feb 153 min read
People, People Doctors and Pickleball
Another week has flown by. We did some walking around this week and saw these trees. Interested mainly because they appear to be pine...
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groovyrlm
Feb 104 min read
Doggies and Doggie Doctors
<I’m writing this with a view towards a) satisfying curiosity and 2) providing information to anyone who may need to do this as well. So...
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groovyrlm
Feb 86 min read
A Cautionary Tale of Woe woe woe woe woe...
I, like many (most?) women, carried a purse for years and years. Sometime in the last years, I was given one of those little pouches you...
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groovyrlm
Feb 24 min read
Pastries
I probably haven’t been here long enough to be writing about this topic. I should probably wait, but, you know, this is an important...
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groovyrlm
Feb 12 min read
SDW-2 Portugal’s version of Route 66.
This 738 marker indicates the southern terminus of the N2 road, down at the corner where the Dominos is. The road was created by an...
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groovyrlm
Jan 312 min read
SDW-1 Greetings Readers!
NOTE: Scott wrote this, but technical difficulties prevent him from posting it himself. It has been six years plus since I began to fly...
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groovyrlm
Jan 313 min read
The Fog is Clearing
The fog. That would be my brain fog. As I think I mentioned, the last month, really 2 months in Charlotte were just so hectic and so many...
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groovyrlm
Jan 243 min read
Meet-ups and (the continuing saga of the) Mail
At the outset, I’ll say we’ve only gone to a total of 3 meet-ups between 2 different options. What seems to be true, so far, is that the...
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groovyrlm
Jan 192 min read
Adventures in grocery shopping
Yesterday (1/18/2025) late afternoon just beyond the Faro marina As previously mentioned, all current orders have been delivered or...
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groovyrlm
Jan 173 min read
Meet-up Number 2
Wednesday night we went to the Faro “Language Exchange”. Similar to the meet-up in Olhão, this was at a nice place called Columbus...
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groovyrlm
Jan 152 min read
My Truth
It’s almost 5pm on Wednesday here. I’m sitting in lovely sunshine. The temperature is 60F. Way warmer than in Charlotte today. It’s...
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groovyrlm
Jan 115 min read
Snips 'n Cuts
Ola! Snips and Cuts was the name of my high school yearbook. This post is going to be mainly answering questions or other things (snips...
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groovyrlm
Jan 74 min read
One month down... more to go!
Today is a momentous day. We have been living in Portugal for one month . I suppose, we’re the only ones that think this is true, since...
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groovyrlm
Jan 61 min read
Rare 2nd post in one day
I tried to catch things up a bit, but, of course, was not entirely successful. So much is rolling around in my head. Today, Monday...
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groovyrlm
Jan 64 min read
Weeeeeee'rreeee baaaaaaccckkkkkk. Or, actually, we made it!
I hate this about myself. I've kept journals, especially travel journals for a long, long time. But I always weary of it and stop. Then...
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groovyrlm
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Scouting trip #2 - GROCERIES
3/11/2023 Scouting trip #2 I know I haven’t written anything for some time, but I have been reading and planning. I decided a little...
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