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Is it Portugal for us?


Typical Day
It’s nearly April. Time is passing so quickly, it’s actually alarming to me. I had asked Scott to find a place where we could rent an...
groovyrlm
Mar 22, 20252 min read


My week in Charlotte March 11 – 18, 2025
We had our appointments with Portugal Immigration (AIMA) on Monday March 10th, 2025. It took about an hour and we had everything they...
groovyrlm
Mar 20, 20257 min read


Post started and interrupted March 2nd (2025)
I knew I was going to regret not writing anything for several days. Now I have to try to remember noteworthy happenings and roughly when...
groovyrlm
Mar 15, 20255 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...
groovyrlm
Mar 13, 20252 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...
groovyrlm
Mar 6, 20259 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 22, 20253 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 19, 20254 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 15, 20253 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 10, 20254 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 8, 20256 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 2, 20254 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...
groovyrlm
Feb 1, 20252 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 31, 20252 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 31, 20253 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 24, 20253 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 19, 20252 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 17, 20253 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 15, 20252 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 11, 20255 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 7, 20254 min read
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