Another week has flown by. We did some walking around this week and saw these trees. Interested mainly because they appear to be pine...

<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...

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...

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...

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...

NOTE: Scott wrote this, but technical difficulties prevent him from posting it himself. It has been six years plus since I began to fly...

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...

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...

Yesterday (1/18/2025) late afternoon just beyond the Faro marina As previously mentioned, all current orders have been delivered or...

Wednesday night we went to the Faro “Language Exchange”. Similar to the meet-up in Olhão, this was at a nice place called Columbus...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Portugal News started popping up on my phone while we were there, and I’ve continued to read it some since coming back. Today I saw...

We had a UNC professor and a John’s Hopkins professor on the trip. Both gave a couple of lectures about both Portugal and Spain. Also,...

Hi all, I’m really sorry I haven’t written more from here in Portugal. While we were on the UNC tour, they kept us busy, busy, busy!...

I could so use something salty right now. There has been so much SWEET, but with an appalling lack of CHOCOLATE. There has been a little...