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Is it Portugal for us?


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...
groovyrlm
Jan 61 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...
groovyrlm
Jan 64 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...
groovyrlm
Mar 11, 20233 min read


Why Leave the US of A?
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...
groovyrlm
Oct 14, 20228 min read


Portugal Trip Parts 2&3
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,...
groovyrlm
Oct 2, 20223 min read


Flies, Friendliness and Adventure
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!...
groovyrlm
Sep 28, 20225 min read


Portugal trip, part 1
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...
groovyrlm
Sep 19, 20223 min read


Know Thyself
Last Wednesday morning (Sept 7) I spent an hour talking with Deborah Dehab. I took her webinar course, “How to Prepare Your Scouting Trip...
groovyrlm
Sep 12, 20223 min read


The Pups
We have two dogs. Pup 1 is Lola, a boxer mix, who turned 10 in January 2022. Pup 2 is Bitsy, a pittie mix, who just turned 10 in August....
groovyrlm
Sep 6, 20223 min read


Random Early Research
How does one start researching a place they may want to retire to? Google, right? Obviously. Actually, first I received a brochure from...
groovyrlm
Sep 5, 20223 min read


And they're off... (their rockers?)
Hidey ho there, neighbors! I was never a big fan of Tool Time Tim, but I did like the only-seen-from-the eyebrows-up neighbor ,Wilson. My...
groovyrlm
Sep 4, 20224 min read
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