Six word Saturday
White broom and a salt mountain Better late than never! Debbie is supporting a great cause this week. Join her with six words? D
View ArticleJo’s Monday walk : Chocolate time in Loulé
I’m feeling a bit naughty this week. You’re always encouraging me to eat cake, so I thought I’d take you along with me to the annual, Algarve Chocolate Fair, in Loulé. Any volunteers to help with the...
View ArticleLiving the dream… 3 months on
It was quite easy to leave England. Or so I thought! I had a home in the Algarve, and a ready made life, carefully nurtured over 15 years. A variety of friends awaited, and activities to engage in....
View ArticleJo’s Monday walk : Street art in Silves
Silves, as one of the loveliest towns in the Algarve and its former capital, is one I seldom fail to take visitors to. Last weekend, while strolling the streets on my way to a Mediterranean Garden...
View ArticleSix word Saturday
Yes, I do have tranquil moments! I don’t spend all of my life zipping about the place, though it may sometimes seem that way. Thanks for your interest in the flash mob. It was a wonderful experience...
View ArticleSix word Saturday
Viva Mãe Soberana! Viva Mãe Soberana! An emotional day in Loulé, last Sunday, celebrating the festival of Mae Soberana. For 15 years I’ve wanted to be a part of this ceremony. The captions tell...
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Sharing a few memories with friends It was a great week, in excellent company. ‘We’ve been so many places, I can’t remember the names!’ The first was Fuseta. Click on the photos for a clue. And...
View ArticleLiving the dream… 6 months on
Half a year in, I’ve gone from hopping about to keep warm, to melting slowly. 32C at the end of May. Definitely warmer than average! But not every day, and even on the hot ones it’s possible to...
View ArticleA Call to place : the Azores
I can’t remember where it was that I first read about the Azores, but it goes back many years. Açores, they say, here in Portugal, a softer sound; with a kind of reverence, and a far away look in...
View ArticleRio Arade, A special place
Relaxed and comfortable at the helm of his small fishing vessel, Luis has found his special place in the world. All of his working life, a fisherman, he was saddened at the sight of an elderly...
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Living the dream… a year on!
Who’d have thought the 70th year of my life would turn out like this? I sat on the roof terrace with my daughter recently, and we talked our way back through time. Her memories are so much more...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Back to Serenity (Monte Velho)
I thought long and hard over whether I ought to include this walk, but I loved it. Full of warmth and companionship, it was in celebration of a very special lady. Roberta Smith was always Bobbie to...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Aveiro & surrounds
Art Deco Museum- copyright Mike Bradley You can look forward to something too much, can’t you? You could definitely say that about our couple of days in Aveiro, back in July. The city almost made the...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Cultured in Coimbra
Central to the University of Coimbra lies a vast square, looking down from which you have the city at your feet. To reach it you have a steady climb, up through winding streets. On a fine day, a...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Vaqueiros in Spring
Last week’s walk may have been a little long-winded, and I was chided over the lack of cake, so this one needs to be both short and sweet. The blossom is appearing everywhere and it’s a crime to be...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Magnificent Marvão
Dawn breaks over the castle at Marvão, serene and beautiful. I had been niggling for a little while. ‘Can we have a few days away?’ before company arrives and the summer hots up. How lucky was I?...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Portagem to Ammaia
It’s always good to start a post with a flamboyant flower, don’t you think? Though in this case it has only a little relevance. How many circular walks do you know that start and end by a river,...
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Fun with textures
I’m not sure that this qualifies in any way, shape or form for your challenge, Jude, but I like it. It was taken through a shop window in Loulé some time ago, and was just lurking, waiting for an...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Castelo de Vide
A hazy beauty, not quite real? Looking back to just over two weeks ago, I have to wonder if I dreamt it. But no- as so often, my photographs tell the story. Castelo de Vide, in Portugal’s Alto...
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Jo’s Monday walk : Beja Blues
Last week was such a dreamy post, wasn’t it? I’m moving a little nearer home, and reality, this week, to the main town of the Baixa Alentejo. It was a long haul, going north to Marváo, and we...
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