It began as an ordinary Saturday evening at a wine hotel in Portugal. You know, average, gorgeous wine hotel on…
Um almoço estranho
It was a very warm Saturday afternoon. Not hot by global standards this summer, but warmer than we’d experienced for…
Spoons and Beers
By Melissa We’re back! After 18 long Covid-induced months of absence, we returned to our new home in Cascais, Portugal.…
Quiet in Alfama
Last week, we ventured into Lisbon proper (aside from being at the airport, we’ve only skirted through the outskirts since…
Fala inglês? Desculpe não.
After a 13 month delay, we returned to Portugal a couple of weeks ago and hit the ground running using…
Flying back to Europe in COVID times
Last weekend, we returned to Europe. We left a country where, at least in places, things really seem back to…
Backing away
After a couple of stops on the eastern seaboard to visit family and friends for the first time in a…
So long Rockies
As we prepare to head across the pond, return to Portugal and meet our annual visa requirements, I took a…
Bittersweet
As the summer creeps into Colorado, we prepare to leave it for Portugal. We’ve waited so long to be able…
Fourteen Months
Fourteen months lost. Fourteen months of too much death, sickness and bad news. Fourteen months of lockdown. Fourteen months of…