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24 May, 202224 May, 2022

10 Hours in Florence: Day 4

Italy

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 11:30 AM Arrived in Florence from Naples. This is a late addition to the itinerary that Lisa came…

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Posted in Italy
Lisa and John
17 May, 202219 May, 2022

Better Than Advertised: Day 3

Italy

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 The ice cream, that is. Growing up, “neapolitan ice cream” was a thing. Maybe it still is? Three…

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John
12 May, 202212 May, 2022

Thousands and Thousands of Words: Day 2

Italy

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 All joking aside, Pompeii is a magnificent place to spend serious time. On this visit, we went twice…

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Lisa and John
10 May, 202210 May, 2022

That’s Not Our Mountain: Day 1

Italy

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 In the Pacific Northwest of the United States where we used to live, people often refer to Mount…

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Posted in Italy
Lisa and John
3 May, 20223 May, 2022

Punting: Coimbra, April 2022

Celebrations Portugal

I actually have no idea if everyone uses this word the same way we do, but when a plan either fails to materialize or has to be changed on short…

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Posted in Celebrations, Portugal
John
26 April, 202226 April, 2022

It’s Not All Sunshine and Pastries

Daily Life Navel Gazing

Looking back at our posts I can see how a reader might think our life is turning out some degree of perfect, so its time for a bit of writing…

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Posted in Daily Life, Navel Gazing
Lisa Mc Sherry
18 April, 202218 April, 2022

Looking at the Basics: Laundry

Daily Life Navel Gazing

After enlightenment, the laundry. ~Zen saying In our previous life, J. and I did laundry twice a week for a total of 4-5 loads. One day (usually Tuesday) we did…

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Posted in Daily Life, Navel Gazing
Lisa Mc Sherry
4 April, 202212 April, 2022

Mandatory Equanimity: or, “(you better) keep calm and carry on”

Europe Portugal

A number of years ago we were driving in Ireland, spending a lot of time looking at lesser-known stone circles and other ancient monoliths. This was 2012, and having full-blown,…

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Posted in Europe, Portugal
Lisa Mc Sherry
1 April, 20221 April, 2022

You can’t spell “useful” without S E F!

Immigration

I mean, on what other blog are you going to receive such useful (ha-HA!) advice? Yes, sometimes the titles are sweaty, but this is this week’s topic: the Serviço de…

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Posted in Immigration
Lisa and John
27 March, 202226 March, 2022

On the Road Again

Moving

We’ve nibbled around this subject here and there, but the story of our housing situation here in Braga has taken a turn and we just, like this moment, finished moving…

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Posted in Moving
Lisa and John

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