This post is part of a series called Jar of Wonders Last year around Christmastime, we put together a house-gift to ourselves. It’s not very fancy, in fact it starts…
Family Storybook: Christmas Tree Lighting
This post is part of a series called Family Storybook There are moments in life that get packaged into “A Tale” rather than just “a story”. You tell it practically…
Put Me In, Coach: A Trip to Lisbon
This post is part of a series called Trip to Lisbon 2025 When we first heard that there was a museum of coaches in Lisbon, we were perplexed. First, it…
Two Tourists: A Trip to Lisbon
This post is part of a series called Trip to Lisbon 2025 We have remarked before (probably here, certainly in conversation) that we have been much more thorough in our…
Cork It! A look at one of Portugal’s “signature” exports
Anyone who has opened a bottle of wine knows what cork is . . . but do we?
Cool . . . and Yummy! Vila do Conde, Part 2
This post is part of a series called Vila do Conde – 2025 Hiding out in Vila do Conde was hardly a chore, but being away from home always presents…
Blessedly Cool: Vila do Conde, Part 1
This post is part of a series called Vila do Conde – 2025 We don’t have a lot of hard and fast rules in our marriage, but we have many…
Dining in Évora, part 4
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 Dinner time! You might have gotten the impression from our last few posts that we didn’t eat while we were…
You Get Used To It: Évora, Part 3
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 We love living in Portugal; we really, really do. One thing we’re still getting used to is just how blasted…
Still Hot: Évora, Part 2
This post is part of a series called Evora 2025 On our first day in the environs of Évora we were hitting up ancient stone arrangements that were by and…
