Dig in to the poetry, the music, the art, and the food and wine that all make Portugal shine. Immerse yourself in the celebrations and the traditions that bring Portugal to life. New posts are on the way.
Olá a todos! // Hi everyone! Espero que estejam bem. // I hope you all are fine. We are doing well. A dear friend has rented an apartment near to us here in Santa Luzia. She is for the month of March! It is a blessing. Her proximity reminds me that we are different. But …
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Olá tudos! // Hi everyone! Today’s subject may not be of interest to everyone. I will try to make it short. But no promises. I am looking at the relationship between church and state here in Portugal. There are two reasons it interests me. First the history is definitely a Lady Gaga song come to …
Olá, meus caros amigos! // Hi dear friends! Ufa! Há muito tempo. // Whew! It has been a long time. Eu sei! E sinto-me bastante mal por isso. // I know! And I feel pretty badly about it. But right out of the starting gate, I need to say one thing. I, just like you, …
After almost three years of lockdowns. After numerous cancelled holidays and postponed celebrations. Well, Tavira roared back to life with its twin celebrations of City Day and the Feast of São João. A grand, week-long celebration leading into all the festivities of summer. Read more…
Meeting new people here in Santa Luzia is teaching me new lessons. Not just about Portuguese and Portuguese customs and traditions. But about me and about the good life. Read more.
The Portuguese language has a fluidity and an expressiveness that may seem weird and wild to English speakers and as well as to others. This “weird and wild”, however, has enabled me to see the world with a bit more clarity. That is, how I understand the connection between my past and future. Read more…
Life here in Santa Luzia is really fantastic. But generally the greeting we get from the native Portuguese here is just “day” or “afternoon”. What happened to the “good”? To find out, read more…
My great-nephews say something is “crazy-stupid” when they mean it is really good. The Portuguese lean into life as few other cultures do, and for good reason. The food, the wine and the desserts form just a small part of all the good stuff — the crazy stupid — of life here. Read more…
The Portuguese are an odd mix of gloomy self-deprecation and happy-go-lucky, come-what-may optimism. It is this unique perspective on themselves and on the world around them that make the Portuguese so darn nice. Read more…
