One of the most challenging parts of the solitary hermit life is when the holidays roll around. Even though I grew up as an only
Category: Nostalgia
Pre-Advent Thoughts
The First Sunday of Advent is just around the corner, as both the priest during yesterday’s mass and the calendar reminded me. My first thought
A Nikonic Easter
As I mentioned yesterday, this is a very unusual Easter for me, alone in Vila Franca, with no friends or family to celebrate with. I
Tranquilamente: Simple Saturday Pleasures
What an absolute luxury to wake up to sunshine! It meant that my alarm had not gone off at the usual 05:00 and that I
Going The Distance Is Worth It (Part II)
When I moved out here to Vila Franca de Xira yesterday, it occured to me that it was effectively the end of my Uber driver
The Zen of Spinach
Life lessons come in the strangest packages, and today’s lesson was never underestimate the generosity of the universe, for it shall manifest itself when you
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