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Catching up, part one: The Animals

Catching up, part one: The Animals

Posted on November 3, 2020January 21, 2021 by Alison
It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post here … five months, to be precise. I’ve kept meaning to but somehow never found the time or had the inclination. It’s been a funny old time, in ... Read More
How a morning routine sorted my head out

How a morning routine sorted my head out

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by Alison
In my last post I talked about how I’d finally decided I needed a routine to give my days some structure and help me feel like I am actually achieving something in life. And do you know what ... Read More
A new home in a locked down world

A new home in a locked down world

Posted on March 23, 2020April 19, 2020 by Alison
Gosh, how things can change in the space of a fortnight. Last time I wrote on my blog, I was preparing to move to my new home in Carregal do Sal. And indeed, that move has happened, and my new house i... Read More
Portuguese Blues

Portuguese Blues

Posted on January 30, 2020March 10, 2020 by Alison
I was planning on writing a long post about Christmas back in the UK, and then another one on my first couple of weeks back in Portugal – but I’ve suddenly realised we are nearly at the end of Jan... Read More
Before Christmas

Before Christmas

Posted on January 18, 2020March 10, 2020 by Alison
Gosh, it’s been six weeks since I last wrote in this blog! Lots to catch up on then …. This is the first of three blogs to bring you up to speed on my bizarre/crazy/dull (delete as applicable) lif... Read More
10 things I've learned from Pickle

10 things I’ve learned from Pickle

Posted on December 4, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
The rain has stopped, the sun has come out and I’ve been able to take a couple of lovely long walks up on the mountain paths with Pickle this week. And while I was walking today I realised just ... Read More
From the heart

From the heart

Posted on October 27, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
I’ve written lots on this blog about things I’ve been doing, people I meet, places I’ve visited, funny animal stories and so on. I’ve been trying to write about my mental health and well-being... Read More
Vignettes of life in Portugal

Vignettes of life in Portugal

Posted on October 21, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
A funny thing happened yesterday. I’d had a very lazy morning, reading in bed, and had barely bothered to get dressed – grubby jeans, an even grubbier cardigan, Crocs and unbrushed hair. I was out... Read More
Just call me ... The Cliffhanger!

Just call me … The Cliffhanger!

Posted on October 1, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
As I don’t have a TV here, I spend my evenings (and occasional lunch breaks) either reading, watching stuff I’ve downloaded on Netflix or listening to podcasts. One of my favourite podcast... Read More
Holiday in the UK

Holiday in the UK

Posted on August 24, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
It’s been ages since I wrote a blog post, and I guess that’s because I’ve simply been getting on with enjoying my new life here in the tiny village of Coelhosa, near Gois. I’m feeling very set... Read More
Why Gardening is a Great Way to Stay Active

Why Gardening is a Great Way to Stay Active

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Alison
Getting enough exercise and living a healthy life can seem easy for some, but for most of us, it can be more challenging. Exercise programmes like DDP Yoga are hugely helpful when it comes to losing w... Read More
Life is but a day

Life is but a day

Posted on May 3, 2019March 10, 2020 by Alison
“Stop and consider! Life is but a day; A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way From a tree’s summit.” John Keats I’m currently sitting at Lisbon airport, waiting for a flight to the UK. Don... Read More
My Fitness Journey - an update

My Fitness Journey – an update

Posted on February 21, 2017March 22, 2018 by Alison
Last April I set off on a mission to finally rid myself off the 4+ stones of excess weight I’ve been carrying round for about 20 years, and to get fitter and healthier. I was eating better, redu... Read More
Review: Eat, Pray, Love

Review: Eat, Pray, Love

Posted on February 21, 2017March 22, 2018 by Alison
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked this up as a freebie at work a million years ago – I think the stock photography company I worked for at the time had someth... Read More
Review: DDP Yoga

Review: DDP Yoga

Posted on May 25, 2016March 22, 2018 by Alison
So here’s my review of DDP Yoga, the transformational fitness workout devised by American wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. We met DDP at Wrestlecon in Dallas, Texas this April, and until then I... Read More
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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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