As I mentioned earlier in the week, our lovely new garden friend arrived in a parcel from France — he was very well cushioned on his journey, and thanks to the dismal weather we’ve been having,…
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With a little person in the house this week, the washing machine has been very welcome, even though said little person’s mother brought along a stack of disposable diapers. Darling little peach-and-pink gingham cropped pants…
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“Compare and contrast” essays are central to my arsenal of 1st-year assignments, a more developed version of the old “One of these things is not like the others” game regularly featured on Sesame Street. Marking…
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The last section of our drive back from Guarda the other day was along a fairly small road through the mountains (around 1500 M), the twists and turns along the precipitous edge of the slopes…
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Many who visit Guarda, a city close to the Portuguese-Spanish border, will come away impressed by its history as one of many cities and small towns in Beira Alta which harboured Jewish communities for centuries…
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