My husband and I have lived in Portugal since 1986, moving here with our families as children. We’ve essentially grown up alongside the country. We got married here (pictured above, the Algarve wedding) and Gibraltar (for the official bit, it was just easier to do that, at the time). We…
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You know when people say, “At least you had a backup”? Yeah… not so much. Recently, I had one of those heart-stopping, stomach-dropping moments no writer ever wants to experience. I lost everything. (I talked about it in a previous blog post, but didn’t go into much detail about the different…
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Portugal has been my home since I was ten years old, and even now, I’m still fascinated by the quirky beliefs and old traditions that shape daily life here. Superstitions are woven into everyday life — from stepping into a new home, to handling salt and roosters, and even making…
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Welcome back to another Tell Us About post! Last month, we explored the theme of Seasonal Changes, and this month, our topic (chosen by Rosie) is Thursdays, and I’ll admit—at first I was stumped. Thursdays don’t get the same attention as, say, frantic Mondays or thank-goodness-it’s-Fridays. But then it hit me: Thursdays used…
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This year didn’t start out the way I hoped. In fact, it kicked off with a digital disaster of epic proportions. I thought I’d lost Flora and the Longbottoms—a heartwarming chick lit / cozy mystery I’d been working on for years—along with all my other files. Yep, everything: master book…
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From A for Algarve to Z for Zen, I had such a blast taking part in this year’s A to Z Blogging Challenge challenge. Publishing something daily (or nearly daily!) gave me a much-needed creative spark and a chance to share little snippets of my life, ideas, and imagination with…
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