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Follow the Tiles

Caravan to the Wine Authorities

January 23, 2022 brokenazulejos1971

The giddiness rolled over me like laughing waves…as I sped down I-81 towards North Carolina, the realization hit me. North…

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Filed under: Arinto, Lisboa, Lisbon Family Vineyards, Mafra, Portugal, Quinta de Sant'Ana, Rosé, rose, Touriga Nacional, vinho, VR Lisboa, wine

Astor Wine Quest

January 17, 2022 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

Like going on a pilgrimage, I prepared for the journey by determining what I could afford to carry back with…

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Filed under: Astor Wines, Manhattan, New York, NYC, Portugal, Quinta de Paços, vinhos, wine, wines of Portugal

Feast of the Seven Fishes

January 31, 2021 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

The arrangement of cans on the cutting board felt extravagant. And I staggered inwardly at the expense of bringing two…

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Filed under: fish, mariscos, petiscos, Rosé, seafood

Postcards From 2020: Dreaming of Portugal

December 31, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

Having a full bank of memories kept us from going insane during 2020–that and having a beautiful space in which…

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Harvest vs. Vindima

November 29, 2020 brokenazulejos1971

All around us: corn fields, the stalks dried out from the August sun. In between bouts of rain, the farmers…

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Filed under: abobora, corn, gardens, hortas, okra, Random Garden, squash, Vivenda Vista de Paz

Praias, Festas: A Summertime Gone

July 4, 2020 brokenazulejos1971

A year gone now, since we prepped the pups for their transatlantic return to the US. With that anniversary passing,…

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Filed under: Cascais, festas, Festas Populares, Portugal, praia das maçãs, praias, Sao Mamede, veteranarians, veteranarios

Songs I Learned In Stay-At-Home

June 1, 2020 brokenazulejos1971

The tweet leaped out from my feed as I scrolled through in the darkness. When I cannot sleep, I’m often…

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Filed under: dance party, music, Portugal

The Random Garden, Act II

April 22, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

A man in full works the soil, and takes pleasure from transforming the land into a plot ready to nurture…

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Filed under: cats, chickens, dogs, fresh eggs, gardens, Maryland, Random Garden

Preserving Lemons

January 31, 2020 brokenazulejos1971

Though the winter howls outside our new home, the grocery stores remind me of the fact that it’s citrus season…

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Filed under: Colares, lemons, Meyer lemons, praia das maçãs, preserved lemons

Vivenda Vista da Paz

January 1, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 3 Comments

We open the new year with an introduction: our new home in the United States. A combination of circumstances led…

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Filed under: Maryland, New Year's Eve, on my run, sunset

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