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Broken Azulejos

The echoes of stone, sea glass, & tile that make up the soul of Portugal
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Follow the Tiles

Mystery Of The Milk Thistle

April 6, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

“I swear they grew here last year…like weeds!” Where on earth did they all go? The milk thistle arrives each…

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Filed under: fava beans, favas, herbal remedies, milk thistle, natural remedies, pasta favas pine nuts, Portugal, Recipes

Tempestas In The Forest

March 23, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The piles of oleander branches surprise me as I crest the hill. We knew about the massive clearing of the…

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Filed under: forestclearing, forests, lemonchicken, lemons, Portugal, Recipes

Dropping Oranges

March 9, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

During winters growing up in Iowa, one common holiday gift came from a well-meaning neighbor or friend: the Fruit of…

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Filed under: cocktails, gin, gin cocktails, gin drinks, lemons, oranges, Portugal, preserved lemons

Callas & Fiddleheads

February 23, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

In the midst of the winter, the callas come out. Normally, they’re preceded by the fiddleheads, the first curls of…

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Filed under: callalilies, callas, fiddleheads, Flowers, Portugal, Recipes, spring

Rain On The Calçadas

February 9, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

“Time to stockpile wood, for when the rains come.” I have this note to myself from last year, when January…

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Filed under: Calçadas, Eco-Friendly, Flowers, Portugal, Rain, Recipes, Soup, Tiles, Winter

Treasures in the Dirt

January 26, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We started our hunt for mushrooms in December, in the waning days towards the solstice, hopeful that we’d see their…

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Filed under: chantrelles, forests, mushrooms, Portugal, Recipes

First Tiles

December 28, 2017 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

My first walks through the campo north of the house found me looking down: fragments of tiles poking through the…

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Filed under: azulejos, dogwalks, Monserrate, Portugal, streetsigns, Tiles

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