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Praias, Festas: A Summertime Gone

July 4, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

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

Preserving Lemons

January 31, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

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

Locally Grown

October 11, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

While we preferred those fruits of our Random Garden most of all, we were able to flesh out our weekly…

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Filed under: Aldea, bio, Colares, hortas, locally grown, loja bio, organic, Portugal, praia das maçãs, produce, Sintra

Colares Close to Harvest

September 16, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

On my runs throughout the spring and summer, I ended my long loop running past the vines near Fontenelas: those…

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Filed under: Colares, Colares DOC, Fontenelas, grapes, Malvasia, praia das maçãs, Ramisco, vinhas, vinho

Summer at Praia das Maçãs

August 18, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

The little beach town has changed since we first arrived–first driving through four summers ago. Praia das Maçãs, of course,…

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Filed under: beaches, playgrounds, Portugal, praia das maçãs, praias, summer, sunsets

HopSin Brewpub, Colares

June 30, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We’ve followed the story of Sérgio and Marta Pardal, a local father and daughter brewing team, since I took my…

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Filed under: Banzão, brewpubs, Colares, craft beer, HopSin, Mag8 Brewing, petiscos, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Sete Ais IPa, taprooms

A Perfect Afternoon

June 16, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

When people ask our favorite pastimes in Portugal, what sights not to miss, what restaurants deliver the best experience–our answers…

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Filed under: Adraga, Festas Populares, GiGis, Monserrate, Portugal, Praia da Adraga, praia das maçãs, sardines, sardinhas, Sintra, vinho, wine

Sea Glass

March 1, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

My favorite meditation centers on the search for sea glass on an empty beach. I gravitate towards patterns—hence my love…

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Filed under: beaches, low tide, MAAT, on my walk, Portugal, praia, praia das maçãs, sea glass

The Random Garden: Winter

February 1, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 3 Comments

We’re growing avocados. We have three viable plants, now holding their own in the Random Garden—the veritable highlight of our…

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Filed under: avocados, garden, guacamole, hortas, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Random Garden, Recipes

New Year On The Praia

January 4, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We celebrated the New Year by eating grapes, but in the Portuguese style: twelve raisins, one for each toll of…

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Filed under: black-eyed peas, espumante, Filipa Pato, New Year, New Year's Day 2019, New Year's Eve, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Recipes

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