Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 12 degrees, cold, grey, rainy and miserable. It’s Wednesday, the middle of the week. If I were in Brazil in the past, it would have been an excuse to go out, meet someone, buy some beers or wine, have a drink, and listen to some good music or watch a film. I could go out with […]
Monday, the 8th of April 2024: “English Rain, Reflection and Connection”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, stormy, rainy and very miserable. Monday is the beginning of the week, and it is always a good start if the weekend was good. The weekend was very good with a day visit to Kinver Edge, and the town for lunch with Julie on the Saturday, and even though we did not meet yesterday […]
Easter Good Friday, the 29th of March 2024: “Great: Café, Coffee and Conversation”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Good Friday, also known as Easter Friday, in Brazil. In Brazil, it is a bank holiday, and everything will be closed. Traditionally, it is the day when people eat fish instead of meat. This is a Roman Catholic custom and remains very popular in Brazil today. In England, […]
Wednesday the 24th of January 2024: “Recovery, Cafés and Captivation”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, a little sunny but overcast. It has been exactly two weeks to the day since my mother had her knee surgery. On Monday, she went for her first physio session. Interestingly, the physiotherapist gave my mother various printed sheets stipulating and showing her the exercises that she needs to do every day. For me, this […]
Saturday the 5th of August 2023:“Coffee, Dogs and Unexpected Encounters”!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny, and clear sky. It’s Saturday and I’m up early. First, I grab a strong, pure black coffee at the Portuguese bakery and then head off to work out at the park. Sometimes, instead of staying at the bakery, I ask for a takeaway coffee and go sipping the coffee on the way to […]