Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 9 degrees, cool, sunny, and slightly overcast. It’s lovely to see the weather milder than when I arrived. The nights are bitterly cold, and the days are mild by British standards. Spring is coming, and it is nice to see the trees along the canal paths and my mother’s next-door neighbours’ trees blossoming in a beautiful, dark […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 9 degrees, colder, greyer, overcast, and with the possibility of rain. It is early Saturday morning, not as early as if I were in Brazil, but still early; it is drizzly outside, with the rain stopping and starting all the time. I managed to do a quick half-hour workout on the back patio, combining skipping and elastic […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 9 degrees, sunny, cool, with blue skies and the possibility of rain. Today is the first day my mother has left home after her surgery, apart from when she went to the doctors to have the surgical staples removed, and for physiotherapy at the hospital. My mother had booked a minibus service with ‘Ring and Ride’ that […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 14 degrees, coolish, sunny and bright with blue skies. What a day, one of the best days of my life, in terms of surprises and money! The inheritance from my uncle Mick came through. It was what I had expected; I would have liked to have received more, of course, but this small amount will help me […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 11 degrees, grey and damp, and with the possibility of rain. It’s shitty, cold, and dampness that reaches the bones, and you feel it on and off the whole day. People in Brazil are gradually returning to work today. The rule is that they have to return by midday on the Wednesday after Carnival. Some will only […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 2 degrees, very cold, but sunny. It is Monday, and Carnival is going at full swing in Brazil. I have talked to Nalva and Yamin, and they are staying quiet at home. Public safety is a significant issue in Brazil at present and has worsened significantly under Lula’s administration. This morning, I got up later than usual, […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, cold, grey, damp and with the threat of rain. My feelings are a little mixed at the moment. I’m sensing that my time in England is coming to an end. My mother is giving me all the wrong signs that I am beginning to overstay my welcome. I have been trying to please her by […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, cold, damp and slightly overcast. I was supposed to go to Merry Hill shopping centre today, but as I hate shopping centres and it is carnival in Brazil, I want to do very little! Instead, some shopping in the local village precinct, a coffee, and some work on the computer – nothing too much. My […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 9 degrees, cold, grey, damp and a lot of rain. In Brazil, it is the eve of Carnival. What I’ve heard from my pupils is that it is very hot and stuffy in Rio. Here in the middle of England, it is reasonably cold, wet, and damp but bearable. There was supposed to be snow, but it […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, grey, dull, damp and a lot of rain. A day of rain, rain and more rain. Snow was expected, but it didn’t come. I was going to go out, but because of the rain, I decided to stay in. I’m feeling a bit on edge at the moment. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve […]