Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, bitterly cold and grey. It is my mother’s birthday, and I must be a good son and do the right thing. As I have always said, my mother was, is, and has always been a difficult person. Perhaps, in the last 20 years alone, she has paid her debt to society and the family. I […]
Thursday, the 7th of March 2024: “Love and Loneliness Through the Generations”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, bitterly cold but sunny and slightly overcast. Each day, this little woman is becoming more and more present in my life. I am trying to stop myself from being too involved, but she’s invading my heart. When I came to England, I hadn’t thought of getting involved or looking for somebody while staying here, not […]
Wednesday, the 6th of March 2024: “A Heart-warming Conversation”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: -1 degree, foggy, bitterly cold, in the morning but bright and sunny for the rest of the day. At 7:00 a.m., it is bitterly cold, and with the fog, there is a light mist over the back gardens of the houses, reminiscent of old, cheesy horror films. I woke up at 6:30, which is better than usual […]
Monday the 4th of March 2024: “Reflecting on New Possibilities”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: -2 degrees, bitterly cold, but beautiful day. Monday morning marks the start of the week, and there is a lot to do. Besides giving classes and helping my mother, I need to find out when DJI will be able to deliver my drone and camera, which I bought at the end of February. There seems to be […]
Sunday the 3rd of March 2024: “A Lone Sunday in Stourbridge”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 0 degrees, bitterly cold, but beautifully sunny with clear blue skies. What a great Sunday – a beautiful day with sunshine and blue skies, although cold. Although nothing was planned, after a hard workout and a shower, I decided to go to Stourbridge. Stourbridge is the second most important town in the region and, arguably, the most […]
Friday the 1st of March 2024: “Embracing Simplicity and its Beauty”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, bitterly cold, rainy, damp and grey. A morning exercise, not so heavy, but at least I have done something. The weather is constantly changing, making it difficult to plan the day or routine. However, the lesson is not to yield, but to do what you want or need to do, regardless! The big news is […]
Thursday the 29th of February 2024: “Hummingbird Symphony”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, cold, overcast and damp. Yesterday, I bought a bird feeder, a small upright tower that can be hung from anywhere in the garden. I decided to hang it from the clothesline, about halfway along, with the prop away from the feeder so that the birds can come and go freely without anything in the way. […]
Wednesday the 28th of February 2024: “Finding Joy and Purpose in Simple Things and Others”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, bitterly cold, with foggy conditions in the morning that turned to rain for the rest of the day. It is a shitty day, very cold, rainy and damp, and even so, I want to go out for a walk around. I do not want to stay locked in at home. I found an excuse to […]
Tuesday the 27th of February 2024: “Life’s Continual Transition and Personal Growth”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, very cold, grey, shitty and possible rain. It’s nearly the end of the month. Looking back a year, I was living in Copacabana, beginning to prepare for the move to Nalva’s in Botafogo. I was living quite comfortably in a small one-bedroom flat with a partial view of Copacabana Beach. The flat and the building […]
Monday the 26th of February 2024: “Finding Growth”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 4 degrees, very cold, overcast and with possible rain. My weekends are relatively quiet and non-interesting in England. I don’t really have friends to go out with. Primarily, I don’t socially drink much nowadays, as I want to save money, and I don’t have a girlfriend or a flirt here. When Mondays come, it breaks the monotony […]