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Author: Michelle

  • Fall Reading

    Fall Reading

    Andrew: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson. A digital library loan. My Rating: ***** Even if, like me, you are kind of sick of stories about multiverses, don’t skip this amazing novel if you are a sci-fi fan. A scientist discovers a method to jump to other dimensions that are similar to our own BUT…

  • Pumpkin Spice And Halloween In Portugal

    Pumpkin Spice And Halloween In Portugal

    Andrew: We LOVE Halloween. It isn’t as celebrated here as it is in the United States but the stores still put out a few costumes and if you look hard enough you can buy a pumpkin. Although I considered digging out some costumes we held off this year. That doesn’t mean we didn’t celebrate at…

  • Immersion: More Like An Ocean Than A Pool

    Immersion: More Like An Ocean Than A Pool

    Michelle: Immersion?!? People use this word pretty frequently when the subject of our move to Portugal comes up. It is usually a short, topical conversation much like a fleeting news headline. What actually comes to mind when you use the word immersion? I consider one of my favorite kitchen gadgets an immersion blender which I…

  • Converting Our Visa To A Residence Permit

    We chronicled the saga of obtaining our visas through the San Francisco Portuguese consulate in several previous posts. The visas which we received in June are temporary and allow us to stay in Portugal for 4 months or until our assigned appointment with Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) which is the equivalent of immigration/border…

  • Is ABC Really As Easy As 123?

    Is ABC Really As Easy As 123?

    Back in November of 2021 when we shifted our retirement in Portugal from neutral to “full speed ahead” we signed up for Duolingo in order to start our Portuguese language studies. We learned a lot of words, a bit about sentence structure, and some verb conjugation. Duolingo is fun and I still enjoy it daily,…

  • Summertime Reading

    Summertime Reading

    Settling into the new rhythm of our lives has left plenty of time for reading! Pass on your book recommendations in the comments and read on to hear some of ours. Michelle: I have finally carved out some time to read post move and have enjoyed a variety of novels, science fiction, a memoir, and…

  • Living With Less

    Living With Less

    In April we started packing up our house in Medford, Oregon. In addition to all of the “sell, donate, or ship” decisions about our property, we also started deciding what necessities we would stuff in suitcases, carry ons, and pet carriers and lug with us to Portugal. We knew the main bulk of our property…

  • 2 Months In Portugal

    2 Months In Portugal

    Highlights (Andrew) Challenges (Michelle) Things we didn’t know… (Both)

  • Some Mediocre Books

    Some Mediocre Books

    We’ll be checking in once in awhile to talk about the books we’ve read. Please share where your bookmarks have been hiding in the comments! Andrew: I’ve kicked my reading hours way up since retiring! Today I’m NOT going to talk about the best book I’ve read this year since M just started it and…

  • Cats On A Hot Tile Roof

    Cats On A Hot Tile Roof

    We are currently engaged in a battle of wills with cats. Our jet black fuzzy twins are young, vivacious, inquisitive, and stubborn. All of the Finazzo felines have lived a strictly indoor existence. We do this not only for their own health and safety, but also out of concern for the wildlife they would likely…