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Luz do sol da Primavera traz sorrisos!

E hoje , eu pensei que deveria fazer alguma coisa diferente e colocar meu blog em Português para amigos e colegas no Brasil. Então com uma pequena ajuda do Google e de Fatima, aqui está uma cópia de um recente … Continue reading

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Counting the cost of being an Expatriate.

Counting the cost of being an Expatriate. I have returned to England and from now on I shall spend more time here than in Brazil. But right now I am having to count the cost of being an expat. Stacked … Continue reading

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Re-reading childhood books

Re-reading childhood books Gosh we have changed. By Jove and lashings of ginger beer. I have just been reading an article in the Guardian about re-reading the books of childhood. For those of you out there approaching or exceeding my … Continue reading

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Birthdays and remembrances, D-Day and other long gone times

Birthdays and remembrances, D-Day and other long gone times.

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Birthdays and remembrances, D-Day and other long gone times

Birthdays and remembrances, D-Day and other long gone times First of all may I say many thank yous to all those nice people who have wished me a happy birthday.  Even to my dear wife Fatima who deliberately, and with … Continue reading

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High (blood) pressure driving

High (blood) pressure driving I have been moved to write this after travelling back from Saquarema to Niteroi last night by car. And I am guessing my blood pressure did a bit of an upwards tilt! The problem, of course, … Continue reading

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For sustainability and healthy living, revive diversity in your plate

Originally posted on Keshav Chaturvedi:
I am a potato freak. I can have it 365 days a year, two times a day. My father once quipped that I must have been a product of potato famine in Ireland in my…

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Arthur and Catherine

Very soon after Catherine arrived in England she was married to Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry Vll….now read on….   Her wedding to Prince Arthur – a few days later – was no less theatrical but, considering … Continue reading

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sharing pain with a purpose

found this when visiting http://aferngrowsinbrooklyn.tumblr.com and decided it was worth reposting for whomever might find it here. Pass it on …. https://soundcloud.com/onbeing/no-more-taking-sides-an  

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Lincolnshire Day 2013

Lincolnshire Day 2013.

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