My 2020 diary – January to March

18 2020 is a year that will remain in mankind’s collective memory for many decades to come. While this year’s diary records my usual aspirations and activities (fun and mundane), there are also far more sobering notes, like my recording … Continued

The Algarve Book Cellar

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I’d heard about the secondhand book shop in Carvoeiro ages ago but, despite living little more than 12 km away, I’d never got round to visiting it. Fortunately, that all changed when I was visiting my friend Jane recently and … Continued

Walking to Silves on my own

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When I arranged to interview art restorer and artist Florbela Moreira in Silves recently, my original plan was to bus there and walk back. Then a brilliant idea struck me. Why didn’t I walk to Silves and back?  I hadn’t … Continued