As we take our 4th spin around the Algarve sun this November, it turns out to be what we expected based on prior years. Colder air...

A couple blogs ago I swore my tile grouting days were over. Never say never they always say.

The year is still early. We call it 2020. The mid-spring rains have been consistent enough to nourish the soil, and even raise water...

It's a very vague memory. I must have been 13-14 years old and my father was, I think, replacing some broken tiles, on either wall or floor,

We moved to Portugal end of 2017 and opened Monte-Bougainvillea in April 2018. It was a bit stressful for us as this was our first...

Nous avons déménagé au Portugal fin 2017 et ouvert Monte-Bougainvillea en avril 2018. C'était un peu stressant pour nous car c'était...

On ne peut pas vraiment se plaindre de la pluie car en 2 ans nous n'en avons eu qu'en novembre et un peu en avril. C'est assez consistant, o

Déjà Octobre en route vers Novembre. On ne voit plus les jours passer. Non pas que cela soit pénible, bien au contraire, mais le temps...

Any regrets? Seems to be the most popular question we get when talking about our life changing move to Portugal. After almost 2 years...

Some years ago, when we were a young family with children, we traveled to many different holiday destinations. The destinations were...

Climate change can be good. At least the change you manage.

So the 2019 season is now officially opened in the Algarve. This is promising for us considering we are half booked for the year.

Le printemps est arrivé les fleurs sont apparues aussi vite que la température  est  montée. Tout ce qui était vert cet hiver est...

Spring has sprung as it does around here. Spring flowers have popped up as fast as the temperature. What was all green during winter is...

Good times and Good Deals at Villa Monte-Bougainvillea We've sprung forward and adjusted our clocks. 1 hour closer to tomorrow, the start...

Du bon temps et des bonnes affaires à la Villa Monte-Bougainvillea Nous avons ajusté nos horloges. nous ne sommes plus qu'à quelques...

I got up and as usual headed for the kitchen to turn the kettle on, then open the door to let the dog out. It was a bit before 9. I was...

So, as I left off in my last update, the plan was to describe a little bit about our experience renovating in Portugal in the next...

That was quick. One year ago this week we permanently moved to Monte-Bougainvillea. We spent 6 months working like mad, moving in,...

C'est indéniable. Ce changement de vie est non seulement visiblement bénéfique sur notre santé, mais elle nous ramène aussi vers notre...