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 //   //  November 20, 2012  //  No Comments

The Taste of Home

Why having that ‘taste of home’ can be so important when living abroad Written by British Corner Shop – the online supermarket for expats. When British citizens choose to move abroad, no matter how fantastic their …

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 //   //  July 16, 2012  //  2 Comments

dispelling myths: Portugal’s wonderful light.

Ah … the summer in Portugal … I know you think this. Even if you live here, you probably think this. I do. I always look forward to summer in Portugal. Winters in our house are …

bunless-burger
 //   //  July 9, 2012  //  2 Comments

Spownall’s Favourites

They say the way to man’s heart is through his stomach and nothing could be truer when it comes to Spownall. We flirted over my bbq chicken piri-piri, he proposed over my garlic prawns and a …

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 //   //  June 21, 2012  //  4 Comments

Restoring Windows

If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a girl builder and a boy builder I can tell you right here. I’m set up in a friend’s garage for a bit of paint stripping on …

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 //   //  May 17, 2012  //  No Comments

I love trains

Spownall and I love trains. Any type of train will do for him but my particular preference is for six seater compartments which convert into sleepers and a viewing carriage at the rear. The dining carriage …

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Best of Portuguese Architecture – My Top 10 (part one)
May 8, 2011  //  2 Comments
Sometimes someone comes out with an opinion so contrary to your own that it provokes you to revisit the foundations of y ...
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god, we british are so repressed
March 14, 2012  //  1 Comment
Usually, I hate it when people say that to me. “Oh, you eengleesh (because anywhere outside of UK we Brits and eenglee ...
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Mrs Spownall’s Great Supermarket Comparison
March 24, 2011  //  2 Comments
There was a time when I hadn’t been inside a supermarket for years, which might explain why I’m something of ...
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Chouriço Assado com Aguardente
April 16, 2011  //  1 Comment
I’m not sure when I first discovered the gastronomy of a well crafted sausage. Growing up in Sweden, sausages were an ...
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Motoring Recycling
March 14, 2012  //  No Comments
Great advances have been made in the last decade to reduce the impact the car makes on the environment. Higher mpg, lowe ...
In the Mist
In the Mist
February 8, 2012  //  No Comments
…it’s been several weeks since I made it into the sea. My last visit to the Peniche peninsula was somewhat hampered ...