living local
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An urban hedgerow photowalk
Today I’m sharing some tips for a sweet and simple idea for your 2mk walk: turn into into a hedgerow photowalk. We got lucky with our rental house, in that it’s near beautiful woods and beaches, but alas both of those are closed at the moment leaving us with seemingly bland suburban roads and few Continue reading
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Finding Those Single Glorious Things
“In my own worst seasons I’ve come back from the colorless world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium outside my bedroom window. And then another: my daughter in a yellow dress. And another: the perfect outline of a full, Continue reading
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Lisbon for Lovers: A romantic stroll through the city
Golden sunsets, cobbled, winding streets to get lost in, stunning views – there’s no denying that Lisbon is a romantic spot to explore. Since moving here, I get a lot of messages asking for recommendations (and if you’re planning a visit, do hit me up), and loads of these are from couples, many on honeymoons, Continue reading
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A Surprise Birthday Picnic in Belem
(I feel like I’m going to gush so much about this lovely experience that I should point out that this post is in no way sponsored and that nothing was comp-ed). For Ben’s birthday this year, I thought it would be fun to try and find something we could all do as a (very new) family. I Continue reading
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Saturday strolls: Ela Canela, Campo de Ourique
Campo de Ourique is already one of our favourite Lisbon neighbourhoods and last weekend we found one more reason to love it in the form of Ela Canela, a lovely local brunch and lunch spot. We’d passed Ela Canela a couple of times, en route to the wonderful Campo de Ourique food market, and had kept Continue reading