Wall Art in Coimbra, Portugal, June 5, 2025 Douglas and I planned to move to Portugal, walk the promenade, and sit by the ocean every day this December. Well, that's not happening this year. But we will start the application process as soon as we are able. If we are blessed, we will visit Portugal... Continue Reading →
It's weird when I am in Portugal to see other black people. I sometimes feel overwhelmed in places that are almost homogeneously white. I am stared at as I walk through the small towns and villages, and it makes me want to proclaim that we are all the same species, created in God's image. My... Continue Reading →
Leca de Palmeira Beach, Porto, Portugal, June 2025 Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Posted for Wordless Wednesday.
A California Boy in His Element! Leca de Palmeira in Porto, Portugal, June 2025 We are so glad to be home, although it was difficult leaving the grandchildren in Portugal. I am looking for a dentist, because the fall I had in Vienna left me with sore teeth, and the dentist in Porto advised me... Continue Reading →
Matosinhos Beach, Porto, Portugal We are about four days from going home. It has been a great trip, but I have hit a wall of tiredness that my husband doesn’t feel, so I am hanging out in our temporary home alone. I know that it is natural to want to see as much of the... Continue Reading →
Porto, Portugal 2023 It's time to travel! School is done, and with graduation over, I am ready to board planes and fly off to places not yet seen and a few places we go every year. Last year, I chose the European cities we visited before flying to Portugal to be with family. We went... Continue Reading →
We are home! I am still acclimating to our time, waking at 3:00 in the morning, thinking it is time to get up for the day. Five weeks of being five to six hours ahead take a while to overcome. But it was a blast! To travel internationally again was such a joy. Still, as... Continue Reading →
Wonderful secluded beach in Portimao, Portugal Dreaming of Wading in the Water Posted for the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge, February 22, 2019, hosted this week by The Snow Melts Somewhere. The prompt is Dreamy.
Jewels in the Paleontology Museum in Elche, Spain The Archaeological Museum in Elche, Spain The Paleontology Museum, Elche, Spain The breakwater in Quarteria, Portugal Our hands love to feel the texture of items! The two museums in Elche were packed with items that you were allowed to touch, which was so cool! Posted for Cee's... Continue Reading →
Pathways remind me of choices: which way to go to maximize a day's opportunities for reflection and fun? Pathways rarely used lead to surprising places and make it possible to experience views and create memories that few others have witnessed. Villajoisa, Spain: Roman ruins: Pathway to the past. Portimao, Portugal! Step Carefully! Elche, Spain: Which... Continue Reading →
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