Our Life Together
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This is the story of our new cat, Bjorn. Only he's not new, not to us at least. The newness of his existence is that he's now fully ours, and enjoying the comfort of life indoors, while trying to adjust to being a brother to our previously only-child cat, Avery. Bjorn's story is one of …
Continue Reading about Our New Cat Knew: Stick Around Long Enough, They’ll Let You In
When we first moved into our new home here in Cascais, Portugal, we were smitten with the charm of the street. Good weather, good neighbours, beautiful homes, well kept gardens - and then there was the icing on the cake - the plethora of cats that would hang out, lounging in the sun, snoozing under …
Continue Reading about The Story of The Three Musketeer Persian Cats (& an Imposter)
The girl & I make an odd couple. I remember my in laws telling us the Bishop thought our marriage would only last a couple of years at most (fucking blow me). I remember feeling a sense of distaste over such a crude assessment of the most important relationship in my life, but in hindsight, …
The girl & I have been fretting over the state of our garden for the past month. Portuguese households being quite fastidious when it comes to outward appearances (especially in our neighbourhood), it was quite depressing to deal with the unsightly mess the previous occupiers left us with. On …
Continue Reading about Organic Threat Destroyed, Garden Gets Amputated
Eventful week, with most of the action happening near the end of it. Sometimes I feel like nothing gets done, but when I reflect back, I realize it's probably because I concentrate on what's left to do rather than what's actually been done. Silly me! Most eventful things to happen this week: Got …
Continue Reading about Familiarity, Settling In, & a New Garden
I've wanted one thing above all else from this blog: to use it as an excuse to better document my life. When Thomas and I first opened it, I did make an effort. Life events happened (like finding Avery), I took photos of them, and the photos I really loved turned up here. Every so often I'd write …
Continue Reading about Hitting Un-Mute: Forcing Myself to Use My Voice
