Aug 2018 Belem

A multi-pronged Aug-Sep 2018 trip to Boston to visit Allie, then to Lisbon via Dublin to spend time in Portugal with Laurie, culminating in a return to Boston to meet Barb for a long weekend. Previous Post | Next Post | Trip Home Saturday, Sep. 1: Cascais – Belem Laundry day.  One thing our apartment lacked …

Aug 2018 Sintra

A multi-pronged Aug-Sep 2018 trip to Boston to visit Allie, then to Lisbon via Dublin to spend time in Portugal with Laurie, culminating in a return to Boston to meet Barb for a long weekend. Previous Post | Next Post | Trip Home Friday, Aug. 31: Sintra This was our day to explore Sintra, an inland …

Manny!

The ongoing chronicle of Manny. July 19, 2018: We meet Manny for the first time at the Howard County Animal Shelter.  He’s about 12 weeks old, originally named Merv, and we’re the first to see him. He’d been found in Laurel, caught in a cat trap covered in tar and fleas, they tell us. After …

Aug 2018 Lisbon

A multi-pronged Aug-Sep 2018 trip to Boston to visit Allie, then to Lisbon via Dublin to spend time in Portugal with Laurie, culminating in a return to Boston to meet Barb for a long weekend. Previous Post | Next Post | Trip Home Tuesday, August 28 – Lisbon Rested and ready, we take on Lisbon. …