The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life

The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life

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O Dia de Sao Martinho
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Learning Portuguese, I think I'm learning Portuguese, I really think so!
Or maybe...the trials and tribulations of our continued attempts to get beyond 'Bom dia!'
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'One day it's fine and next it's black'
Or - how you feel when grappling with COVID and an entanglement with the Portuguese immigration authorities. Thank heavens for good friends and…
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The Grapes of Friendship: Our 3rd anniversary as Immigrants in Portugal
... or small exchanges helping us to lay down our roots
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Not On the List: No.46 - The Fish Hook
... and the routine-shattering existence of caring for an ageing family dog
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I got the Residency Permit Expiry Blues...
Or - life lived in liminality
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The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life
The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life
‘Borboleta’ (Portuguese for butterfly), and a symbol of regeneration and of beauty emerging from decay - reflections by a British immigrant settling into life overseas in Northern Portugal.
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