Category Archives: A is for…
A is for the Algarve – Algarve Blog
“In August most of Europe goes on holiday” Tony Visconti Sometimes it feels like every day is an August day in the Algarve! In the start of this series of … Continue reading
A is for the A’s
Lately, others have invited me to participate in some interesting blogging challenges. This week was no different. For the next 26 weeks, I will be blogging my way through the … Continue reading
A is for Alphabet, and also for Aunts
My story starts with an Aunt. When I first looked at her photograph, 5 years ago this month, I felt a jolt of recognition. It was not unlike looking at … Continue reading
My A to Z Wholeness Blogging Challenge!
oappleThis month I will be doing a A to Z Wholeness Blogging Challenge! I really enjoyed doing the Poem A Day Challenge this summer and I think doing another challenge would be a great way to get back to posting on a regular basis. The title of this blog is Wholeness4Love because I wanted to focus on all aspects of wholeness: physical health, spiritual well-being, emotional healing, social justice and creative expression. For my blogging challenge my main focus will be wholeness in the area of health.
A is for Alte
The images that you see everywhere of the Algarve are beaches (of course!), and golf courses, but there’s so much more to the Algarve. Alte represents that other Algarve- the … Continue reading
A-Z of Australia – K is for Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie-Boulder as this mining town is know, is situated about 600km East of Perth in the region known as Goldfields. Gold is Australia´s third biggest export commodity, and every year … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – J is for Jobs
Australia is going through a mining boom, which means more workers are needed to fill jobs mainly in the resources industries. Of course not enough skilled workers are to be … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – I is for Islands (Part II)
Western Australia whose capital is Perth (where I live), is the State with most islands, a total of 3747! It would be hard to visit them all !!! Just off the … Continue reading
A is for Almancil
Almancil, Almancil… is a small town nearby Loule but most importantly it’s a town I lived in. Almancil is about a 15minute drive from the Faro airport and has became … Continue reading
A is for Architecture
Being an architect, this would be the most logical way to start my A-Z. But I will try not to write too much. For anyone with even a minor … Continue reading
A is for Acrylics and Arcimboldo – The Thought Palette
The worst thing about acrylics is that they dry fast, and the best thing about acrylics is that they dry fast” Debbie DeBaun Acrylic Paints Love ‘em or hate ‘em! … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – A is for Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia. It’s about 1700km from Perth and it takes about 3,30h to fly there, and they are 2,30 hours ahead of WA. … Continue reading
A is for Aleph
Image via Wikipedia Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, or aleph-beis. It is my favorite Hebrew letter for the same reasons I like the number eleven; the way it looks, and sound of … Continue reading
My Portugal from A to Z: A to C
I was reading a couple of blogs recently that are covering Portugal by the alphabet. What a terrific idea from Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal’s blog! I’ve decided to start my … Continue reading
My A-Z of The Netherlands: A is for Almere
Almere is the youngest city of The Netherlands. Situated in Flevoland, the most recent province of the country, the first house was finished in 1976. Named after the early … Continue reading
A is for apple
No, this is not the beginning of a new educational picture book – it’s my first entry in an “A to Z” challenge that is evidently moving through the blogging … Continue reading
A is for Anthropology (Linguistic)
Below is my first official Personal A to Z Challenge post! If money was not a consideration, I would have chosen Linguistic Anthropology as my profession–not that I am getting rich as a freelance writer, … Continue reading
A for Arid – Love versus Goliath
One of the aspects of Australian life that shocked my family on arrival was water restrictions. Four minute showers, people! They may lack reliable electricity in Nigeria but they … Continue reading
A is for Addo Elephant National Park
South Africa is all about Adventure and, although other subjects sprang to mind beginning with “A”, the Addo Elephant National Park won hands down. Being a huge fan of elephants coupled with my love of the outdoors and … Continue reading
A is for Avocado
Avocados originally came from central Mexico and the word comes from Nahuáti, which was the language spoken by the Aztecs. The word they used was ahuácatiwhich means testicle! Here they are known as aguacate, … Continue reading
A is for Awesome
Once used to describe the feeling of awe created by, for example, Man walking on the Moon – now the word AWESOME just means Cool… If you want to bond … Continue reading
