Retired and Enjoying Life, Day by Day!

Went to the electric company this afternoon and got the electric transferred over around 4 pm today and 8 pm, had NO ELECTRIC.   I found the site you have to go to, but did not translate to English!Luckily, the neighbor one floor down came up and she had some English.  Her husband called the elec...

Living in the central part of Quarteira, parking is hard to find, so you will be driving around and around for a while.     I think because of this, the trash trucks come at 11 or 11:30 pm every night.With my first night's sleep, in the early dawn hours, I heard some SCREECHING, and had my bedroo...

What a gorgeous day - every day is around 80, and even the humidity is lower than usual, although at 9:12 am this morning, it is 61%.  It has been in the 30's.  NOT BAD.Friday I moved the rest of my things into the apartment, and all set up now.   Had to go to several stores, had a long list of t...

Being new to Quarteira, Portugal, I am on a mission to try many of these restaurants in town, and there are MANY.   I will be moving the final stuff over to the apartment tomorrow, so not much food here.  Time to sample a new restaurant!I saw on FB there was a restaurant called Point 80 Burguer w...

I met Virginia at Safeway somewhere around 45 years ago.   When my blood mom passed, Virginia said she would be my "Mom".   It was wonderful!Knowing it will happen doesn't dull the feelings!    I am so far away, and Virginia, my adopted mom, passed away last night.   She was diagnosed in January ...

It was "sort of" moving day, or at least half.   But it was the hardest of all I have to move.   I had a really big bag that weighed 53# when leaving Denver.   It was not expanded, and had only clothes in it.   My winter and summer clothes, along with sweaters.   The other suitcase I moved today ...

When I was at the beach Saturday for the Fisherman's Festival, there were several "scantily clad" women on the beach, which led me to the question of nude beaches in Portugal.Portugal has several official and unofficially tolerated nude (naturist) beaches. The practice is widely accepted, particu...

The last weekend in May for the last 53 years, the Fisherman's Festival is held in Quarteira.  WHAT FUN!   I went to the event spot, but everyone said you need to get to the beach, as that is where the fishermen bring the fish!   Many took hold of the ropes to haul in the nets, young and old!I go...

I applied for a Portuguese credit card this week, and was interesting hearing how their credit system works.   The bank rep said it would take two weeks, and he will let me know if I am approved for 1500 euros of credit. Portugal does not use a three-digit credit score (like the FICO system in th...

I went to see the apartment on 5/19, and after returning to the agent's office I said I wanted to do a lease.    NOTHING happened until 6 pm Friday night when I got the draft.Of course, my attorney doesn't work late, or on weekends, so I didn't hear back until late Monday afternoon, when he sent ...