• Coffee shop in Santa Maria Maior neighborhood in Lisbon
    Home & Garden

    Setting up the Coffee Station

    I’ve been getting the house set up with all the necessities and the daily coffee experience is one of them. Starting the day with a great cup of coffee is critical to a successful day. It’s the second thing I…

  • Home & Garden

    Welcome to our Portugal Home

    Monte da Casa Branco is the name of our new home in Portugal. It translates as ‘white house on the hill’. The house is very white but the area it sits on is not much of a hill since this…

  • View of Lisbon from the Castle of Sao Jorge
    Travel & Leisure

    Moving to a New Country

    Portugal is now home. It’s not the first time we’ve moved out of the United States. Back in 2005, we moved to Singapore and lived there for two years, so we’ve had some practice being expats. I always find it…