 The wildfire near our house (September 2022) The recent natural disasters across the globe, including the wildfires and floods in Portugal, have been a somber reminder of the importance of preserving important documents during such horrific events. Due to our move overseas, we devised a way to do this, and figured we’d share it with you.
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 Hi, Jana here. Since late 2022 I’ve spent a lot more time with doctors than usual so I thought I’d share a tip that might help you navigate those appointments when your Portuguese isn’t that strong.  During our six years in Portugal, we have always had telecommunications and internet through MEO. Unfortunately, we recently needed to make a change. This blog discusses how that process played out.  Life often throws you a curveball, as they say in baseball. In our case, it was a major medical issue and this post explains what we were facing this last year and why we've been blogging less than usual.  Hello, Harold here. My previous post discussed the logistics needed to install solar panels at our home. This one looks at what it takes to sell whatever excess energy you generate. Yes, in Portugal someone will pay you for the energy you’re generating.  When we were looking at the home we’d eventually buy in rural Portugal, one of the pluses (besides the glorious view) was the location. It was perfect for generating our own electricity using solar panels. This blog details the process we went through to have a system installed and some details on how those are performing. Let’s dig in!  One of the decisions that factored into our house purchase was that we wanted a garden area of some sort. It didn’t matter if that was a container garden on a veranda or a full-sized one, outdoor space was important to us. I (Jana) don't think either of us realized how important that was until we'd live in apartments for four years.
 When we moved into our new country home, we tackled a number of new experiences. One of which was the wood-fired whole house heating system. This post is how that system works and what difficulties you might encounter if you have one of these in your house.  The view from a nearby village So much has changed since our last post in May 2021. At that point we had no idea we would be moving out of Porto, but looking back things were already headed that way. Now we live in the Miranda do Corvo region (south of Coimbra) up on a mountain. How's that for a change? |
Your HostsHarold is a former software engineer. Jana is an author. Together they're exploring their new life in Portugal. Archives
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