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Sylvie & jc
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Blog Dia 29: Irritations in irrigation iterations, and the summer harvest.
A couple blogs ago I swore my tile grouting days were over. Never say never they always say.
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Sylvie & jc
May 15, 20203 min read
Blog Dia 28: A Summer to Remember, yet
The year is still early. We call it 2020. The mid-spring rains have been consistent enough to nourish the soil, and even raise water...
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Sylvie & jc
Feb 6, 20203 min read
Blog Dia 27: Better Grout No More
It's a very vague memory. I must have been 13-14 years old and my father was, I think, replacing some broken tiles, on either wall or floor,
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Sylvie & jc
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Blog Dia 26: A 2019 award named 2020
We moved to Portugal end of 2017 and opened Monte-Bougainvillea in April 2018. It was a bit stressful for us as this was our first...
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Sylvie & jc
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Blog Dia 26: Une récompense pour 2019 nommée 2020...
Nous avons déménagé au Portugal fin 2017 et ouvert Monte-Bougainvillea en avril 2018. C'était un peu stressant pour nous car c'était...
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Sylvie & jc
Dec 1, 20192 min read
Blog Dia 25: Game over 2019
On ne peut pas vraiment se plaindre de la pluie car en 2 ans nous n'en avons eu qu'en novembre et un peu en avril. C'est assez consistant, o
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Sylvie & jc
Oct 18, 20193 min read
Blog Dia 24: L'espace temps de mettre les pendules à l'heure
Déjà Octobre en route vers Novembre. On ne voit plus les jours passer. Non pas que cela soit pénible, bien au contraire, mais le temps...
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Sylvie & jc
Sep 11, 20195 min read
Blog Dia 23: FAQ...and some answers
Any regrets? Seems to be the most popular question we get when talking about our life changing move to Portugal. After almost 2 years...
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Sylvie & jc
Aug 5, 20197 min read
Blog Dia 22: What's the difference
Some years ago, when we were a young family with children, we traveled to many different holiday destinations. The destinations were...
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Sylvie & jc
Jun 30, 20194 min read
Blog Dia 21: Relative Heat
Climate change can be good. At least the change you manage.
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Sylvie & jc
Jun 2, 20193 min read
Blog Dia 20: Full Swing
So the 2019 season is now officially opened in the Algarve. This is promising for us considering we are half booked for the year.
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Sylvie & jc
May 7, 20192 min read
Blog Dia 19: Rebond Printanier
Le printemps est arrivé les fleurs sont apparues aussi vite que la température est montée. Tout ce qui était vert cet hiver est...
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Sylvie & jc
May 7, 20192 min read
Blog Dia 19: Spring to action
Spring has sprung as it does around here. Spring flowers have popped up as fast as the temperature. What was all green during winter is...
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Sylvie & jc
Mar 31, 20193 min read
Blog Dia 18: Happy Birthday
Good times and Good Deals at Villa Monte-Bougainvillea We've sprung forward and adjusted our clocks. 1 hour closer to tomorrow, the start...
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Sylvie & jc
Mar 31, 20193 min read
Blog Dia 18: Joyeux Anniversaire
Du bon temps et des bonnes affaires à la Villa Monte-Bougainvillea Nous avons ajusté nos horloges. nous ne sommes plus qu'à quelques...
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Sylvie & jc
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Blog Dia 17: Colorful blues
I got up and as usual headed for the kitchen to turn the kettle on, then open the door to let the dog out. It was a bit before 9. I was...
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Sylvie & jc
Dec 1, 20183 min read
Blog Dia 16: 'Renovation portuguese style', heart n soul
So, as I left off in my last update, the plan was to describe a little bit about our experience renovating in Portugal in the next...
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Sylvie & jc
Nov 1, 20183 min read
Blog Dia 15: Window, doors, insights and new site
That was quick. One year ago this week we permanently moved to Monte-Bougainvillea. We spent 6 months working like mad, moving in,...
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Sylvie & jc
Sep 4, 20184 min read
Blog Dia 14: Pro de la couette
C'est indéniable. Ce changement de vie est non seulement visiblement bénéfique sur notre santé, mais elle nous ramène aussi vers notre...
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Sylvie & jc
Jul 1, 20183 min read
Blog Dia 13: 300 and growing
Project Bom Dia has 300 reasons to celebrate! Thank you all 300 for your LIKES! These clicks are very important to us, we really...
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