Archive for September 24th, 2010
Live Update
We are here, safe and sound and working on chores that are more fun than I imagined. Portugal is beautiful, the people have been wonderful to us and the experience, a world-class thrill of a life time. I look forward to getting home where I will have time to write all about it!
After cutting through bramble with a motorized brush cutter
Walking the horses down to graze in the bottom field
Portugal Trip Tidbit # 3
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Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of its wealthiest colony of Brazil in 1822.
Just in case you weren’t aware of that…
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