Author Archives: JJS

Tennessee style

Posted on November 25, 2023 by JJS

Had a very pleasant Thanksgiving with our friends C&L. Far too much to eat and far too much to drink. Everything was of high quality. We even watched the football games (the summaries) after lunch, Looking forward to next year … Continue reading →

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Noël arrive

Posted on November 24, 2023 by JJS

Preparations for the opening of the Christmas market in town are going well by the looks of it All the chalets are up on the main square and the ice rink is up but not yet ready to freeze. 🌲🎄🌲 … Continue reading →

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Windy

Posted on November 22, 2023 by JJS

🍂🍂🍂 Quite a typical autumn day here, not necessarily cold but fairly windy. Of course as a result leaves are blowing away from the trees and settle all over the ground and in the pool. A daily sweep is certainly … Continue reading →

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Understanding the motivations behind Hamas’ attacks on Israelis

Posted on November 14, 2023 by JJS

I have read a number of articles on the subject and “copied & pasted” them and fed the results to ChatGPT to make a summary for a blog post. I tend to agree with the analysis. ▫️Introduction:In the wake of … Continue reading →

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Diabetes World Day

Posted on November 14, 2023 by JJS

Not experiencing much novelties or improvement in the treatment of my Diabetes Type II Today November 14th is World Diabetes Day and I would have hoped for some announcements. The only improvement over the past few months is that my … Continue reading →

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Lisbon – Home XI

Posted on November 14, 2023 by JJS

🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time 🇫🇷 Up early, too early in fact. Breakfast is not being served yet. We do not have too much time as we must get to the airport to catch our flight back to France. Very foggy … Continue reading →

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Algarve – Lisbon X

Posted on November 13, 2023 by JJS

🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time Received a too early phone call from France a short while ago. They obviously did not know I was in Portugal and that we have 1 hour’s difference. Not a problem actually since today we depart … Continue reading →

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Algarve IX

Posted on November 12, 2023 by JJS

🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time Last full day in the Algarve Brilliant weather this morning Such a nice day that plans have been changed and we are off to the beach (Praia do Ancão) a mere 6 km away. Unfortunately the … Continue reading →

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Algarve VIII

Posted on November 11, 2023 by JJS

🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time Not much planned for today apart from meeting up for lunch. Reservations have been made at Maria’s Beach Restaurant. So this morning we take it easy and stay at the villa. Much better weather today compared … Continue reading →

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Algarve VII

Posted on November 10, 2023 by JJS

🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time Will go and explore the western Algarve region when I am ready and finished my morning tea. We head off west and in no time at all we are in Albufeira. First stop is in the … Continue reading →

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