The Box

By Paula Ramos Since the box had arrived it remained in the hall for months. I loved my grandmother and didn’t feel prepared to open her mushy box. Yesterday, I decided to open it and what a lovely surprise! Family photos. Wedding and birthday parties, Christmas and Easter parties. Many travel photos and lots of […]
Just like this

Listen to the sound of silence and say goodbye to your old friend sadness. Make the best of your normal and the perfect of your good. Breathe the deepest of that spring scent, dive the crap out of that ocean, read the hell out of that book. You have to be willing to feel happy […]
4 years of tea-drinking in English

4 anos de TEA, The English Affair. Sempre um pouco desalinhados, com alguns defeitos que viraram feitio e outros que viraram pontos a melhorar. E assim vamos crescendo, a acumular chás tomados e chávenas usadas, empilhadas por vezes de forma tosca. Nestes 4 anos, valem-nos as experiências e histórias contadas, de um affair que se […]
The work of others

By Paula Ramos I’m a civil servant and I’m on holiday. Yesterday, I had a very busy day. In the morning I got up and opened the bedroom window. It smelled of freshly cut grass. The gardener was tending the garden. I turned on the radio to listen to my favourite singer. After that, I […]