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Saúde! Tim-tim!

A spot of poetry and a Lisbon red wine I wish I was there, but for now I’ll enjoy a hint of Lisbon in my back garden. Extra big cheers […]

Russia

Kофе, пожалуйстаCoffee, please Russia, a Penguin Special (first published January 1941)with a mug from my student days (studying Russian, but not in 1941!)   Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 April 2020 Posted […]
Russia

Body poetry

El Cabanyal area of Valencia, July 2019 An intriguing mural in El Cabanyal, and I liked the way it fits with my #acoffeeandabook series   Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 April 2020 […]

Goodbye to Berlin

Goodbye to Berlin with the help of a negroni Berlin is one of my favourite European cities, so I allowed another swap of caffeine for alcohol to aid this goodbye. […]

Reservoir reflection

Mãe d’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir, Lisbon, March 2020 In the eighteenth century, the mighty Águas Livres Aqueduct brought needed clean water into Lisbon, over the arches on Rua das Amoreiras, […]