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Graham Denby: Graham becomes an emissary to the local mayor Feb 17 2010

HAVING written quite a number of articles for The Examiner about our life and times out here in the Portuguese Alentejo, I wondered recently if I could do anything for the local authority to promote the area.Read

Graham Denby column: Footie and fish Feb 03 2010

WELL, it’s FA Cup 4th round day. A number of ex-pats are gathered up at the Café Central in Ourique to watch a few games and have a good nosh, oh yes, and a beer or three!Read

Life in Portugal: Graham Denby does some road-mending Jan 27 2010

WET and windy weather has been our lot here for the past few weeks, while you lot have been snowed in.Read

Ex-Pats: Eileen Hulligan searches for friend Kathlyn Widowson Jan 20 2010

A PRESENT that went astray this last Christmas has sparked a search for a lost friend.Read

Graham Denby: Tracking down a rat! Jan 13 2010

AS TV was so riveting over Christmas and the New Year (not) I ended up watching a programme about a British racing team breaking the land speed record for a steam car at Edwards Air Force base in America.Read

Graham Denby: Pigging out in the hills Jan 06 2010

THERE I was, doing the grand tour of the horses’ paddock complete with barrow and poo shovel on my way towards the muck pile when Murphy, Ruth’s favourite horse, came galloping up in search of solace.Read

Graham Denby: hands out Christmas presents to neighbours Dec 30 2009

OVER Christmas we pop up to the top of the Monte to wish our neighbours a Merry Christmas and to pass on a couple of festive gifts.Read

Graham Denby: buying presents in Portugal Dec 23 2009

WELL, here we are with Christmas upon us and I’m left with the usual annual male dilemma: what do I get our Ruth, and where do I get it (or rather, them) from?Read

Ex Pats: Graham Denby Seeing the Light in Portugal Dec 16 2009

I WROTE last week about our pre-Christmas fry-up for those Brits winging their way back to friends and family back in the UK to enjoy their fun and festivities.Read

Graham Denby: Frying tonight Dec 09 2009

AS I write this a number of the ex-pats are packing their bags/cars/ trailers for the trek back to the UK for Christmas and the New Year.Read

Family history: Graham Denby collects logs in Portugal Dec 02 2009

OK, so we’ve had a bit of rain. It’s late November now and what rain has fallen has been mostly during the night. But it’s not been enough to replenish the depleted water stocks, particularly down in the Algarve.Read

Graham Denby column: Round in circles Nov 25 2009

WE said goodbye to our ‘work-aways’ Tony and Sam last week. The time we’ve had them here has flown by and Ruth says: ‘You know, we’ve done a whole winter’s work in just five weeks!’ I’d like to think that means I can take the rest of the year off and the first three months of 2010 ... yeah, right!Read

Ex-pats: Graham Denby on the start of the Portuguese hunting season Nov 18 2009

MAC, one of our horses, broke a section of the paddock’s electric fence when he fled from nearby gunfire. On this very misty November morning I’m mending it with some trepidation.Read

Child Migrant Programme - We want to hear from you Nov 16 2009

THE British Government sanctioned the shipping of about 100,000 children from impoverished families from Britain to Canada and Australia between 1869 and 1948 as part of the Child Migrant Programme.Read

Ex pats: A post in the wilds Nov 04 2009

AFTER the scrub was ploughed from our land, as per last issue, wife Ruth put her master plan into effect. Read

Graham Denby: Clearing new land in Portugal Oct 28 2009

I HAVE just returned from my annual UK visit, taking in family, friends, entertainments (the highlight being Town’s 4 – 0 home win) and meeting what must’ve been all my readers ... at least a dozen.Read

Graham Denby: creepy-crawlies to avoid in Portugal Oct 21 2009

AS I have mentioned previously, there is a particularly harsh set of insects out in Portugal. The flies are pretty awful and if their bite can annoy the horses with their thick hides, imagine how easy is for them to enjoy a nibble on us.Read

Ex Pats: Graham Denby’s tales from Portugal Oct 14 2009

AUGUST was general holiday time in Portugal and the Alentejo and for those who don’t get away, many of the villages featured quite a number of events.Read

Family history: Graham Denby on Portuguese roundabouts and building habits Oct 07 2009

LOOKING around the Alentejo district of Portugal it seems that construction, by which I mean in the modern way, has only really taken off since their membership of the EC.Read

Ex Pats: Graham Denby extols virtues of autumn in Portugal Sep 30 2009

AS the kids pack their satchels for school (do they still have satchels or is it a laptop bag?) we coast easily through September and the slow changing of the season.Read

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