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My Portuguese Neighbors

Kristin Fellows, storyteller

A collection of humorous & heartfelt short stories, hand illustrated by me, about what it's like to live in a small Portuguese village.

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Fixing a hole where the rain gets in...

Work has begun on the hole January’s “Storm Kristin” left in my life—or rather, in my barn. Good timing, as things were beginning to grow in the dirt. (How could this be? Does the rain contain seeds?)

I’m greatly encouraged to see this sca...

8 days ago
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Exciting News Coming Soon!

Much as I hate to leave Portugal, I have decided to move to France in the coming months to be closer to my family. My son and daughter-in-law are planning to start a family and I want to be a lot closer to them geographically. France will a...

25 days ago
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Just in Case Jesus...

This is how it how it looks here in the village a day or two before Easter Sunday.

The exteriors of the houses, the walkways, the steps, and driveways have all been recently power-washed, just in case Jesus makes an appearance in the villa...

2 months ago
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The Man in the Rear View Mirror!

I had an appointment in town yesterday morning.

I was driving along the winding road that ascends from the hills where I live down to the river valley and the highway into Coimbra. I had just passed through a one-lane area where men are s...

2 months ago
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Things You Find by the Side of the Road in a Portuguese Village

Each morning, weather permitting, Kiitos and I set off on a walk through the village. Small as it is, you never know what surprises await, even doing the same walk each day.

This morning’s surprise was seeing my neighbor Evangelia Jolie fo...

2 months ago
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