- Almost reaching the point where the apartment looks the way it should and almost everything is more or less organized and in its place. Sitting outside in my comfy chair at night, looking up at the marvellous starry sky.
- Free magazines at the airport. Noise-cancelling headphones. What a godsend.
- Driving through a hippie village. Eating at a vegan cafe. Buying lovely earrings at a jewellery store. Getting groceries.
- Waking up in Portugal at the Atlantic coast. Going swimming in a pristine lake with water lilies after sunrise. Paddling the little fisherman to the middle of the lake in a canoe. A large tray with delicious breakfast delivered to our doorstep.
- Visiting A.'s parents' house in the hills behind the coast. Their octagonal living room. Talking about art and wildfires. Homemade lemonade, tostadas and a big bowl of salad. The kids catching tiny frogs in the lake. Laura Lindheimeri swaying gently in the wind.
- Drawing hopscotch squares into the sand with Mara. Painting together. Chasing seagulls. Playing cat. Walking out of the sea backwards so our footsteps suggest we disappeared in the water and never came back. I love that little weirdo.
- Our lake. The soft water. The beautiful water lilies opening the morning sun. Pink dragonflies. Jumping contests and boat chases. Reading on the platform.
- A Thai massage at Odeceixe beach. The sound of the crashing waves instead of the Bali Spa playlist. Eating tremoços (pickled lupini beans) at the quiosque. Washing them down with a minty pineapple smoothie.
- Quiet podcast drives. The little one distracted by Benjamin Blümchen on air pods.
- Scary high water slides.
- My highlight so far: night swimming in our lake. Naked, alone, under the almost full moon. The next night, I also convinced C. to join me. Afterwards we watched Rain Man in bed.
- Jumping into forceful waves. Surfer girl vibes. Reading Outside Looking In by T.C.Boyle (about Timothy Leary's first Harvard psilocybin experiments).
- An unexpected sight: C. in a wetsuit trying to conquer the surf on a body board.
- Accidental meditation. A really deep and good one, too. Much needed.
- Beach walks with Mara.
- Driving to Lagos, just the two of us. What a relief. Walking through the old town. Shopping at Parfois.
- Authentic Mexican food at Green Room. I had taquitos with nopales and a chelada. Lime, salt and cilantro make everything more delicious.
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