Olá bom dia ALEGRIA! Tudo bem? I going to be briefer this morning, because I think these 'morning missives' are too long. What do you think? Please let me know. Briefly then... Paul Rees of Rural Properties is my guest this morning. Join us in the studio from 8am if you want to quiz him. Some lessons learned for him... "...properties in villages take longer to sell than we had planned for, we had not adequately developed the sales side of the business, materials costs go up rather than down, labour shortages are endemic but all against a backdrop of market growth with property prices continuing to rise. One of the biggest advantages of Central Portugal is the abundance of inexpensive properties but it takes experience to know which ones are money pits and which can be renovated with as few expensive surprises as possible. Documentation for many old properties is out of date, inaccurate or non-existent." Contact [email protected] Great idea from @Johnny Cocktail yesterday, muito obrigado. Welcome to Portugal new member here, @Valda Bailey, who had a rude surprise at Lisbon airport, but all's well that ends well. We have a meetup in São Martinho Do Porto at lunchtime, and a Men's Shed tonight. Today's IPMA weather shows a 0% chance of rain in the district of Portalegre, the next leg on our district tour, where you can experience a low of 7°C/44°F and a high of 18°C/66°F Today's www.spartanfx.co.uk rates: A US$ will buy you 0.89 Euros, slightly down; a UK£ will buy you 1.19 Euros, slightly up.

Olá bom dia ALEGRIA! Tudo bem? Starting today with grateful thanks to and for @António Ferreira, who quietly and diligently works away on our Portuguese Sayings and Portuguese Crime Report posts, with 500+ and 300+ updates respectively. Both are insights, in their own way, into Portuguese culture! Thanks António 🙏 How did the full moon treat you?! The world seems turbulent anyway, so it was hard to tell if there was added lunacy! If you are seeking some divine calm, please join me and @Mamabear McGowan this morning as we get spiritual on this morning's recording. Join us in the studio here. I have also written about the G-word in my Portugal Resident column this week - there's no place we're afraid to go. On the matter of cosmic energy, it was great to talk with good egg and new member here - @Jeremy Colledge - by his own admission a 'Qigong fanatic' (among MANY other things). Check out our fascinating conversation here. Today's weather report from IPMA shows a 51% chance of rain in the district of LISBON, the next leg on our nationwide tour, where you can experience a low of 13°C/56°F and a high of 20°C/70°F - definite improvement, and continued signs of SPRING! Sunset tonight is at 20:40 in the capital. Although it's just started to rain here 😋 A US$ will buy you 0.90 Euros (a slow upward trend?); a UK£ will, like yesterday, buy you 1.18 Euros (more at www.spartanfx.co.uk where you can check the rates on most major currencies and open a free trading account). Please join us and spread the word about our monthly karaoke and disco party this coming Saturday 17th May at the Casa Do Leme cocktail bar (join the 'Good Times' WhatsApp group and flyer attached, below).