by Jerri Dell | Apr 20, 2021 | Living Abroad, Travel
In Portugal, when they say “lock down” they mean it. Until last week, we were forbidden to leave the village–even take a drive from one village to the next. Doing so meant risking a $600 fine. And, of course, no one could visit... 
by Jerri Dell | Mar 27, 2021 | About Writing, Memoir
Today I celebrate my birthday. Since I am in Portugal during a pandemic, and in the absence of party guests, cake, candles and the Happy Birthday song, I will celebrate by putting down my pen, stepping away from my keyboard, and declaring my memoir done Odd, really.... 
by Jerri Dell | Jan 1, 2021 | American History, Democracy in Peril, Living Abroad
My husband Terry and I spent the morning in Marvão –at the castle about twenty minutes from our house. A beautiful blue sky – cold but clear – as we looked out from the battlements to Spain on one side, Portugal on the other. This afternoon, we...
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