Co-Working is a brilliant concept geared towards giving entrepreneurs an inspiring work environment. This is a co-working space on Madeira Island! They are everywhere. Not a lot of people understand the processes of entrepreneurship and the unique obstacles you might encounter. Being yourself with your own creative mind can be … Continue reading
Having Fun
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
So here we are the older experienced ladies (Schmidt’y – age 36 at the time and me) taking two of our Cloudport young millennials to Bubba’s. Sort of a rite of passage kinda thing. It’s May 2017. It was so much fun to introduce these two wide-eyed wonderful young souls to … Continue reading
True Self – How Fascinating!
In 1960, Donald Winnicott, a British psychoanalyst coined the phrase “true self” to describe a sense of self based on spontaneous authentic experience, and a feeling of being alive, having a real self. I am completely fascinated with my own ‘true self’ of course. I suppose everyone feels this way. Given the competitive ego that … Continue reading
Portuguese Citizen – Yep that’s Me
Portuguese citizenship is primarily based upon the principle of jus sanguinis (right blood). Instead of being based upon the principle of jus soli (right of the soil). My dad was born on Madeira Island. So, last week I was notified that Portugal has accepted my application to become a citizen of … Continue reading
BirthDay Week – Oh My
I love Birthdays – especially mine – LOL. This year I decided to count Sun-Sat of the week in which the actual B Day feel to celebrate. I went for enjoying time with as many friends as I could convince them to do so. This included, David, David and Dovid; … Continue reading
Farming is Public Service
There are a little over 2 million farms in the U.S. today. According to the 2012 census the average age of farmers is 58 years old. This needs to change. In 2010, the National Young Farmers Coalition was formed. Today, this organization is comprised of 100,000 farmers and consumers. It … Continue reading
Me Too!
So in January 2016, I was in Madeira having a typical start to my day there walking along the gorgeous in town ocean. I had one of my most serious ” I’m out for a real exercise walk” outfits on when a young lady stopped me and asked me if I wanted … Continue reading
Collective Commitments
In April 2016, I had one of my “Aha” moments while spending time on Madeira island. The place where I feel like that I experience my true self the most. While on one of my waterfront walks, I said to myself, “Pat you have always said that you want … Continue reading
Blogs I Follow
I find the best way for me to follow a blog that interests me is to use their RSS feed to deliver new blog posts into my e-mail. Or to sign-up for their newsletters. I have listed a few of the biggies that I follow. Also, one of these is … Continue reading
35 by 13
Madeira Island is 35 miles long and 13 miles wide. I was recently speaking about Maine to Marco and Antonio. Both of them want to come to the States. I was telling them that Boston was only 2 hours away. They laughed hysterically and said we could probably go from … Continue reading