In early July 2021, as part of my I’ve got to get back to taking actions related to my climate change concerns, I took a cruise to circumnavigate Iceland AND get to cross the Arctic Circle. During that time I planned to educate/reeducate myself to see what I might learn … Continue reading
Continental Divide
Yup -that’s me. Holding the bridge up between North America and Eurasia. Around 200 million years ago, North America was joined with Eurasian, African and South American plates until this supercontinent, known as Pangaea, started to break apart. The Atlantic Ocean began to form to the south between Africa and … Continue reading
Meet Pixie Pinto
Gorgeous – Right? I adopted Ms.Pixie on 11.28.20. Her breed is called domestic longhair and she weighted 6.10 lbs. She has her own room now– which she loves. She is a condo dweller only. I agreed to foster her until I was able to find a small dog to adopt. … Continue reading
Wow – it’s almost 2020.
It has been 2 years and 8 months since I wrote a block post. Where have you been Pat? No matter – I’m back. I will back date a few memorable dates from May 2017 – December 25, 2019. As well as identify some very special people that stepped into … Continue reading
Influencers
I’ve had the good fortune to have some incredible souls step into my life. This post is about two of these that I first met in 2017. I saw both of them again in May 2019. ZAINAB SALIBI – At the age of 23, Zainab founded Women for Women International, … Continue reading
Co-Working & My 70th Party
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
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
International Women’s Day
IWD falls on March 8th and this year it was extra special for many reasons. Many national events dovetailed on the Women’s March in January. In Pat’s little world, it was so cool because I got to be part of a $3 million match day on the Kiva Website. It … Continue reading