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one second everyday — december 2015

december was mostly cozy and low-key.

we worked, fixed flat tires, gave blood, and spent the evenings writing christmas cards. we found an alarming amount of mould in some hidden corners of the house… and promptly got a dehumidifier, which seems to be doing its job (phew!). we travelled north and enjoyed some down time with the family around christmas. on the 31st, we rang the new year with friends, raclette and a game of settlers of catan. 2016, we’re ready for you!

2015 in one second videos: january, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november and december.

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one second everyday — november 2015

in november…

… our friend lynda introduced us to the legendary nanaimo bars and we showed her around the south for a few more days, including visiting sevilla and zip-lining across the border. my brother stayed with us for a short while too and we took him hiking on the via algarviana. and towards the end of the month, we spent a weekend hiking some more and exploring portugal’s stunning southwestern coast.

mostly though, we worked, ran errands, and got life back on track… the kind of stuff which is never featured, but is still the bulk of our days! :)

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one second everyday — october 2015

so, october!

once the boy recovered the use of his legs, we jumped to london for a few days. we hugged our friends and their babies, chased after dogs in the park, ate lots of good food and then, too soon, it was time to come back home and catch up on everything: work, laundry, gardening… speaking of which, we planted an olive tree and some passionfruit and bougainvillea vines — fingers crossed they’ll survive our black thumbs! towards the end of the month, we did our annual trip to bielefeld to catch up with friends and for some postcard-writing time as well. and then, we came back home and hosted our canadian friend lynda, on one of the last legs of her month-long trip around europe.

it was a good, full month… but now we’re glad to be home-sweet-home, with no trips on the horizon! :)

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one second everyday — september 2015

september was a very exciting whirlwind of activity!

our month started in lovely prague, launching the czech postcrossing stamp. after that, we returned to portugal for a short week and then it was time to fly to berlin! the streets, the beautiful autumn days, all our friends and their babies… it’s all still so cozy and familiar, it felt as if we’d never left. the two weeks we spent there passed in the blink of an eye.

oh! and last but not least, the boy ran his first marathon, covering 42km in a super speedy 3 hours and 12 minutes!! not bad for a first-time, eh? :D

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one second every day — august 2015

august was the first month we stayed put, without any major trips. hurray!

that doesn’t mean we got bored — far from it! we had lots of visitors, friends and family alike, who kept us company and helped explore the nearby beaches and towns. i also got my shiny new library card, and the boy kept running and preparing for the upcoming berlin marathon. only 2 weeks to go now! :)