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Teresa Vale

The sound of the sea

In PersonalTags Covid, sound, shore, blue, loneliness, sea, friend, alone again, confinementPublish Date23 January, 2021Leave a comment

  I sit at the dining table and look out of the window. It’s pitch dark outside.  During the day, I can see the blue of the sea, the white surf of the waves, and it’s such a beautiful view that I lose myself for minutes, taking in the beauty of the scenery and feeling grateful for the privilege of having this very special place by the sea where I can find peace.   And solitude, too. Many times, in …

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Like a river

In PersonalTags estuary, water, sea, flowing water, heartbreak, feeling, love, lovers, happy, life, special, riverPublish Date6 December, 2020Leave a comment

  Life is like the water in a river – each chapter begins, unfolds, and then it’s gone forever, as the water flows from its source to the estuary, only to lose itself in the immensity of the sea.   Like flowing water, our happy moments only lingered for a while, and then they were gone, swiftly but inexorably heading towards the end, an end neither of us wanted but both knew was inevitable. It’s incredible how all relationships are …

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The end of summer

In PersonalTags sea, terraces, friends, summer, sun, hope, autumn, pine forest, houses, running, beach, walkingPublish Date6 October, 2020Leave a comment

  I have taken up running of late and I run on the streets that cross the pine forest. There are many villas there, on each side of each street, but as I run deeper into the forest there are more trees and less houses. It’s quiet, but there is always someone there, either running like me, or walking the dogs; or simply a car passing by.   At daytime it’s pleasant to run or simply walk there, the smell …

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Home alone – a pandemic diary (day forty-eight – 27.04.20)

In ImpressionsTags boys, work, coronavirus, Covid-19, pandemic, diary, walk, dinner, sea, friendPublish Date27 April, 2020Leave a comment

  I go for my late afternoon walk. I stand over the beach and look at the sea, inhaling its smell. It’s not too strong, here, as in other places by the sea, but it’s unmistakeable. I just stay there, filling myself with so many sensations – the light blue of the sky, the still bright light of the sun, already low on the horizon but still warm; the sea breeze on my face and my hair. The sensation of …

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Home alone – a pandemic diary (days eleven and twelve – 21 and 22.03.20)

In ImpressionsTags coronavirus, Covid-19, pandemic, diary, walk, beach, police, sea, surfer, Lisbon, music, PortugalPublish Date22 March, 2020Leave a comment

DAY eleven, Saturday It was not the relaxing day I had imagined.   In the morning, the lady who helps me with the beach apartment called and said she was cleaning everything, so by the end of the day I would be able to move in. I decided I would leave Lisbon tomorrow. Then a friend called and mentioned the Government will be releasing a new package of restricting measures as from midnight, so I thought I’d better leave today. …

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Airport goodbye

In Other StoriesTags Mosta, Valetta, Three Cities, sea, St.Paul, airport, lovers, boarding gate, Malta, Turkish, MdinaPublish Date17 July, 2019Leave a comment

Malta international airport, almost 7.30 am. My plane is boarding and as I join the line of passengers, I see a young couple embracing only a few metres away.  As I approach I think they are both also boarding the plane, lovers who have come to enjoy a few days of holidays on this lovely island; then, as their ardent embraces continue, I sense the feeling of desperation that comes with goodbyes and understand they are enjoying their last minutes …

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Summer love

In Other StoriesTags Algarve, beach, holidays, sea, sand, summer, lovers, couple, summer lovePublish Date11 June, 2019Leave a comment

The month is June and she is spending a few days on the Algarve as she has done for almost as long as she can remember. She loves these first days on the beach, even if the wind still blows a little bit more than it should and the water temperature chills her bones when she dives in.  She feels the warm sand under her feet and looks at the sea before her, at the waves that softly wash onto …

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The best of summer

In FamilyTags girlfriends, sea, sand, Madeira, friends, summer, August, travelPublish Date24 August, 2018Leave a comment

If you have followed me for some time you know by now that I love summer in all its manifestations – even the heat doesn’t bother me. Unlike many Portuguese, who show up with black shadows under their eyes due to lack of sleep on hot summer nights, the heat suits me – in fact it is the cold that makes me want to hibernate and only wake up after the long dark months are over.   However, as much …

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One moment in time

In PersonalTags eternity, sea, Garajau, pebbled beach, pebbles, sun, one moment in timePublish Date28 August, 2017

As we take the cable car to go down to the beach of Garajau I remember another time when I stood on the high cliff looking down and he was telling me how special this place was for him and how he wanted to share it with me. By then there were no cable cars and we walked hand in hand down to the pebbled beach. Today the sky is overcast and the sea looks like silver; back then the …

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Beach baby

In PersonalTags sea, sand, beach, beaches, holidaysPublish Date24 July, 2016

My life has always been inextricably linked to the beach, the sea – one way or another. I’m a true “Beach baby” like the song by First Class I heard back in the seventies. I was born in a city by the Indian sea, and I have photos of my first years where I am dipping my toes into the sea water with a look of delight in my face… years later, when I was twelve, I remember another day …

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