Category Archives: About us

Living the Dream – vote now!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Cover of the Month Living the Dream: in the Algarve, Portugal Hey Everyone, I’m excited to tell you that my book has been nominated for the “Cover of the Month” contest on AllAuthor.com. I would be so thrilled if you … Continue reading →

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Living the Dream – The Book

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Living the Dream – in the Algarve, Portugal. New book just released by Alyson Sheldrake. Available in paperback, Large Print Edition, and eBook version on Amazon. Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Covid – 19 in the Algarve

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We have had lots of people contact us (thank you!) asking if we are ok … we are fine, we have chosen to self-isolate and look after each other (and Kat the dog) for the next couple of weeks and … Continue reading →

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Taking a Break

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Well we have been busy! Moving house is not for the faint-hearted out here – but we are delighted with our move to the beautiful, unspoilt and peaceful west coast … and with beaches like this on our doorstep .. … Continue reading →

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Moving House

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake
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Kat the Dog at the vets

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

For those of you that know us well – you will know that we adopted a little rescue dog over three years ago now. Kat is a Spanish Water Dog; she is a beautiful sweet girl, and she is a … Continue reading →

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Algarve Art

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

New Website, Algarve Society of Artists and Algarve Art! Magazine Launched You might have been wondering what we have been up to lately as the blog has been a bit quieter than normal (sorry about that – normal service is … Continue reading →

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Best Expat Blog Portugal Award

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Well that was a nice surprise yesterday – we received an e-mail from MoneyTransferComparison.com letting us know that we had won their award of ‘Best Expat Blog – Portugal’ for 2017! Here’s what they posted about our award: Well how nice is … Continue reading →

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Cancer Charity Golf Day in June

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We would like to share a very special event with you which Dave Sheldrake Photography, together with our friends at Chilli Pepper Productions and other local companies, are proud to be sponsoring this June. The event is organized by Niamh’s … Continue reading →

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First Algarve Photography Walk for Dave Sheldrake Photography

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

For some time now Dave has wanted to organise an informal group to help people to become a better photographer. The idea is not to offer formal teaching, just to create events advertised via a Facebook Group page, where people can … Continue reading →

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