Monday mornings mean going downtown running errands. Monday morning also mean breakfast at my favorite coffee in town. A ham sandwich and big ball of coffee. That's my usually. Sometimes I change the sandwich. But the coffee that stays regardless of what I eat. This Monday meant the beginning of a new adventure. This book has been standing in my book shelve for a year now. I cheated on the book jar this time (sorry). But I this time I couldn't keep my mind away from it. And so I started to read it. I'm liking the story so far. Not so much of the letters. They are really small which sometimes gives me a little bit of headache. But little by little. Chapter by chapter I'll get through it.

Which book(s) are you reading at the moment?

I'm afraid of fire. I was scared when I was younger that I couldn't even stand being in the kitchen each and every time my parents would cook. The moment they started doing it I'd just run out of there.  I'm afraid of fire. No, not afraid. Trauma. I can't exactly remember how old I was. Maybe I was six. Maybe I was younger than that. I still didn't know how to swim. I still used the little kid's pool &  a little float in a shape of a duck. But what I remember the most is seeing my dad jumping out of the pool all of suddenly. What I remember the most was seeing one of the apartments in fire. What I remember the most was seeing my dad jumping out of the pool and run to the flames because there was a baby inside. It was Summer vacation. And that is all I can remember about that Summer. As I grew older I got used to the fire in the kitchen and I did no longer run. But still afraid of the fire I was. Still afraid of the fire I am. Because I can't help but let those memories fulfill my mind. Because I can't help my imagination from creative scenarios that might or might not come true. And sometimes I scare myself with my own thoughts. Sometimes it seems irrationally. This fear I have. Sometimes it seems irrational. And my imagination just gets too wild. But nothing scares you more than a childhood memory.

This is not I had in mind for today's post! But I couldn't resist! After all Shakira's latest videoclip was completely shoot in LISBON! The video was shot in the heart of the town: Eduardo VII Park - in which Shakira appears dancing near a red flag (in reality it's Portugal's flag and not a red one). The video also features one of the most emblematic constructions, the famous Portugal's flap from the Expo '98, designed by the great architect Siza Vieira. 

Eduardo VII Park is one of my favorite places. Special in the Summer. Book fair!
Have you ever been in Lisbon? If so, did you like it?

I have a never ending reading list. At home. In the shelves I have books I have yet to read. But I still look for more. I still buy more. I'm a compulsive buyer. When it comes to books, I mean.  Well,  at least it's something that feeds my mind and warms my soul. But despise having a never ever ending reading list I still hold on to a buying list. And this one just keeps on getting bigger.