27.09.22 - Quem tem boca vai a Roma

Hallooo,

Hope you're all well! Over here we've been fairly snowed under with work and an unseasonal cold spell which shows no sign of going away soon, but we were able to check out some of the sights of São Paulo at the weekend, including a trip to a rather nice bookshop in Vila Madalena. And we got a robot hoover, which is extremely exciting as I'm sure you'll agree.

I've also made a new mixtape, and my phrase of the day means "he who has a mouth goes to Rome", i.e. keep talking and putting yourself about and eventually you'll get to where you want to go. Think that's about it!

Best regards,

The Freddy Bear's Picnic

20.09.22 - Quer moleza, senta no pudim

Halloooo,

Hope all well! We're just back from an overnight trip into the countryside to see the in-laws and have lunch at a restaurant which, as fate would have it, was overlooking a huge Bolsonaro rally. 

We also went to, respectively, Jacob and Bea's stag & hen do's on Saturday, which was some good forced fun and involved lots of barbecued meat. And there's plenty going on work-wise but to be honest I've spent most of the last week obsessed with The Queue which formed in Central London...

In other news I've made a mixtape, released the latest episode of my radio show, and unearthed an excellent Brazilian phrase which translates as "if you want softness, go and sit in a pudding", and is often directed at people complaining about hard work, etc. 

So there's that. Anyway, speak soon!

Fred From Desire

13.09.22 - Não mexe em time que está ganhando

Halloooo!

Hope all well etc. It's been a mixed bag week over here, with a (surprisingly fun!) full-on all-day workshop at the office followed by a dogged stomach bug putting me out of action for 48 hours, Thursday's slow news day, and a weekend spent vegetating at home for a change, occasionally heading out for meals just because we can now...

In other news I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the day means "don't mix up a team that's winning", which is obviously a more football-oriented, less horsey way of saying "don't change horses midstream". And I believe that's about it for now...

Speak soon!

Operation London Fredge

06.09.22 - Tirar o cavalinho da chuva

Halloooo,

Hope all well! 

Not much to report here as we slowly get reacquainted with relatively hassle-free domesticity, except I've picked up some extra work from a lady I met on Instagram, who wants me to chip in with her English course for Brazilians among other things. We also finally went to see Taynah and Rafa's baby, after nearly a year of false starts, which was rather nice, and today I've got an all-day one-on-one creative workshop, which could go either way I reckon. 

Elsewhere I've made a new compilation, and my saying of the day is "tirar o cavalinho da chuva" / "to take the little horse out of the rain", or to give up on unrealistic ambitions. Apparently in the olden days, people would pop in for a quick chat, but if the host didn't stop talking then they would give up on a quick getaway, and park their horse properly. Hence the phrase.

And that's all she wrote. Speak soon!

The Fred-ch Dispatch