19.11.24 - Sem pé nem cabeça

Hallooooo,

Hope all well. Not much to report this week as we slowly wind down to the year's end; we had a national holiday on Friday but it was cold and raining so we mainly just flopped about and saw some friends over the weekend... Today is Gaby's birthday so we're gonna have a nice lunch and go out to celebrate throughout the week, plans TBC...

In other news I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the week means "[x] has neither feet nor head", which means it's nonsensical and a non-starter, essentially. 

And I believe that's about it for now - speak soon!

Neither Heat nor Fred

12.11.24 - Pra minhoca cego, macarronada é suruba

Hallooooo,

Hope all well. 

A relatively normal week for all concerned for a change, and we went up to Indaiatuba for the weekend, where I was seconded by Diva for headrubs, etc the entire time. Now we enter the maelstrom of end of year plans which doesn't really let up until after Carnaval...

In other news, I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the week comes from a commenter on Instagram, so I'm not quite sure what it means, but the literal translation is "to a blind worm, a pan of pasta is an orgy". Use it as you see fit!

Think that's about it for now, speak soooon!

A Fred of Nothing

05.11.24 - Sair de fininho

Hallooooo,

Hope all well. It's been a busy week here, mostly spent getting Gabi's office into working condition with plenty of painting, plumbing and rewiring, wrangling of tradesmen and frantic trips to Leroy Merlin. 

In between all that we got out on Wednesday to visit the rather splendid Sala São Paulo for some cut-price ballet, the Museum of the Portuguese Language (whose previous claim to fame was burning to the ground in 2015, but is looking good these days) and Luz station, famously modeled on St. Pancras. 

On Thursday I rocked up to the Sherlock Halloween party as a man being abducted in a box, but arrived too late to make a dent in the voting and had to make do with some spooky cupcakes. And on Sunday we went to see the Smashing Pumpkins ("I love doing that!") who put on a good show despite some baffling setlist choices. 

In other news, I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the week means "to sneak out without anyone noticing". Another way of putting it is "saída a francesa", which confusingly translates to "Irish exit" in English. 

And that's about it for now - speak soon!

You know I'm not Fred

29.10.24 - Por os pingos nos "i"

Hallooooo,

Hope all well! 

We spent the weekend painting Gabi's new office from top to bottom, because if you want something done properly you've got to do it yourself. I also taught myself how to fish for wires inside drywall and change all the lightbulbs, which was probably more hassle than the new knowledge was worth, but at least it's done now. We're going back today, to (hopefully) finish the job.

In other news, I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the week means "to dot the i's" (and the... lower-case j's), or take care of something down to the tiniest details, essentially.

Speak soon!

Frediminomenon

PS: I got your letters! Both of them! Lovely stuff, keep them coming!

22.10.24 - Esculpido no machado

Hallooooo,

Hope all well. A wet and windy week in São Paulo, as we got the keys to Gabi's new office and descended on it with tins of paint and all manner of DIY artefacts to make it usable. It's gonna take a while but it's already looking much better, and the power was switched on yesterday, which helped a lot. 

In other news there's a new compilation in town, and my phrase of the day - "sculpted with an axe" - is a rather unforgiving way of referring to those who aren't easy on the eye...

Think that's about it for now - speak soon!

Little Fred Riding Hood

15.10.24 - Cantar a bola

Hallooooo,

Hope all well with youuu. 

We've been moving and shaking a fair deal this week as Gabi got the keys to her new office (albeit with no power at the moment, along with half the city) and started drawing up plans for furniture, etc, plus we went for a family barbeque at Susy & Eduardo's, followed by a brief trip to Indaiatuba. 

In other news I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the day means "to sing the ball", a phrase derived from snooker if I'm not mistaken, which means to call out in advance what's going to happen (often used in a "I told you so" context).

And that's about it so far this week - speak to you soon!

Frod Only Knows

08.10.24 - Solvitur ambulando

Hallooooo,

Hope all well, and v. excited you're booked to come over! Work is pretty hectic round these parts, hence the late-in-the-day email, although we had a nice relaxing weekend pottering around the house, learning new recipes and going to Taynah and Rafa's Peppa Pig-themed baby party, for our annual catch-up. 

Here's a new playlist which, full confession, I haven't had time to listen to in full yet; and my phrase of the day is "a Latin phrase which means "it is solved by walking", referring to an anecdotal, practical solution to a seemingly complex philosophical problem" (source: Wikipedia).

That's about it for now, speak sooooon.

Fred Ringer for Love