25.10.22 - Conhecendo as panelinhas

Hallooo,

Hope all well! 

Another busy week over here, with the usual breaks for football and the occasional trip out for ice cream. We also went to Indaiatuba for the weekend, and finally got to use the pool, as well as a trip to the cat café in nearby Sorocaba with Malu, the 9-year-old who frequently let herself into our house when we lived there.

Elsewhere I've made not one but two new compilations, and my phrase of the day - "getting to know the little pans" - is a fun way of saying "learning the ropes" which I read in some subtitles on Netflix (and can't substantiate anywhere else, but still). 

That's all for now, speak soon!

Gladstone's Fred Box

18.10.22 - Saída a francesa

Halloooo,

Hope you're having a jolly good week so far. Over here it's been a whirlwind of social engagements as the sun is finally out, plus a lot of work, which is better than no work at all I suppose! 

On Saturday we went to Taynah & Rafa's one-year-old's birthday party, with a circus theme, a bouncy castle and (for some reason) karaoke, then met up with Gaby's extended family for Zila's birthday - she'd always wanted to go to a fancy bar, so we took her out for Moscow Mules and fish and chips, which was most pleasant. Then on Sunday we chanced upon a huge air show down the road while out for a walk, with mid-air acrobatics and the like. 

I've made a new mixtape (plus another one for the 'Gram that's election-themed), and my phrase of the day means "French exit", i.e. leaving without saying goodbye - as opposed to the "Brazilian exit" of saying goodbye to absolutely everyone and only actually leaving hours later.

And on that note - bye for now!

Fred & Circuses

11.10.22 - Muriçoca encheu, voou

Halloooo,

Hope all well! Plenty of work to be getting on with over here, although tomorrow is a national holiday and we spent the weekend napping in rainy Indaiatuba. We also had a bunch of people over to see the flat and eat cheese on Saturday night, which was rather fun.

Elsewhere I've made a new compilation, and my phrase of the day ("the mosquito filled up and flew off") applies to people who make a flying visit to someone else's house, just long enough to stock up on food. Much like this email! 

Speak soon,

"Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-Fred"

04.10.22 - De grão em grão a galinha enche o papo

Halloooo,

Hope all well over the pond. We've been in the throes of a contentious general election this week, which now looks set to keep throe-ing through the rest of the month until the run-off vote on the 30th. And Bea & Jacob got married so we went to their new building on Saturday for a celebratory lunch and karaoke session which was rather fun.

Got a new compilation for ya, and my phrase of the week is "grain by grain, the chicken fills his beak", which I assume is a parable about hard work and perseverance, but might just be about chickens.

And that's about it for now. Speak to you sooooon x

The Fred Prince of Bel Air

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