I have a passion for mineral stones, I love them! So I had finished a cross-stitch picture, which I will show you soon, that has some embroidered stones, and as they have a very special meaning for me, in addition to the embroidery, I wanted to bring a stone with me!
So, there was a store in Cantanhede, near the knight I showed you in a previous post, that made jewelry using only mineral stones. I went there to make this necklace, chose this turquoise blue stone and a copper chain to match the stone's rays. I think it turned out to be a very harmonious necklace! Unfortunately, that store has closed down!
Eu gosto tanto de pedras que o meu corpo resolveu produzi-las lol! A sério! Tenho uma pedreira na vesícula e estou em lista de espera para ir fazer uma cirurgia para ir retirá-las!!! Desejem-me sorte! Ainda não sei quando é! Bom fim de semana!
I love stones so much that my body decided to produce them lol! Seriously! I have a quarry in my gallbladder and I'm on the waiting list for surgery to remove them!!! Wish me luck! I don't know when it will be yet! Have a great weekend!
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Olá! Bem-vindos, meus caros amigos e leitores! Estas é que são as fotos tiradas no dia do meu aniversário, isto apesar de já ter publicado o post respectivo. Mas como verdadeiramente este é que foi o dia do meu aniversário e este é que foi o look que usei, pretendo que este post seja, também, um post especial. Especial, não tanto no sentido artistico mas na mensagem que quero passar. Por isso vou contar uma história da minha vida que ainda não tive oportunidade para a contar.
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! These are the photos taken on my birthday, even though I have already published my birthday post. But since this was truly my birthday and this was the outfit I wore, I want this post to be a special one too. Special, not so much in an artistic sense, but in the message I want to convey. So I'm going to tell a story from my life that I haven't had the opportunity to tell yet.
I was considered a threat to national security, or to rephrase that more accurately, I was considered a threat to the security of the system! A system that is nothing more than a DEMO-cracy, or to put it bluntly, a rotten democracy! Anyone who dares to behave differently from the herd is branded forever.
So, what I have to tell you goes back to 2006. That year, I lost my job. To ensure that people are not left financially unprotected, the State pays unemployment benefit while they look for a new job. In my case, I was entitled to a year and a half of benefits. So far, so good, but the problem was that in that year, the government decided to change the rules for the unemployed, which left me completely outraged. I'll tell you why!
Para os mais curiosos, transcrevo a carta que enviei ao Primeiro Ministro:
10/06/2007
Exmo. Sr. Primeiro Ministro de Portugal
Sr. Primeiro Ministro, não fico na expectativa do V. contacto, porque sei que V. Exa. não o irá fazer, aproveito a oportunidade para apresentar os meus mais respeitosos cumprimentos.
Marisa
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For those who are curious, here is a copy of the letter I sent to the Prime Minister:
10/06/2007
Marisa
Engº José Sócrates, o Primeiro Ministro da época, hoje responde em tribunal num processo em que está acusado de corrupção, branqueamento de capitais e fraude fiscal, tendo já sido preso preventivamente, num processo que se arrasta na justiça já há 10 anos. Para banda sonora deste post, escolhi esta canção de Michael Jackson: "Smooth Criminal". Tenho a acrescentar que na época, por isto, e por outras denúncias que fiz, por coincidência, alguém entrou no meu computador e apagou tudo o que tinha guardado na memória e que era bastante embaraçoso para várias autoridades deste país. Pelo que fiquei sem provas de nada à excepção do que tinha fotocopiado e dos registos dos correios. Mais um criminoso ardiloso da minha história, há outros mascarados e outros que não honram as batinas que vestem! Para esta gente toda vai o meu
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E, como o Michael Jackson pergunta se uma tal Annie está okay após um ataque, eu continuo assim após muitos ataques covardes e assassinato de carácter, porque era suposto eu não saber o que sei:
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José Sócrates, the Prime Minister at the time, is now on trial for corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud, having already been remanded in custody in a case that has been dragging on in the courts for 10 years. For the soundtrack to this post, I chose this song by Michael Jackson: “Smooth Criminal.” I should add that at the time, because of this and other complaints I made, coincidentally, someone hacked into my computer and deleted everything I had stored in its memory, which was quite embarrassing for various authorities in this country. As a result, I was left with no evidence of anything except what I had photocopied and the postal records. Another smooth criminal in my story, there are others who are masked and others who do not honor the cassocks they wear! To all these people goes my
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And, as Michael Jackson asks if a certain Annie is okay after an attack, I remain so after many cowardly attacks and character assassination because I was not supposed to know what I know:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOFJ-fnlGw&list=RD5AOFJ-fnlGw&start_radio=1
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As you know, I like to travel through time, so I thought that if I took a longer trip, you would love it. So, here are some photos I took of myself, long before selfies became popular. I was about 35/37 years old at the time. Although the camera was quite simple, I think the photos turned out very nice. That's why I call it a photo essay!
Now that I've introduced the topic, I'd just like to add a little message to enrich the post! So, I want to talk to you, or rather ask you, how do you deal with the impunity of many people? I'm sure you know someone who has made many mistakes, has done many bad things in life, but seems to always get away with it. You know someone like that, don't you?
I know a few, well... many! They have been living with impunity for many years! But if the perception—note that this word is very fashionable in Portugal—that we have is one of impunity, and I think that deep down these people are miserable, with unbearable lives, and that nothing bad will ever happen to them, then let them know that I believe in the law of return. Sooner or later, the bill will come due, with interest and monetary correction. It doesn't always happen to the same people! And you do you believe in the Law of Return?
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Olá! Bem-vindos, meus caros amigos e leitores! No meu aniversário fui passar uns dias a um hotel. Escolhi um hotel histórico, que é um marco nacional da história da hotelaria em Portugal. Trata-se do Hotel Palace da Curia. Situando-se no Parque Termal da Curia foi edificado entre 1922-26. O hotel é caracterizado por um ecletismo das formas e ornamentações com muitos elementos da Arte Nova. O interior foi projectado de uma forma moderna com a vertente medicinal proporcionada pelas termas vizinhas. Este hotel competiu com os melhores hoteis da capital e até com os hoteis europeus! Apresentado que está o hotel, venham daí comigo para uma viagem histórica!
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! On my birthday, I went to spend a few days at a hotel. I chose a historic hotel, which is a national landmark in the history of hospitality in Portugal. It is the Hotel Palace of Curia. Located in the Curia Thermal Park, it was built between 1922 and 1926. The hotel is characterised by an eclecticism of forms and ornamentation with many Art Nouveau elements. The interior was designed in a modern style with a medicinal aspect provided by the nearby thermal baths. This hotel competed with the best hotels in the capital and even with European hotels! Now that I have introduced the hotel, come with me on a historical journey!
Alexandre Almeida was a visionary man. He was the first hotel industrialist in Portugal, left his mark on the industry and developed tourism in Portugal. Alexandre Almeida conceived this hotel after making several study trips to the Côte D'Azur, Italy and the east coast of the United States. He surrounded himself with the best architect of the time, who was also the architect of the Portuguese Royal House and had won many awards, to develop the project.
In the 1920s, this hotel was the venue for many elite parties. It was also the setting for films. Many writers took refuge here to write their literary works. Between 2005 and 2006, it underwent extensive renovation. Currently, Alexandre Almeida's hotel chain is run by the third generation, the founder's grandchildren.
It was in this historic setting that I spent my birthday. The charm of the hotel made me forget who I really am for a few days. I didn't want to celebrate my birthday with cake and candles and people singing happy birthday. I had no reason to do so, or I couldn't find any reason within myself to do so. So, as always, I spent it with the most important person in my life: my mother!
The hotel offered me a bottle of champagne, but I declined, partly because I cannot drink alcohol, but mainly because there was no reason to pop open a bottle of champagne. Better days will come, I am sure, the days of TRUTH! The truth may take time, but I am patient.
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SEGUNDA / MONDAY
TERÇA / TUESDAY
QUARTA / WEDNESDAY
Coincidence or not, this 2018 look was photographed precisely in the courtyard of the University of Coimbra. This photo was taken during a video mapping show that took place at the University. The formula for the 2026 look is very similar to that of 2018, proving that this look is timeless and I am still a POP star! Lol
QUINTA / THURSDAY
SEXTA / FRIDAY
I love the colour of this coat; lilac is one of my favourite colours. It's not very common to find coats in this colour, so when I saw it, I knew I couldn't pass it up. I still love the vibe it gives to my outfits.
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Qual o vosso look favorito? Contem-me tudo nos comentários, estou curiosa para saber!!
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Olá! Bem-vindos meus caros amigos e leitores! Este é o último post da triologia de posts que tenho apresentado. Neste, vou falar-vos de Charles Darwin, que segundo a sua teoria da evolução das espécies, esta tem sido feita através de um processo a que chamou de Selecção Natural. Só para vos lembrar, esta explica que os animais que melhor se adaptam ao ambiente, os mais fortes e com melhores características, reproduzem-se mais, passando essas características para os seus descendentes, o que conduz à evolução das espécies. Os mais bem adaptados ao ambiente tem mais probabilidade de sobreviver e de se reproduzir. Mas será assim para os seres humanos? Será que podemos aplicar esta teoria de Darwin?
Hello! Welcome, my dear friends and readers! This is the last post in the trilogy of posts I have been presenting. In this one, I am going to talk to you about Charles Darwin, who, according to his theory, believes that the evolution of species has been achieved through a process he called Natural Selection. Just to remind you, this explains that the animals that are best adapted to the environment, the strongest and with the best characteristics, reproduce more, passing these characteristics on to their descendants, which leads to the evolution of species. Those best adapted to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. But is this true for human beings? Can we apply Darwin's theory?
Se os mais fortes é que sobrevivem, nós sabemos que os humanos que progridem nem sempre são os mais fortes, mas os que fazem batota, os que pisam nos outros para progredir. Serão estes os mais fortes? Os que têm melhores características para passar às gerações seguintes? E que tipo de gerações serão essas? Que valores terão? Por outro lado, os que têm vidas díficeis, os que avançam devagar, não serão estes os mais fortes? O que concluo é que a humanidade tal como se apresenta, a selecção natural tem sido feita com características fracas, não com características éticas, de integridade e empatia. Concluo que para os homens a selecção é não natural.
If it is the strongest who survive, we know that the humans who progress are not always the strongest, but those who cheat, those who step on others to get ahead. Are these the strongest? Those with the best characteristics to pass on to future generations? And what kind of generations will these be? What values will they have? On the other hand, aren't those who have difficult lives, those who advance slowly, the strongest? What I conclude is that humanity as it stands, natural selection has been made with weak characteristics, not with ethical characteristics, integrity and empathy. I conclude that for men, selection is unnatural.
Now let me give you a practical example: If someone sees an innocent person being treated unfairly and does nothing, they are just as guilty as those who caused the injustice! In my opinion, those who just stand by and watch are just as guilty as the others and are not worthy of trust. These are the truly weak who evolve! But I am not satisfied with this truth! According to the Book of Revelation, the end of time is near, and so is the victory of good over evil, as well as the renewal of creation.
This book uses symbolic language with many visions of dragons and beasts to reveal secrets that will encourage the faithful during persecutions. Introducing yet another new element to this text, in my opinion, the third secret that Our Lady of Fatima revealed to Lucia is a kind of addendum to the Book of Revelation, since the vision that Lucia had is similar in every way. In my opinion, the interpretation of the secret made by the then Cardinal Ratzinger is wrong. The vision has not yet happened, but it is about to happen.
Escatologicamente falando, o fim do mundo está para breve e a selecção não natural a que chegámos não agradará a Deus. Uma renovação da criação - que fala o Livro do Apocalipse - só fará sentido com seres humanos evoluidos éticamente, empáticamente etc. Se repararam relacionei a Teoria da Evolução das Espécies de Darwin, o Livro do Apocalipse e o 3º Segredo de Fátima.
Eschatologically speaking, the end of the world is near, and the unnatural selection we have reached will not please God. A renewal of creation – as described in the Book of Revelation – will only make sense with human beings who are ethically and empathetically evolved, etc. If you noticed, I related Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the Book of Revelation and the Third Secret of Fatima.

If you've made it to the end of this post, congratulations, it's not an easy read. Now I'll leave you with a video featuring a song that complements this reflection. The song is by Muse: ‘The Unnatural Selection.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ7XMvHDigQ&list=RDJZ7XMvHDigQ&start_radio=1
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