On Doorstops

One of the advantages we have living on the higher side of a hill, is that if there is a breeze at all, we can open up our glass walls on opposite ends of the building and we get a nice flow of air through the house.  The breeze doesn’t flow all the time, but when it does, it’s refreshing.  However, with the breeze comes doors that slam, so we had to find a solution.

That solution is, as one might expect, doorstops.  The problem with doorstops is something we’ve come across frequently here in Portugal.  It’s one thing to go out scanning for things in general and to find things you know you need.  It’s something altogether different to go to the store looking for one particular item.  (I promise, I won’t rehash our quest for baking powder). Especially in a country where stores are generally specialized.  Well, lo and behold when we were in the Alessi store (really, I should call it by its name, The LivingROOM) we found door stops, and a really nice one at that.

In our two trips we purchased several of these nifty key doorstops.  They’re bight yellow, and flexible rubber so you don’t bash your toe if you run into it.

And when you don’t need them, they slip over the door handle - solving the problem of where do you put a loose door stop.

Despite us agreeing that the key was a great doorstop for use throughout the house.  Ann decided she needed something different for her office.

If you can’t quite tell what that is, well, here is a closer shot of it. 

I’m not sure if it reflects Ann’s sense of humor, or if Ann is trying to tell me something. . . .