The photo is a bit blurry. Still, I’d like to share it, because it’s such a funny scene. Nuno is ready to start processing the honey harvest.
deliverers idiom
Getting a parcel delivered to the Portuguese countryside is easy, if you know the tricks.
an unknown danger
Last month I read disturbing reports of murdered chickens on various sites. What Portuguese animal can cause such a massacre?
cluck, cluck, buk, buk: eggs and pox
It’s Easter Sunday, we hear that typical “buk, buk, ba-gawk” from the top terrace: Yep, we have the first egg…
travelling in times of covid-19
Useful links for travelling to/from Portugal during times of Covid-19.
Pointing
We decided to repoint the facade. Many of the old joints are cracked and therefore are leaking. Ants walk in and out, so it needs some work.
chicken feed
The seller helps the customer in front of us, who says encouragingly, ‘He sells the tastiest chickens around’. I reply, ‘Oh, but we come for live chickens’.
recycling walls
We are preparing for this year’s big job: re-roofing the ruin. But how do we keep our magical attic?
spring inspection
Last weekend we had our first spring weather. With 15˚C it was wonderful to play outside in the garden and the bees thought the same. That cheerful buzzing is one of the best things about beekeeping.
Importing a car in Portugal?
How to import your car when moving to Portugal, without paying import tax?
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passo a passo
During these winter months, we are building a website. When we are tired of sitting behind our computers, we go out for a walk.
sparkling
In every country where wine is made, there is a sparkling variant too. In Portugual, it is called ‘espumante’
Tell me how
‘How are things going there?’ This year, by this question, we mainly mean how is Covid-19 affecting your life. In…
sending bills
Before I officially registered as a freelancer in Portugal, I heard about ‘recibos-verdes’. That sounded beautiful and mysterious in Portuguese.…
Paint
Usually, our neighbor listens to our renovation plans approvingly. But when he heard that we wanted to paint the house white again, he couldn’t keep his opinion to himself.
Controling the Asian hornet
Asian hornets are threatening honey bees in Portugal. Here’s what you can do.