Stuccing is a profession. In the Netherlands we have followed a stucco course at the Rotterdam DIY school (unfortunately closed…
Tech in Aveiro
Last week we went to Aveiro, where Tech Week was taken place. It consists of three events: Tech Days, an…
building concrete stairs
My nephew recently made a list of all the things he wants to do or learn in his life. A…
Importing a car-follow up
Dear blog readers, thanks for your involvement in our Portuguese adventures. And especially to Frans, who wrote a comment on…
Controling the Asian hornet
The Asian hornet is only getting hungry for fresh bees and larvae in high-summer. And that is now. Little groups…
saudade, the non-translatable emotion
Once every 4 months, I have a bad day. Surrounded by mountains too high to climb, nothing will come from…
demolished!
Today will be a nice demolition day.The old fireplace that has been dangling halfway for so long has to come…
Blogs about living in Portugal
Buckets of sand, bucket of lime, bucket of water, mix and process. At the moment, that’s what we do all…
Designing old doors and windows
One of the most difficult things about renovating the ruin is to keep its original character. In Holland we found…
E-bike in the mountains
Cycling is one of the things that really makes me Dutch. Cycling is part of daily life, a usual thing.And…
Beekeeping in Portugal-2
After we were surprised by a bee swarm in the garden (see earlier post), we searched for information about beekeeping…
voluntary gardener
We received a call from the Presidente (chairman) of the nature association.If we could help Saturday morning to clean the…
Beekeeping in Portugal
Yesterday I walked up to our ruin, without suspecting anything, when my eye caught a small brown moving ball on…
Buying a bike in Portugal
Already before we moved to Portugal, I had set my mind on an electric bike. Imagine: exploring our surroundings by…
yoga lessons
I am so happy i found yoga lessons in our area! Since we’ve been living here and doing so much…
our eco-loo, or the sawdust, bucket toilet
What a lovely week! The last 5 days we’ve spent with Dona Rolha’s parents on the coast in Vila do…