Today is 30 October 2021.During the day we enjoy a beautiful Indian summer this year,but at night the temperature drops…
campaign month!
‘Vote PS, vote Armando Mourisco, vote Paulo Rocha!’ blares from the speakers of the campaign car. I wave the red…
work in progress
This summer we are working almost exclusively on the renovation of our roof. That is, if the weather permits, because…
DIY roof renovation_part 1
At the moment, we are completely absorbed in the renovation work. Instead of writing down all the boring details that…
Moonlight harvest
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…
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’.
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…
reader’s letter
We received an e-mail from a reader who went house hunting: “Do you have any tips?” Of course we do!
meanwhile on instagram-2
Just a few of our latest posts and what we were diy-ing…
meanwhile on instagram-1
Just a few of our latest posts and what we were diy-ing…
Honey or no honey?
Time for an update on our bees!
Will we harvest honey this year?