Month September 2026

Excavations at the headland

We know there is a castro over on the headland and some non-invasive excavations were undertaken in 2022. Each lump in the photo below is believed to have been a house. Last week some archaeologists undertook an excavation of a…

Something’s Missing!

Our car failed its annual road worthy inspection. It wasn’t a surprise as the exhaust has been extremely loud over recent weeks and there was no way it would pass like that. We’d expected it to fail last year and…

Tamarillos!

I noticed our tamarillo trees have started to fruit, which was a bit of a surprise as they were only tiny treelings this time last year but did seem to take on rather a growth spurt this year. I had…

Padron Peppers

I don’t know if they are popular outside of Spain, however padron peppers are a mainstay of Spanish cuisine and are very common as tapas. They are typically served either fried or grilled and sprinkled with salt. I’d never really…