We’ve been out asparagus picking a few times this week, and while admittedly we probably don’t need to worry about getting a new freezer to store our surplus – we are definitely getting better. This is down to Ian’s strategy. He’s worked out that people walk or cycle from the village, so if we drive as far as they normally walk and then start walking from there, we’ll find plenty of unpicked olive groves. He was right, we have been finding plenty of asparagus.
Mind you, it is taking its toll on us. Last Tuesday after a couple of hours in the fresh air walking up and down olive groves we were both so tired we spent the rest of the evening in a bit of a haze.
The weather has suddenly turned into summer. We recorded 40 on the patio on Friday. We’ve been working outside with our laptops, but its too hot in the afternoon. We’ve also had to put the shade back on our pagoda – mind you, rain is forecast for this coming week. Rain is very important at the moment, apparently the water levels are worryingly low. We’re going to look into a pump for our well, so we know we’ll have a water supply through the summer if levels get too low.
We’ve bought two kiwi trees (twigs), a male and a female. The man at the market seemed to take a lot of delight in explaining why we needed the two. We’ve also bought a climbing rose, it seems strange having roses in Spain when they seem such a traditional English plant – but of course, they originated from the middle east. I’ve also taken some cuttings of fig plants, I don’t know if they will take but if so it will be nice to have some more greenery in the yard, and they should be pretty robust.