Another New Fence
Ian has put up another new fence at the back of the house. Although we don’t use this door at the moment, the plan is that we will. This door opens into the passageway that runs to the front of…
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Rio Xunco
We haven’t been out very much recently as with work, the garden, Ian working on the fence… it’s been quite busy. However yesterday we decided to take Daisy for a walk by the river as she can’t go on the…
Fence, Steps and Gate
Ian has finished the gate, fence and steps and Dimrose and Pirata had their first adventure outside since we moved. Roland and Babbity haven’t been out yet. Roland will need to go out in his own time and Babbity will…
We’ve Created a Monster
This was our huerta at the beginning of May And this is it now ? Looking at it I can see we’ve made a few mistakes! We’ve planted things too close together. I hadn’t anticipated that the marrow plants were…
A Different View
There’s two wind turbines just outside San Cibroa (mermaid town) and we can see them from the beach in San Cibroa and also from the road, but we don’t actually drive past them. There’s a fish farm and trading estate…
Saint at Sea
It was the patron saint of Burela’s celebration at the weekend. Rather than parading the saint around the town, instead the saint was taken out to sea with fishing boats and little sailing craft following it. I think the Saint…
Fence and Gate
Ian is busy working on the fence and gate. The first gate is ready to hang as you can see in the photo below and then there will be another which will be attached near the wall. and he’s also…
Sargadelos
The river that flows into Rueta beach by us is the Rio Xunco. I’m not sure where it starts, but it flows through Cervo and through Sargadelos. Sargadelos is the name of the village where the Sargadelos ceramic factory was…
Garden May – One month on…
This was our huerta in mid-April And this is it mid-May. We’re really struggling with weeds, but there’s really not a lot we can do about that. I have put some mulch around the tomatoes. What would be great would…
Wood – But Not Driftwood
The wood has arrived which Ian ordered to make the gate and fence at the front of the house. This will be good as it means we can finally take down the table at the front of the house, which…