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…
Kate Pullen
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…
More driftwood…
Our driftwood pile is growing! We went to a different beach last week to see what was around. We have been to this beach before but just a peek, not really beach combing. This would have been the beach nearest…
Daisy has an almost-urgent visit to the vet
Daisy went into the garden Monday morning and came back in with her eye shut and pawing at it. We thought perhaps she had something in it or she had been stung and waited to see if it improved. Monday…
We have a new neighbour!
A cow arrived in the field next door. I think I’ve already taken a photo of this cow as I think it was living in a field looking over the sea. I’m not sure how long it will stay for…
Fish!
We were out collecting driftwood and there was a lot of movement in the sea – and when we were stood on the rocks, we could see what the movement was – lots and lots of fish! They were quite…
The other side of the beach
Our beach (Rueta), is split by a river running into the sea and we can’t cross it – well, I guess we could, but sometimes it runs fast and we are cautious of Daisy getting swept away. However last week,…
Sun Rises
…you have to imagine these taken through a non-smudgey window. Unfortunately our window is rather blurry and we need a tall ladder to clean it. We did inherit a tall ladder with the house, but it was held together with…
Visitors
We get a lot of snails. When we moved in the house looked a bit like a snail’s graveyard as I think they had come in over the years when the house was covered in ivy and there were several…
Casting Nasturtiums
I like nasturtriums and had tried to grow them a few times in Extremadura, but couldn’t keep them alive in the summer. So I thought I’d try here. I’ve been so pleased that the ones I planted from seed have…