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This is the first batch of pebbles and stones which I finished tumbling. There’s actually another stage to polish them to a high shine, but I think I prefer the more satiny look, particularly since some of the stones are…

And here’s a fishing boat just before the sun comes up. It still has its light on. It’s quite nice to see the fishing boats with their lights on at night as they sort of twinkle in the dark. Talking…

We needed to go to one of the bigger towns for some bits and bobs so on the way back, we went to visit some beaches we hadn’t been to before. We were driving on the coast road the other…

It must be over six months since Primrose first became ill. We took her to the vet as an emergency and didn’t think she’d be coming back with us, but the vet was more optimistic and Primrose slowly recovered.It’s been…

So much for the sun shining on the righteous – again we had another wet Samana Santa. Easter always appears to be wet, which is a shame when there’s a several hundred year old saint statue to be carted round…

Four cows appeared in the field behind us yesterday. I’m not sure how long they will be there for. I think they’ve come from the other side of the main road. The last cows were only there for a couple…

When we moved here we got the strimmer serviced. Given that it’s over 20 years old, it was probably due a service! It started working well, but then it became a bit intermittent. We took it in for the person…

We had a picnic on the way back from the supermarket at a little beach around the corner from San Cibrao, and near the aluminium plant. While we were there a ship went out of the port – and a…

It was Carnival this Tuesday and while there were parades going on at the weekend, we went to the one in San Cibrao. It was fun! And yes, the kazoo trumpets were there again 🙂 However, while this was all…

I’d read in the paper that a nearby beach was covered in driftwood – so we decided to go and take a look… Only to find a disappointing lovely clean beach! From this beach we could see what appeared to…