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We went out prickly pear scrumping today. Based on the fact that our Aloe Vera has grown like a triffid this summer and we see them growing wild locally, we thought that perhaps we ought to look at other native…

‘A Year in Pictures‘To see the pictures full size, click on the picture. To get it back to the normal size, press the back button when you’ve finished.

It is raining today for the first time in nearly three months. Interestingly this is exactly the weekend last year when it rained after the summer (and we flooded). I will always remember – not just the nightmare of the…

We get a lot of these little fellows in the yard, by the Jasmine bush and they were featured on Radio 4 last night –

Wow – how did that happen! One moment it was the beginning of the summer, and next we’re at the end of it. Actually the end really ends after the village fiesta later in September. Then the swimming pool closes…

While one end of the street were busy sweeping and dusting this morning, the other end were out with vacuum cleaners. Definitely one-up-manship!

Well, you may remember that when we took Sam to be neutered, it turned out that he was missing an huevo. This had all sorts of implications and we were delighted when it appeared earlier this week. This wore off…

Well, I seem to have caused some bemusement when I said we would tumble glass in the cement mixer. We’d get two results – put the glass in without sand and the glass will rub against itself, softening the edges.…

We had a treat last night. The cheese was for our anniversary, the champagne was from our wedding and the wine was a special bottle to go with the cheese – especially the award winning cheese on the right (thank…