We had a proper Extremaduran storm during the week and it was one of those where it felt like someone had just poured buckets over us. Luckily there was no hail, as the house would have definitely flooded. As it was,…

The last few years we’ve sort of got into the habit of going fig scrumping for Ian’s birthday treat. Admittedly, probably down to the fact the figs are ripe now, rather than it’s something that’s a treat for Ian. Last…

Yes, I know it is upside down, however had a stamp carving project published in this book.

Wish there was something we could do with them!

It’s now like the middle of the night when we go out for our walk in the morning. The sky is as dark as it is at midnight, the stars are still bright in the sky – however, to our…

We are having fun making toys for Ludvic! This is a piece of loofah with straws poked.through it. He actually isn’t very destructive with his toys, but perhaps that is because he is still a baby. I made a pile…

We’re in the middle of a heatwave! Parts of the province of Badajoz and the neighbouring bits of Portugal are set to break Europe’s highest temperature over the next couple of days, with temperatures in some places expected to rise…

Which sounds rather alarming – however, we’re not teaching him how to shoot things, we’re trying to get him to come to a ‘target’.  The target is a chopstick, and he’s supposed to move to that. We can then teach…