Into Spring, at last we have had some warm sunny weather, and been able to do a lot of work in the garden. We have pruned a lot of trees, and the Wisteria, weeded, sprayed weeds, and mowed the lawns.
Still raining!
It’s still raining! There have been few if any days this year when it has not rained at all, and some of the rain has been very heavy. It´s obviously no good for root vegetables, but I am told it
New view from the Quinta
The weather continues to be sunny and warm in the sun during the day, and cold and frosty at night, and still no rain. The work outside the quinta is now complete, and the view from Quinta Sao Domingos is
Solar heating for the pool
Two more very different months weather-wise, lots of rain and cool. We have had a few guests, but it is very quiet. I guess the current financial situation is having an effect. After a couple of years coping with just
An eventful start to 2012
A lot has happened since a very pleasant Christmas spent with Hugh & Jane in Parada da Gonta. The weather although cold at night has in the main been sunny and warm during the day. I have been out in
Incubating chickens
Do please check out our holiday apartments. April has been a month of two halves as far as the weather is concerned. The first half of the month was hot and sunny, but the last few days have been cool
Garden begins to bloom
Quinta from 2nd level Garden 2nd level The time just flies by. I took a few pictures in the garden this morning, everything is very green at the moment, and the temperature reached 30C this afternoon.
Oranges and lemons
The weather has been quite changeable of late, we have had a lot of rain interspersed with warm sunny days. The last few days have been clear and sunny but with a freezing cold easterly wind. We have managed to get quite a