It’s been a while since my last post due to problems with the software. The weather over the last two months has been abnormal for this area. We have had hard frosts, and a couple of days of snowfall, the
Celebrating our first year
Well we have been here for a whole year now, it certainly doesn’t feel that long. We have now signed a contract for the geo-thermal heating, and the builders have been back for the last week or so. They are
Choosing kitchens and tiles
Another month has just flown by. The builders have been absent for the last week or two, because we are still negotiating with a geo-thermal heating firm. We would like to heat the whole complex in this way as we
October Winemaking
The last month has just flown by, we have been so busy that I have not had time to update this blog! We spent most of our time either helping friends and neighbors picking grapes or working on the winemaking.
Roofs are now on
The roofs are on both the Adeiga and the Quinta. All the internal walls are now in place, and the pointing has been renewed on the Adeiga. We have joined the local village association, and went up to the cafe
Tiles going on the Quinta roof
The tiles are going on the roof of the Quinta, and the internal walls are all up on the second floor. The two bedroom apartment in the Adega now has walls, and we have agreed the layout of the one
The Quinta has a new roof
The builders were off for just over a week, and were in full swing as soon as they came back. The roof is now on the Quinta, and both the Quinta and the Adega await their tiles. There has been
Adega & Quinta get bore-holes
The weather since late July has been great, most days in the high 70’s or early 80’s, although today, we have had some rain. We now have four bore-holes, two for the Adega, and two for the Quinta. One of