I haven’t been posting much this year. After a really long winter, rain into early June! We have been enjoying a long hot summer, Unfortunately this has caused many forest fires in the area, some of which have been quite
How time flies
This year has just flown by! The weather has been unusual in that the first three months of the year had little rain, and lots of sunshine. then there was a little rain, followed by a long hot summer. This
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
First guests of the year arrive
April turned out to be a horrible month weather wise, it has rained nearly every day, and it’s been quite cool. No more work has been done on the clearing of the land at the front of the house, since
Spring has really sprung
Still no rain of any consequence! The whole country is in a state of drought, but on the plus side the weather is lovely, warm and sunny. Spring has really sprung, with flowers and blossom appearing everywhere. I have added
Sunbathing in February
Another month has passed with no rain and gloriously sunny days. It has been cold with frost most nights, but now the temperatures are beginning to rise, Spring is here. We had seven visitors from Holland for five nights, and
Harvesting olives, bottling wine
Winter is here again. Today is overcast, misty,drizzly, and cold! However to date although we have had some very wet days during November, the weather has also been sunny and warm for some of the time. We have been doing
Looking after guests
Another month has just flashed by. What have we been doing? Difficult to say in detail, there is always something happening and something to look forward to. I have been looking after the vines, and watering the garden daily. We