The Black Kitten

The Black Kitten

We’ve acquired a black kitten! We don’t want a kitten & cannot have a kitten because of the parrot, but the kitten doesn’t care. It came running down the drive towards us when we returned home one evening & stayed. We didn’t feed it for...
Travelling South

Travelling South

We were off to the Algarve, approx 5.5 hours drive from Porto! As my biggest client had begun their Christmas holidays close of business on Wednesday 20th December, instead of moving at the weekend, I wouldn’t have work to do on the 21st, so that’s when...
Cold Yellow House

Cold Yellow House

We’re so cold. This isn’t a surprise as we’ve holidayed in Portugal in January before. European houses are set-up to keep cool in the long hot summers, but this makes them bitterly cold in winter & there’s rarely central heating. Most...
Living in Galicia

Living in Galicia

We liked Galicia with its rolling hills, small fields broken by copses of oak & chestnut, the quiet roads & friendly, accommodating people. We extended our stay from the initial two weeks (just in case the house wasn’t suitable or the internet not...
Pink House in Galicia

Pink House in Galicia

Billy didn’t recognise the exact address of our new place, so we input the nearest large town of Lugo & set-off down motorways with very little traffic. A pleasure to drive, but slightly odd too we followed the coastline West, before turning inland near...
First Days in Spain

First Days in Spain

I can understand why my brother & sister-in-law always take all-incusive holidays in package holiday resorts. They climb off the plane, straight onto a bus, to be taken to their hotel without a hitch. They dump their luggage & can head straight to the bar for...