We have a few big DIY jobs that need to be completed on the outside of our home and...
Home and Garden
We have a gigantic fig tree in our garden and we have no clue how to look after figs...
For the love of smoke I absolutely love BBQ’s and food grilled on a BBQ. I’m not sure why...
The cost of garden furniture At long last we have outside furniture! The tax rebate cheque cleared and we...
You may have read my post on bugs, bites and going slightly bonkers. Well I am still getting bitten...
6 months in and we are still living the dream. There are some flip sides to living in Portugal...
Built in cupboards, a bar and a fridge! This room definitely was in very poor condition and our biggest...
So the office is finished and we can now move hubby from the lounge to the office space. Bless...
I have way too much time on my hands at the moment hence why I’ve been researching Permaculture. Learning...
We have been here for 5 months now and considering I am out in the garden most days I...
Bring on the chickens The title of this post is somewhat slightly misleading as although we are indeed renovating...
We have started growing a lot of fruit and vegetables in our garden and I thought it would be...
Almost on a daily basis I am discovering a new creature in our garden so I thought I would...
You may be aware by now that we had the most sweetest brush with nature recently. This is only...
The weather was absolutely gorgeous over the weekend so we decided to continue working on the garden. The plan...
Exposure to nature not only makes me feel better emotionally, it contributes to my physical wellbeing. Portugal’s nature is incredible and you...
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, this is so true. When we purchased Casa Valhal it came fully...
Welcome to my secret garden, only it’s not so secret anymore (ha ha). I have named our upper top...
After all that nasty rain we eventually just had a glorious sunny weekend in the garden which enabled us...
Welcome to Casa Valhal, a rustic 3 bed schist house, located in the village of Vinhó, a few minutes...
I love nature and gardening and just being outdoors makes me happy. I have no clue what I am...