Our Farm Portugal | Nossa Quinta Portugal
It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.
It’s been an indifferent two weeks since my last blog. The blog where I advised I’d be back to writing weekly. Well, I failed at the first hurdle. However, the main reason for skipping a week was that I returned to the UK to visit my daughters. And they took precedence. While I took my…
Six months ago, I had just sold the remainder of my furniture, made numerous trips to charity shops, and was living with minimal items. I recall being concerned about whether the items I was taking to Portugal would fit in the car. Was I bringing too much? Had I disposed of too much? At that…
Happy New Year. For me, 2022 was an instrumental year as I moved to Portugal. I’ve now been living in Portugal for five months and the time has flown by. I am sure 2023 will be a mixture of excitement and challenge. Hopefully in equal measure. The festive period has been quiet for me. I’m…
It is amazing how fast time goes and how busy I can be when I don’t have too much structure to my days. This last week though has given me some fixed appointments and the chance to roll my sleeves up and help with the colheitha. Uvas, mais uvas e ainda mais uvas [grapes, more…
Walking boots on. Route planned. Plenty of water. Vamos! Strangely, the last week has not been dissimilar to the previous week. Not that I am complaining because two substantial walks through the beauty of central Portugal is a pure delight. And the property search must continue. The first hike starts at the end of my…
It’s the end of an era. The end of work, as I know it. After originally signalling my intention to leave my employment around fifteen months ago, it has been a long “notice period”. My colleagues were notified in August last year, and then the official resignation came three months ago. Having the knowledge that…