Our Farm Portugal | Nossa Quinta Portugal
It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.
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…
Six weeks into my new adventure in Portugal is perhaps an opportune time to share my immediate observations on village life and the impact the move has had on my well-being and health. I can’t really believe it has only been six weeks, as I feel as though I’ve done so much. When I look…
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…
I’ve arrived in Oleiros, Portugal! And, as someone mentioned to me this week, you’ve got the beaming smile after finding paradise. The week before I made the road trip of a lifetime was, in some respects, a game of two halves. The first half was delivering on all my planning. I was in control. Every…
I’ve had a few of those days. The ones where you start the day with a plan. A small list of things I need to sort out. At the end of the day, not a lot has been achieved. All of a sudden, it’s groundhog day. The list still needs sorting out. By the end…
There is no stopping time. Days become weeks. Weeks become months. Every new month is one closer to my adventure beginning in Portugal. I’m following a road that has been travelled many times by other people. It’s not a straight road, but there are many milestones set along the way. I was born in Bath,…