Never ending rain and a blocked drive
Yesterday we ventured out in between the rain to go buy some plastic to try and stop the leaks in the house. It is then that we noticed our neighbours land was on the move and was partially blocking our drive.
Tag: lanjaron
Extra virgin olive oil
So there we are in the kitchen, Richard is asking if we have a smaller jug to put the olive oil in, the 5 litre bottle is no that easy to manoeuvre oil into yorkshire pudding trays
After the rain comes more rain
My last post about the weather here in Andalucia was written before the great deluge that arrived on our town of Lanjaron on 24th December, yes Christmas Eve. We recorded a massive 81mm of rain on that day!
Whats with the weather in Andalucia?
Having basked in temperatures of 18C for the first 15 days of December and having a never ending summer, its now been raining here in Andalucia since the 16th December!
Almonds
So the veggies are not doing great this year, its not just us but most people in town, no idea why, maybe a bad moon?
Working hard in the campo
I have been busy in the campo catching up with work that has been neglected for many months.
Veggie News - White Broccoli
Today whilst out weeding, seeding and digging I wondered over to my failure of Broccoli plants only to discover that I have a white broccoli head appearing.
The Veggie Garden Expands
Yes its that time of year again and the veg are being planted and this year we have decided to expand
Feliz Fiestas
A Happy New Year to everyone who reads this blog of mine and I hope you like the new look of it. Christmas was a quiet affair here at our cortijo in Lanjaron,
The Aga
Today we are living in windy Lanjaron in sunny southern Spain and its due to get very cold this weekend and even windier!
All in 4 hours - Snow to coast
I took advantage of this calm behaviour and opened the car door to get my sunglasses out (just in case) and before I knew it Khumbu had run round the door taking my hand with him and trapping my finger against the open car door.
The weather on one day in September 2007
Last year on my birthday in September we had a freak storm here in Lanjaron.
What to do with tomatoes and Millett
So we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with. Weve eaten them with most meals for the last month, made gallons of Tomato Frito (Puree) and still have left overs.
Veggie News
So it turns out the cauliflower is not cauliflower and is cabbage, I've taken a picture to show you the seed packet and the resulting veg!