Category Archives: 2015

December 2015 – Update

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Ian

Well here we are at the end of the year. Today is the first day of 2016 and we are enjoying a peaceful first day of the new year in Casa Neroli. It is somewhat wet and very misty outside … Continue reading →

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November 2015 – Update

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Ian

November has been a very quiet month in terms of actual work being completed. Not surprising really as the main build is complete and we are now into getting the garden and farm organised. Our plan is to make both … Continue reading →

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October 2015 – Update – Wow how far have we come!

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Ian

Well as you know if you have been following our blog that I held up September’s entry to make the most of the Swimming Pool construction. Well to say we were impressed with the company that did the pool would … Continue reading →

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September 2015 – Update

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Ian

Again I have to start with an apology for being late with getting the update to the blog done this month, it’s just time. I am always just waiting for that extra little thing to happen before I do the … Continue reading →

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August 2015 – What a ride!

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ian

Well August has been a very varied month. We are still having issues with Marco the builder in getting all the work finished. Whilst we have a complete house, we still have a number of snagging issues that we need … Continue reading →

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July 2015 – Update

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Ian

July has started reasonably well. The landscaping seems to be complete, looking really good now, although it looks very naked. We are sure the natural vegetation will gradually find its way back we hope anyway! There was one Orange tree … Continue reading →

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June 2015 – Update

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Ian

The start of June was very slow in getting work done. As you will have read in the last blog not a lot of the corrective work had been done. In the week we were there we met with the … Continue reading →

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June Trip

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Ian

Once again this year we decided we need a break in June and what better time to do it, right in the middle of the cherry season. As it we could only go for the week, we decided that to … Continue reading →

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May 2015 – Update

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Ian

Well May has been a relatively quiet month; the main construction of the house is completed although there are still some items to be completed. We have also asked for some additional jobs to be done, more on this in … Continue reading →

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April 2015 – Update

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Ian

Its seems the Portuguese for some reason seem very reluctant to actually do any building work whilst we are on site! Not sure why, but this has happened a number of times now. So you will guess form the last … Continue reading →

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