Monthly Archives: October 2016

Tractor – October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ian

Information gathering and investigations has been the flavour of October, we have spent a number of hours on the internet and watching YouTube researching and learning about 3 point mounting systems, age is measured by hours and not miles/kilometres, etc. … Continue reading →

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The Farm – October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ian

We should be starting to think about harvesting the olives now, but unfortunately this year once again we are not going to be able to harvest. Work commitments just will not allow. We have tried a number of alternatives to … Continue reading →

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House & Garden – October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ian

As mentioned in the last blog we had damaged the Main Gate in the summer and I can confirm that the repair has been done well on the side we damaged. However, whilst the repair on the other post was … Continue reading →

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The Old Hut – Gone

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Ian

Well this is hopefully the last entry against “The Old Hut” our visit has confirmed that it has in fact gone. The rubble has been used to build up the bank along part of the stream, which should help to … Continue reading →

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The Old Hut – Going, Going, GONE

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ian

We were hoping that September would see the demolition of the old hut, but in true Portuguese style it didn’t happen. I am sure many of you that read this blog and therefore have an interest in the Portuguese life … Continue reading →

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House & Garden – The Main Gate

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Ian

During our stay in August we managed to break the electric gate openers on the main gate. The problem was that a car had caught the centre stop of the gates and bent the fixing screws, which when we tried … Continue reading →

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House & Garden – Borehole

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Ian

At long last we have managed to get the Borehole covered, a good neat job I think.  

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