Author Archives: Ian

Gate Update

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ian

Quick update the gates have been repaired. Everything looks good, except no centre bolt has been added will have to follow that up.

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News from Casa Neroli

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Ian

Well it’s been a while since we posted anything, so thought it was about time we updated the blog with how things are at Casa Neroli.   There is very little construction or major improvement work going on these days, … Continue reading →

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House Completion

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Ian

Well finally at the end of May we got our official completion certificate from the Council, which means we now officially have a house. The upside is that everything is now legal, including the swimming pool that we added.  The … Continue reading →

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Farm & Garden – March 2017

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Ian

Wow, we are off to an excellent start to the month/year, Snr Proenca has been at our place at the end of last week and the start of this and from the pictures I have seen is doing an amazing … Continue reading →

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Tractor Update

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ian

Nothing brought yet, but we now have a good indication of the size and accessories we need and how much it is likely to cost. The reason for delaying is we have to ensure that it will fit ok in … Continue reading →

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Farm & Garden Update

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ian

The Farm and Garden, so far have fared well during the winter, but now we are entering February, probably the wettest and windiest month of any year and all indications are this year is not going to be an easy … Continue reading →

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House Update

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ian

The final sign off documents are now with the council, including all the required papers for the house and the pool, I am lead to understand that all that’s needed now is a single signature from the builder and everything … Continue reading →

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2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ian

Finally, better later than never, welcome to 2017. Apologises for the lack of postings recently, I guess there are two main reasons, firstly it’s the winter and therefore there is a lot less activity to talk about, and secondly we … Continue reading →

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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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