Now for those of you who haven’t followed us for long we’ve been house sitting on and off since 2009. Lots of different countries – UK, Europe, Canada, NZ, and Aussie. Part of house sitting is looking after pets while their owners are away. Not always but more often than not. We’ve looked after dogs,…
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We drove further up into the Pyrenees the other day. Visited our closest ski resort – La Mongie. Famous for “alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowpark, cross-country skiing, snowmobiles and hiking in snowshoes”. Not that we did any of those! The ski lifts were still there, ski runs visible down the hillsides, resort holiday apartments still towering…
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Most of the autumn leaves have fallen and many of the trees in Mourne Park are now looking very stark against a very grey wintery sky. Another season – more changes – different work to do around the place. Lots of wood chopping still needed to keep the home fires burning, heaps and heaps of…
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Last day of picking today at Domain Treloar. Another early start but everyone was keen – the finish line was in sight. After the last bunch of grapes was picked and safely in the winery the BBQ was fired up for lunch. All the pickers, helpers and the vineyard owners gathered around the table for some good…
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Hi everyone….just a little update from Greytown. The first 3 weeks were wild – weather wise anyway. Lots of rain, snowfalls on the mountains, and some pretty amazing winds. Spent heaps of time inside with the animals in front of the fire. We’ve had some lovely sunny days over the past week so have finally…
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