March 2016, coming together
We had hoped to be moving in this month, but (as it turns out) wisely decided that we needed...
January 2016, doors & windows!
Celebration as after several months of waiting, we finally have doors and windows! Doors and windows certainly help give...
November 2015, progress!
Unusually for November in Salento, the weather is 18 degrees and sunny. I remember this time last year when...
October 2015, Autumn in Salento
I love the month of October, in the UK but especially in Salento. Golden sunshine baths the green countryside and...
September 2015, the end of Summer
Summer is coming to an end in Salento. The beach clubs are open only for the first couple of...
July 2015, Summer is here
The start of our summer holiday… The new roof is on the old part of the house. Showing the...
The day of the photoshoot
Photoshoots are tremendous fun but also hard work. A lot of thought and planning goes in to them, thinking of each...
June 2015, the internal walls
So, the fabulous new roof is on, but it’s too heavy for the internal walls to support… so we...
May 2015, the new roof
The first job on is to replace the roof of the main part of the house.
Patterned tiles
Loving pattern as I do, it’s understandable that I absolutely adore patterned tiles. Hours often disappear as I lose...