August Heat in a Peaceful Place

 I managed to avoid some of the heat waves by going to Wales for 9 days of blissful soft rain and 15degreesC, and later, on my return, by taking the van to the coast. 

Hazel Rainforest

The coastal footpath near St David's

Cavaleiro, Alentejo Coast.

A couple of kittens have come to join the family. They love to play in the van, on the shade netting and everywhere else.

That's the news from a peaceful place.

New post from Old blogger

 I know, it's been a long time away from my blog. My excuse was that I couldn't use my laptop due to no electricity, but my darling son, Robert, installed a system donated from my other darling son, Billy. I feel so lucky and blessed to have my kids.

I have done some travelling around Portugal in my van but I am mostly parked in my darling daughter, Laura, 's garden. I decided to build a wee bathroom out of the mud here. It's perfect mud for building. It took a couple of months, just doing it slowly. I love the rain shower. The younger granddaughters decorated the inside using coloured clay.

It's nearly the end of July and we have been lucky with the weather, as it has not been as hot as last year. The van is well insulated so it's really pleasant. I sometimes go and park by the sea for a night or two. I love to hear the waves as I'm lying in bed. I also love to go onto the beach in the night when there's maybe a fisherman and that's all.

I hope to do a bit more exploring in the van in the autumn when it's cooler, as my wee dog, Bonnie, suffers the heat.

Meanwhile, life is good.