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Once again, the festive season arrived and passed into memory all too rapidly.
For 2024 we stayed at home for a quiet and relaxing Christmas.
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So, it has been some time since the last entry. With little to note on the house renovation and on other subjects, the site has been neglected.
But, we're back - with a lot to say.
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The final day of our short break began with a hearty breakfast and then the hotel check-out.
Rather than returning home immediately, we drove to the Torre, stopping at various viewpoints on the way.
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For the second full day of our break the weather was much better, no rain and less wind.
We planned to tackle the full PR13 walk and started out at about 9:50.
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Once again our wedding anniversary arrived, and as has become the norm in recent years, we took a short holiday to celebrate.
Last year was a special event and we went to Venice but on this occasion we were much nearer home.
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Autumn officially started a couple of days ago and rain is now in the forecast.
In contrast, last week there were almost 200 wildfires burning in the northern region of the country.
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Little more than a month after our first guests departed, we had more visitors.
My sister, youngest niece, and youngest great-nephew had a break from the UK weather.
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Following the recent visit from our daughter and her partner, we took a short break away from the house.
It was only a couple of days but thoroughly enjoyable.
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Some years after starting the project and deciding that we could include a guest suite in the house renovation, we finally received guests.
Our younger daughter Rachel, and her partner/boyfriend Steve, are visiting from Macclesfield.
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While I have been busy working inside the house, Janet has been equally busy outside in the garden.
The drab grey wall of the railway station car park has had some attention.
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A couple of years ago we had birds nesting in the workshop. The nest was high up in the structure of the building.
This year they are back, and a little more brave.
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Though there have been some nice days since Christmas, the weather has been quite miserable until now.
The past week has again been variable but now we are seeing warmer, drier conditions.
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As a special treat, we took a Christmas trip to visit family, as so much has changed in the two years since our last visit.
Time was limited and we had quite a bit of travel to do whilst in the UK, all by public transport. Undaunted, we set off.
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It seems that, recently, every time we wish to travel outside of Portugal there is some form of problem.
This time it was the airline, notorious for low cost and low service.
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This year Janet and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a special trip.
We had a few days away in Venice, one of the most romantic cities in the world.