Its been a long hot summer and I haven't blogged hardly as much as I should have done. We have had no rain since sometime in early June and it has been hard work keeping the plants alive and the garden green. If anybody has visited Spain recently you will be aware how brown it looks as you fly over the country. We are pleased that we have managed to maintain our little oasis during these hot months but as I type this on the 6th September we have a grey sky and a chance of rain ( just as visitors arrive from the UK looking for sun) the air is cooler and I have been able to put jeans on for the first time in ages instead of the usual kaftan ( although they are tight and a diet is obviously needed)
I thought I would write this as I am going to the UK tomorrow for 6 weeks to start home schooling our son Max and get a feeling for our prospective new home town of Ludlow. Alistair will drive over after our visitors have gone and bring clothes, books etc that will be needed, and of course my car.
The veg garden is still producing although the plants look exhausted by the intense heat. New tomato plants are growing well cauliflower, broccolli, lettuce, peppers and aubergines are all surviving, but its hard work keeping up with the caterpillars that keep trying to take over the brassica's.
I bought Alistair a banjo for his birthday and I have decided to have another go at the guitar, so our aim is by Christmas 2010 to be able to play duelling banjo's for a christmas party piece. If our memories can remember chords from one day to the next :-) Although we think we have found a great way to keep the grey matter responding with giving it this new challange. Thunder is rolling over the mountains now and a beautiful breeze is wafting through the open doors. It will be interesting to see how soon I get fed up with rain during my stay in the UK, but it will be a nice change at first. Max and I are looking forward to our new adventure in home schooling and I'm sure I will learn just as much as he will.
It will be difficult being away from Alistair as we are always together in everything we do, but he is busy writing his second book and will throw himself into it while we are away.
I will try to do a blog from Ludlow when Alistair brings my Apple Mac over, along with my rain coat, umbrella and winter boots.