Building the store room

 Marian and Maaike from Holland came to stay with us for most of this year

 and they took on the store room roof as a project.

We set out the vigas

gathered Caña from the river

laid the caña and cardboard

 and put a lime mix on top for the patio

M and M took a trip here and I built the shelves and window

 installed a door, made a bench outside

finished the interior

then they returned and installed themselves

In the autumn reinforcements arrived and we secured the bank below with a retaining wall

and the patio made a great place for yoga and acrobatics 

Building

                           

In the new year we welcomed Charissa here who made such an impact! She may never leave now.

Sebastian and Emma have become regular visitors and nurturers or the place.

The  wooden house bathroom kitchen is coming along well now

 And Judi made an irrigation channel

 

A finished roof edge

The trailer became a 'camping trailer'

Kelly was determined to provide us with a pool and worked long and hard on this. It's not yet finished, but I hope to finish it soon.

We began a new room called the store room

 

 And decided it was time for a luxury teenage zone for my son

 

  

        

Almost finished now

Animals on the farm

    Here is Max, he sleeps everywhere 

Max and Ramos, great friends

Aragon

Sofie

Benna

 Occasional visitors

Here lies dear Hobbie, my pet since 1995, rest in peace
faithful and beautiful friend

Proud of my produce...

August

This month, Tanja Claire and I finished all the flooring we will do for now. Claire did wonders in the garden and Tanja created a piece of artwork which will serve as a temporary wall (which could be here for years though). Sebabstian arrived and reorganised the recycling centre and the shed.... I am just about finding everything again now.

The 'creature', a scalapendra or cienpies, couldn't get out of the washing up bowl one morning. It can sting like a small scorpion and some of you will remember that I had a difficult night sleeping with one in July. We saw this one off and we hope it was my visitor and that it will never return again. I still check my bed before I get in it every night.

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