” But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.” Micah 4:4

For several years now, we thought we would like to have a place in the country side. Perhaps for peace and tranquility, perhaps to practice some old fashion agricultural skills. Maybe for fun too or some outdoor activities. Maybe to start a new project that we may not know yet where it will lead. Perhaps permannent, perhaps not.

We have travelled in the North and in the South, and while making videos for the channel, we kept our eyes open and inquired here and there. The price is usually the first hurdle. The amount of savings we have to invest is frugal to compete in a hot property market.

In the beggining of this month of June, probably one year after our arrival, to the day, we visited a place we liked. We had seen it online and from the first impressions it seemed to be close to what we have been looking for. We travelled up there, visited, talked to the agent and we have been in negotiations ever since.

I think we are in position to positively anounce that we shall be harvesting grapes in September and olives in November, plus lots of figs and other fruit this summer. More details are to be settled in our next trip up there, with Gabriel, who is also excited about it, but now thta we have your attention, here are a few images of the little landplot:

Not least, we are enjoying the visit of Emanuel and Gabriel, who are spicing out our summer here with lots of outdoor and travelling. So far we have been in Costa Vicentina and Penacova Mondego region with Emanuel and Jason, and soon we hope to go up to Serra da Estrela region with Gabriel and Jason.

Here are some assorted pictures from June:

We thank you all and hope to see more of you, at least in picture, this next month. Praying for you .

dad and mom