{"id":5775,"date":"2023-11-05T03:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T03:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2023-11-05T03:56:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T03:56:56","slug":"family-update-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=5775","title":{"rendered":"Family Update – October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Donna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of October was spent at our homestead and we were very\u00a0 thankful for the cool, dry weather. Our quest was to continue to improve our basic living conditions in order to spend more time in that area.\u00a0 We installed a bathroom, insulated the ceiling and the walls and connected the kitchen and bathroom plumbing to the drainage system, among many other things.The final touches\u00a0 are waiting for a future opportunity.\u00a0 The insulation of the loft area makes a huge difference in the\u00a0 temperatures below. As for the horticulture, we harvested boxes of\u00a0dried-on-the-vine raisins, which are super sweet, although they are seeded. The trees were also heavily laden with quinces and persimmons. which were promptly turned into jam.\u00a0 We also learned how to remove the\u00a0 new shoots which are growing at the ground level of the olive trees, resulting in\u00a0 hours of free exercise in the fresh air! The trees look handsome indeed and we are looking forward to the olive harvest in November!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 In other latitudes, this month dear Zach turned a big 8 on his Birthday!\u00a0 He is now in second grade, reading up a storm and\u00a0 getting really good on the soccer field, He is a lightning bolt of energy not to be taken lightly, scoring amazing goals in every match! Riley is enjoying her pre-kindergarten class, especially arts and crafts and singing!\u00a0 Donna also enjoyed a very happy birthday with family in Portugal. She is fighting hard to keep her energy level high in order to keep up with all the activity and so thankful for all the young people in her life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Over in Macau Joana has featured in a locally produced film called “Dreaming Girls.” It was released in the cinema in Lisboeta this month. This is the first time Joana has appeared on the big screen and the film seems to have gotten good reviews.  Joana has also made a short documentary about the film and has appeared in several magazines as well. Kudos to you Joana! Still in Macau, Benjamim has performed at the popular Lusofonia annual event.  He featured his own songs and included Portuguese favorites as well! The performance was a great success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 Jorge has taken a trip to Macau in order to take care of WP business and some legal papers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assorted images from this month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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