{"id":7094,"date":"2026-10-04T21:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=7094"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:59:58","slug":"family-update-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=7094","title":{"rendered":"Family Update – September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Donna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTherefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is<\/em> great, but the labourers are<\/em> few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.\u201d Luke 10:2<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0September is the time of the grape harvest. We had an abundant harvest this year, Praise the Lord!\u00a0 Due to the extreme heat during September (we often woke up in the morning to 12 \u00b0 C\u00a0 and it reached 40\u00b0C by 4 pm) many of the grapes dried on the vines, resulting in sun-dried raisins. We picked and dried the others on racks, ate the table grapes, drank grape juice and made grape desserts. There are still more on the vines that we have yet to enjoy and share with others.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The annual event in Alpedrinha, “Chocalhos- Festival dos Caminhos da Transum\u00e2ncia,” was held this month. This festival celebrates the ancestral tradition of transhumance (seasonal livestock migration between the Serra da Estrela and Idanha-a-Nova.\u00a0The “chocalheiros” were men adorned with large cowbells on leather sashes who accompanied and led flocks along the ancient droveways. The art of making chocalhos (the large cowbells they wear) dates back to the Roman period and combines the crafts of the coppersmith (sheet metal), the blacksmith (metal alloy) and the musician (tuning). The bells are inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. This year’s activities included a pedestrian journey with flocks and shepherds from Fund\u00e3o to Alpedrinha, accompanied by Chocalheiros. We forfeited the walk but had a great time strolling through the village’s cobblestone streets, accompanied by traditional folk music, zabumbas (large drums) local gastronomy and a display of local artisanal wool products. It was a lovely celebration and we learned something along the way!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The original wood floor in the cabin was affected by the heavy rainfall last winter. We rolled up our sleeves and although it was a tedious task, we redid the flooring with tiles and we are sure it will withstand this year’s rainy season.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Philip and Julie, we received the nice photo below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 This month’s birthday celebrants were Nuno and Selen!\u00a0 They both welcomed their new year of life with great joy and loved ones by their side! What a wonderful life! Let us be truly thankful for every day we have to celebrate with loved ones by our side.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are always in our prayers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Autumn is here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Night: 12 C<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
This 40-12 thermic amplitude is over now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Time for grape harvest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alpedrinha Festival 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New floor in the cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Birthdays: Nuno and Selen. All lovely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Zach, Julie and the dog. So cute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Macau family gathering. Love to all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donna: \u201cTherefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.\u201d Luke 10:2 \u00a0 \u00a0September is the time … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordproject_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7094"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7118,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7094\/revisions\/7118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}