A new week has begun. I'm hoping for a much better week than last week. I know that we shouldn't wish time away but I'm glad that week is over. Friday evening we went for a walk to one part of the vineyard. We actually went looking for the area where the machine had been picking… Continue reading A new week begins
We awoke yesterday morning to the sound of lots of activity in the vineyard. Tractors with trailers being towed behind. We quickly got ourselves out the door to see what was happening. Harvest has begun! So exciting!! We first came across this contraption spitting out the waste from the grape bunches. We walked through the… Continue reading Harvest has begun
It has been a hard week. A sad week. Bob said to me yesterday that the only good thing that has happened this week is my EU passport arriving on Monday. Since then...not so much. My dear Aunt Norma, my mother's sister, passed away on Monday. We knew over the weekend that it was coming… Continue reading Choosing to smile again
Bob and I haven't had as many walks in the vineyard recently. A couple of reasons were our travelling and the heat wave here when we both returned. Believe me when I say we are always watching the changes as we are driving in or out of the village. It is getting to be an… Continue reading Look how the grapes have ripened
One hundred seventy-one days. 171! February 23 to August 14. This is how long it took for my Irish Passport Application to be processed. It took less time for me to receive my Irish citizenship. Let me back up a bit. Back in June 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, commonly… Continue reading The wait is finally over
