Viladellops Village, Xan & Bob

By the dawn’s early light

A simple blog post today. As I said yesterday...it now feels like Autumn here. The light has changed. This morning I went to open our gate and noticed a very ellusive bird here. The Hoopoe. I quietly crept back into the house to grab my camera. Darn birds...I got this one shot before they saw… Continue reading By the dawn’s early light

Viladellops Village, Wineries

And the winner is…Turó de les Abelles

While we were having our own wonderful Friday night there was excitement elsewhere. Marcello the owner of Viladellops (where we live) was on stage collecting awards for his wines. This wonderful wine Turó de les Abelles won three awards and pretty impressive ones at that. With 870 entries from 235 wineries taking part in the… Continue reading And the winner is…Turó de les Abelles

Beach, Viladellops Village, Xan & Bob

Un buen día (a good day)

Yesterday was a good day. We've had more than our share (our assessment) of stress over the past couple of months. We need to celebrate the wins instead of always focusing on the negative things. Easier said than done but we still try. Each day. Having finally received my Irish passport we had reached out… Continue reading Un buen día (a good day)