Friday 24th December 2021Blog from the Edge - 19
Happy Christmas to all of our friends and family from myself and Alison - and a little news in her blog! Merry Christmas from Madeira! Paul and myself would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We are planning Christmas dinner right now. I think it will be prawn cocktail, followed by pork Wellington - turkey and sprouts nowhere in sight🤣. The last year has been a challenge for a lot of us but one thing stands out - health is the key. Where we are in the world at the moment is probably a lot safer than most places, for which we feel grateful and lucky. We have had problems over the last six months but in the end they have all been overcome. Jose’s only English phrase resonates : ‘No problem, Mr Paul!’. We are thinking of all our loved ones, friends and family over the seas, and we miss you all. We look forward to 2022 for a lot more catch ups and visits back and forth as hopefully world travel gets back to ‘the norm’
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Friday 24th December 2021Blog from the Edge - 19
Happy Christmas to all of our friends and family from myself and Alison - and a little news in her blog! Merry Christmas from Madeira! Paul and myself would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We are planning Christmas dinner right now. I think it will be prawn cocktail, followed by pork Wellington - turkey and sprouts nowhere in sight🤣. The last year has been a challenge for a lot of us but one thing stands out - health is the key. Where we are in the world at the moment is probably a lot safer than most places, for which we feel grateful and lucky. We have had problems over the last six months but in the end they have all been overcome. Jose’s only English phrase resonates : ‘No problem, Mr Paul!’. We are thinking of all our loved ones, friends and family over the seas, and we miss you all. We look forward to 2022 for a lot more catch ups and visits back and forth as hopefully world travel gets back to ‘the norm’
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Monday 09th August 2021Blog from the Edge, 6
A Mixed Bag It’s been a mixed bag this week on the weather front, with some gorgeous, very hot days full of sunshine and blue skies - and a couple of cloudy days, with cooler temperatures and clouds blowing down past us down into the valley below. We saw our first rain in 5 weeks last night - not heavy, a steady, gentle soak, but it was still warm. This week’s been a mixed bag job-wise too. Paul finished clearing the garden, and we’ve been burning rubbish. I’ve been planting up numerous pots, sewing curtains, and giving four very sad chairs found in the cellar a new lease of life, with a few coats of paint. We’ve hung a few more things on the walls (not a hammer and nails job, as they’re solid concrete) and Paul has started work on clearing the cave. Note the dry stone wall 😁! In between we had a couple of very nice meals in Ribeira Brava and Bar Rio. Oh, and Paul’s had an excellent hair cut! Progress has been made on the electrical front. We now have numerous sockets, so we can dispense with a few metres of extension cables running throughout the house! Excitement is building as we may have our first guests in a week’s time - my daughter and son-in-law and two grandchildren 🤗
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Wednesday 25th November 2020Loft, Old Madeiran Cottage
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Tuesday 21st July 2020Prudhoe Gallery in Kingfisher Northumberland Guide
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Tuesday 21st July 2020Moor House Farm Feature
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Wednesday 17th June 2020Gallery Open by Appointment
Take care and very best wishes from myself and Alison.
Teaching is on hold, sadly, until we have further guidelines of what’s safe and practical. The situation will change in due course.
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Wednesday 06th May 2020Homage to Riddlehamhope
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Wednesday 29th April 2020Moorhouse Farm
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Wednesday 11th March 2020Madeira - Tyne Valley Express Feature
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