A Year in Monchique 2 – Mirrored meetings – October 2018
When my father would call me at work, and I was unavailable because I was in a meeting, he would often later remark “You must spend half your life in
Small pigs, big ideas
At the end of September, Martyn and I collected our new piglets from a neighbour. Last year it seemed quite funny to cart two pigs around in the back of
Freddie, you naughty boy!
Wednesday September 1 I had a fleeting visit to the UK, last weekend, to attend a birthday bash for my stepfather who was 80 on Monday. I was pleased to
Bureaucracy bites!
At the end of last month we left Paul and Martyn recovering from the forest fire that had spread across Monchique, leaving devastation in its wake. Thursday August 12
Facing the flames
Ex-teacher Paul McKay left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows a variety of crops
The joys of summer
Ex-teacher Paul McKay left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows a variety of crops
That Titchmarsh feeling…
Wednesday May 5 Every now and again, I catch myself in mid-thought and realise that slowly and scarily, I am turning into Alan Titchmarsh. As I was transplanting the last
Leaving a legacy
Friday April 2 If you ever decide to kill a pig, get yourself fit first. We have spent a day and a half butchering and are both now completely exhausted.
Rosie’s revenge
Saturday March 13 Yesterday, Charly and Camilla (our little porkers) greeted feed-time with less enthusiasm than usual. Anyone who knows about pigs, knows that every meal time is an occasion
The hills are alive…with the sound of piglets!
Monday December 1 At 10am this morning the sun shone, the birds sang and everything looked fresh, clean and tranquil. Firstly, I fed Charly and Camilla, the porkers that we