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Archive for December, 2007

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Coimbra…

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

A few days ago Pete and I needed to go to Coimbra but first we were going to stop in Benfeita at the house that our friend Nancy is in the process of buying.
First thing you need to know is that even though Nancy hasn’t bought the house yet and won’t for another couple of […]

John the Woodburner Man

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

A while back we were looking for a woodburning stove. We didn’t want the generic ones we saw in the stores, we wanted something more unique. So as it happens here in Portugal we put the word out to a few people and low and behold our friend Dick knew someone who knew […]

Custodians of a Piece of Paradise in Portugal!

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The deal is done, the sale is complete! On December 3rd we became the official custodians of Quinta da Mizarela. It’s been a beautiful process getting to know the owners and the people of the surrounding villages. The final process proved to be just as beautiful.
We met everyone at 2:30 on a […]