Building steps

Now the weather is a little cooler we are starting to build steps down from the cortijo terrace to the next terrace - taking a leaf out of Tony's book. Not one to do things by halves, Rodney had a lorry load of sand, a lorry load of gravel, and bricks and cement delivered. I think I prefer gardening to being a builder's labourer but the results are pretty impressive.

A few days in Jaen

Bogor Botanic Gardens

Lynn cousins before the Vancouver contingent flew back home

Last day! On the hidropedalo

Feasting on what we harvested

Sweet corn, squash, aubergine, fir pink apple potatoes and tomato relish (tomatoes, garlic and onion) with our barbecued pork (and blackberries from Encarni). It wasn't really cold but Corina borrowed a fleece against the cooler evening air.

A well-deserved pre-prandial