A few weeks ago we had a visitor in our kitchen, someone I almost missed and I’m so glad that our dogs missed him (or her) – a baby squirrel who fell out of the tree just outside our wall! I kept the dogs away, while José went off to…

Perhaps you’re wondering why I’ve gone all quiet about our garden. Honestly, it’s been sad. Due to a severe water shortage a couple of months ago and our constant travelling, the front garden patch almost entirely wilted. We manage to salvage the potted plants and move them to the back…