We had a lovely day yesterday, Precurso from on here and her husband Mark called in to see us, they are looking for Property in Portugal and came and had a bowl of soup and a really good chat, actually we had such a wonderful time they were really late leaving and probably didnt make their appointments at all...
It was so nice to put faces to names and really spend some time with people I talk to but have never met before... it seemed strange... but we all really enjoyed the experience...
We then called to see some English friends in the next village and had a coffee as we've not seen them in a while, and recieved a kind gift of some Strawberry plants, they were very welcome , Id only been moaning at Rick the other day that our soft fruit area was a bit sparse and I wanted to build it up with planting some strawberries... but with money so tight at the moment I could justify the cost... hehehehe now we have some for free... the runners are tiny, and probably wont fruit this year... but it is something to look forward to...
We've planted the garlic, some experimental rows of carrots, more Grellos and a few Cauli seeds to see how they go...
Later today I may prune the Kiwis, as Ive been told mine will fruit better (any at all would be good) if I pruned them hard...
So as long as this weather keeps on...
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