After reading this and enjoying the photos, I'm in a good mood now! I also have a compulsion to gold leaf and antique all plaster ceiling details. The paleceta has such elegant bones. I am so happy that you are giving that property its proper due. It's been in a state of decay too long. The renewal is good for my soul!
I love to see the palaceta retstored to her former glory. I have never been a new things type of person. You can almost feel her happiness, walking through the house, all light and bright.
I was thinking that i would paint the ceiling details in beautiful pale pastels.
Watching the last video clip of the boys running off just brought a tear of pure joy to my eye! Thanks for sharing these moments of beauty and simplicity - ordinary and routine is missing right now in the States and your updates are a healing respite.
As I recall, it was grey with red fenders. I haven't seen it in 40 years or more. Last time I remember he gave our two older boys a ride on it (thrilling them no end), they were 3 or 4 at the time, they turned 46 a week ago.
alberto says it is the perfect size for this property, which he knows pretty well having been friends with the family that owned it 40 years ago, they relied on Alberto's expertise a lot. He was here all day as part of the training. It can definitely be put to use on his property, after two seasons of him using his little roto tiller on our horta, the h can maybe make short work tilling *his* potato patch next year!
well there is a long way around, Just take Lower Olive Tree Lane from the driveway, past the Casa de Jardim, turn right on Upper Olive Tree Lane and you are right at the side cottage door, not a single step. It's a shady walk and only a gradual incline.
But I love those uneven stone steps! they actually get steeper as you ascend so that by the time you are at the top you feel magicked, and half expect the eye of a giant to peer at you through the window of the door and shout WHO GOES THERE
who is disappointed, the Portuguese language is an unending opportunity for scream-whispering "what the actual f*, that is what it is here for, to ensure I feel inferior for the rest of my life about *something*
After reading this and enjoying the photos, I'm in a good mood now! I also have a compulsion to gold leaf and antique all plaster ceiling details. The paleceta has such elegant bones. I am so happy that you are giving that property its proper due. It's been in a state of decay too long. The renewal is good for my soul!
Also, niiiiiiiice baby tractor.
it's a beaut!!!
I love to see the palaceta retstored to her former glory. I have never been a new things type of person. You can almost feel her happiness, walking through the house, all light and bright.
I was thinking that i would paint the ceiling details in beautiful pale pastels.
Watching the last video clip of the boys running off just brought a tear of pure joy to my eye! Thanks for sharing these moments of beauty and simplicity - ordinary and routine is missing right now in the States and your updates are a healing respite.
I'm so glad you had the same reaction to that video as me....there is something really beautiful about that moment. xo
As I recall, it was grey with red fenders. I haven't seen it in 40 years or more. Last time I remember he gave our two older boys a ride on it (thrilling them no end), they were 3 or 4 at the time, they turned 46 a week ago.
No one ever forgets their first tractor 🚜
Yes, she was a bit older than me, a brunette. We met at a cast party for a play she was in, "The Importance of Being Earnest", as I recall...
Wait! She wasn't a tractor at all. My God, that explains *so* much.
Nice tractor. My uncle had an ancient Ford on the farm in Vermont, but that would be overkill for you guys. Also, it must be 75 years old by now.
Was your uncle's tractor blue?
Yes this is more of a mini tractor. Perfect for our little quinta, which only has 4 acres of land.
That tractor is super great, what does Alberto think? I think he could make use of a little mechanical help. Beautiful fleshy prose.
alberto says it is the perfect size for this property, which he knows pretty well having been friends with the family that owned it 40 years ago, they relied on Alberto's expertise a lot. He was here all day as part of the training. It can definitely be put to use on his property, after two seasons of him using his little roto tiller on our horta, the h can maybe make short work tilling *his* potato patch next year!
I had no idea the fingerpainted plaster had made its way here. My home in STL was so blessed. Throughout. The. House.
Oh my god - it's SO HEINOUS! I'm so pleased it's gone.
Your uneven stone steps, leading up to your adorable cottage, scare the heck out of me. I’d have a twisted ankle or broken leg by now 😆
well there is a long way around, Just take Lower Olive Tree Lane from the driveway, past the Casa de Jardim, turn right on Upper Olive Tree Lane and you are right at the side cottage door, not a single step. It's a shady walk and only a gradual incline.
But I love those uneven stone steps! they actually get steeper as you ascend so that by the time you are at the top you feel magicked, and half expect the eye of a giant to peer at you through the window of the door and shout WHO GOES THERE
who is disappointed, the Portuguese language is an unending opportunity for scream-whispering "what the actual f*, that is what it is here for, to ensure I feel inferior for the rest of my life about *something*
No no not upset at all! Portuguese nao e facil mas sempre eu gosto de aprender palavras novas!
I like to hear other people's favorite Portuguese words. Some of mine:
namorado - far superior to "boyfriend"
maravilhoso - for obvious reasons,
lua - more romantic than "moon"