Category: Farm life
That winter
As the golden light of afternoon faded away, and the sun’s warmth vanished, the cold of late autumn was felt more strongly than ever. To avoid the chilly winds that often came in the evening, my partner and I guided our two sheep into their shelter. Sometimes, they’d want to keep munching on grass until…
Winter sun, summer rain
In May where I live, it is usually hot and dry. If there are rains, it’s just a few drops, barely enough to wet a leaf. Yet, this year is strange; amidst the rapidly rising temperatures, suddenly this week the weather shifted, rains came, and it poured heavily, with frequent lightning and distant thunder, as…
Hatred towards work
Nowadays, work is regarded as something evil, ugly and no one wants to do! Many people have described their ideal life as “not having to work”. Since when has work received such attitudes? we think it’s probably because we’ve enslaved ourselves (or have been enslaved by others) too much that unconsciously, most people think that…
Handy man
Living in the countryside equals to we must learn different sets of skills. In that situation, having a handy man on land is absolutely helpful. Since starting this rural life, we have learned to appreciate the roles of each gender more. The wife shows respect when her husband can build useful equipment from scratch while…
The non-stop rain
It’s a specialty where we live in Portugal, with continuous rains for days, even weeks, in January. They are not big showers, but quite long-lasting. For workaholic people (such as Manuel), this weather is not a big matter, because usually it’s pretty warm here when the sky is cloudy and water starts dropping down.We don’t…
