Valerie Poore is the author of no less than twelve books; ten memoirs and two novels. I’ve read pretty much all her books and love Val’s...

I am an unmitigated foodie. No question about it. I love cooking and I love eating, and best of all I love eating out with friends. Here...

It was Mother’s Day in Spain last weekend, and sunny, so we needed no more excuse to indulge in one of our day trips – with lunch, of...

Alyson Sheldrake is the author of two best-selling memoirs set in the sunny Algarve in southern Portugal, with a third book soon to be...

We have had the most delightful early spring weather this year so what better than one of our ‘discover Galicia’ road trips. Due to the...

… falls mainly on the plain according to Professor Higgins in Pygmalion, but does it? The high tablelands in the centre of Spain, the...

Sunrise from Napier, New Zealand The dawning of a New Year is traditionally the time to look back at the year ending and to look forward...

The only drawback to my wonderful Galician range cooker is that, on occasions, it has a mind of its own when it comes to its operating...

Today is the last day of October and my pumpkin is carved and ready to light when darkness falls! This month we have seen the return of...

One of the things I love when I’m not busy renovating houses or preserving our crops is to travel. In these uncertain times I don’t know...

If August is for harvesting then September is for the job of preserving here in Galicia. My tomatoes have been incredible this year. I...

Just in the middle of the hottest time of the year is when I have to start preserving my crops for the coming year. Luckily for me my...

No one can deny that it is summer here in beautiful green Galicia – only that the ‘green’ is in short supply at the moment. After almost...

Okay, I admit it, I’m a chicken nut! After our huge, scary and very soppy tomcat Clarence, chickens are my favourite animals. They all...

We have spent the last month travelling around New Zealand, visiting friends and ‘workawaying’ (www.workaway.info ) in some stunning...

February in Galicia usually means carnaval – a moveable celebration linked to Easter and the beginning of lent. In our particular small...

There are many things to love about October here in Galicia. Crisp, cool mornings, and warm sunny afternoons. The harvest, apples,...

It's 12 years since we first moved into our home A casa do Campo here in beautiful green Galicia. In some ways it seems like yesterday,...