Youtube i follow

 I have for a long time followed a number of channels on Youtube. Everything from a guy cutting logs into planks  to a young couple renovating a farm that had not been used for many years.

I even watch the King of DIY all about tropical fish. He built a 2,000 gallon fish tank and i built a 5,000 litre fish tank. Je has a lot of Oscars and i have two Oscars but give me time.

I really like watching the Indigo Escape and i have enclosed a link to one of there videos about there renovation.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FzGInvSBDY

At Coja market i met some really nice people

 At a couple of  markets i met some really nice people from the Kingdom of Pineal. 

They are a spiritual and well being group of people who i found interesting. I was invited to go along with my spices as they have 60 plus people to feed everyday. I met about 10 people from all nationalities and spoke with them. When i got my spices out the talk was about recipes and they soon had lots ready for me to sell them.

I took the text below from a site on the internet the time there was really interesting.

"kingdom of Pineal Embassy is a cultural and spiritual TRUST organisation administrated by the Pinheiro Royal Family. Kingdom of Pineal Embassy is the current homestead of the Pinheiro Royal Family. Kingdom of Pineal Embassy administers all Kingdom of Pineal Sovereign TRUST affairs including custodian passports, live life claim sovereign documents, environmental education and spiritual homage to our ancestors. The Kingdom of Pineal Embassy also serves as a Spiritual Temple where Pineal Pioneers, custodians and visitors can meditate, pray and spiritually heal and reconnect with mother nature."

Ukraine

 We have all heard of the Ukraine. As i had a piece of wood that looked good i decided to make a board in memory of the Ukraine.

I have just had friends staying at there house in my village. My friends are from Germany and close to the route the refuges where taking to freedom. My friend fell in love with the Ukraine board and asked to buy it from me. I had made it for a charity auction.

My friend told me how she took in two grandparents, two daughters and three grand children. I didn't sell the board i gave it and asked could it be given to the Ukrainian family. I was cheeky and asked for a photograph of the family with the board i made of there country.

There coming today no not my family

I received a call from a friend that she is coming over to her house in my village. It was to be sometime later in October but i received a call yesterday to say the where arriving today. Now this is about two weeks early and time for me to open her house. As the house has not been open for a while the spiders had left webs everywhere. 

Now all the shutters are open and the pellet burner is on to take the chill out of the house, fridge, washing machine and heating system is on ready for use.

Because of the ladies age she can no longer hire a car so family members have to escort her on her visits. One being a famous German actor, but my friend now has 15 great grandchildren. Wow i only have 4 grand children all special to me like every bodies grand children are.

Feedback comments call them what you will

 I have received many over the years and today i looked back on some of them. But my failure was not to have replied to any and in future i will it's the least i can do for the kind words i have received.

I had a visit from a reader a few weeks ago and when i looked back i see i have had a number from the same person always kind words. This ready and her husband where i think i can use the term on a journey looking for there piece of Heaven. They are on there journey but i found my heaven.

While looking round Portugal they found themselves in the area i live. Looking out the window is saw a lady walking up the lane where my house is as the window was open i said hello. I got a nice reply from an English lady here husband was in there motorhome and what a beautiful motor home it was. So they came in for Tea what else can you offer but a good old cuppa. 

all to quickly we parted but met up later for a drink or two at the Maytay what is my local. sadly as it was getting late we parted me to go home and they went back to there motorhome. 

Portugal may not be a big country but the people are wonderful all i can say is there is somewhere or everybody. 

So where every you hang your hat that's home.

Good luck with your search.

It's started again

 For a very long time i have had various Siblings leave nasty comments and i found another. I am not removing any more comments if they want to waste there time commenting about me then let them.

The latest being "

Anonymous30/09/2022, 13:16

Your a liar and you’re full of shit Peter Calder " 

This comment was from when i posted about " i LEFT OFF POSTING BECAUSE " if they wish to waste there time they can.

If they want when i go back to the UK to see my latest grandchild perhaps they can meet me face to face. 

For now i have a life to be getting on with.

I met a Youtube couple

Sunday at the market at Miranda do Corvo i was busy talking to  friend in the shade from the sun. I saw someone who i thought i recognised it was only when he was joined by his partner that i recognised them both. They are Youtubers from a channel that i follow The Indego Escape with Omar and Andrea.

On Youtube they are showing how they are renovating there property they have not to far from my house. They like others are working on the most important things that need work and they seem to be doing a great job. 

I am eager to see the main house started up to now they have been doing the things that seem most important to them. the last episode was about the solar panels the had delivered.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMYSAoLsxE&lc=UgwkC92YhK91WP_GmDR4AaABAg.9g0DRMc3hZ79g4DqlZ7tz5

No need to drive far

 To go to the two markets i enjoy going to i wanted to start a market close to home here in Gois. Along the way there had been meeting and then the local Council had to have meetings. The day came when i received an email saying the market could go ahead that was for the 3rd of September great. No it was not great i had done lots of advertising only to find the Council agreed but not the location of my choose.

Quickly i had to inform everybody i could of the new location but we got started and a nice sunny day.

Well it's now month two and with 8 days to go the Council gave permission to move to the site that i first wanted. With signs up showing the way to the new market it should turn out to be a good day.

Next thing is to get permission for a Christmas market a week before Christmas. About the 18th December but it's a Sunday but a day when more people are off work. I think i may have time to plan for the Christmas market for posters and leaflets the guy in the internet cafe is amazing at design.

 

I went to the shop for Oscar

 It's been my dream to have some Oscar fish and today it came true. While i was in Coimbra today i went to the only tropical fish shop that i know of. The picture below is of a type of fish called Oscars or in Latin Astronotus ocellatus. 

When buying fish it's best to see them in the shop tank and see that all is ok with them. I selected two that had the red colouring on there bodies but not as vivid as the one in the picture.

My two are stressed after the journey home and in a day or two i can get pictures as they will be.

The one below is really stunning and as mine grow they will hopefully look as good as this one.

Someone found me and i wasn't lost

 On Thursday i was sat in my lounge working when i saw a lady walking up the lane. I greeted the lady only to find that she was English and not lost. Being in the area and after reading my Blog she wanted to see if she could find meand both her and her husband found me.

It was so good to have company and to sit and have a nice talk, some days if i don't go out i may not have someone to talk to.

My friends are looking round Portugal in the hope of finding there piece of Heaven like i did,

In the next village round from me a friend is in the middle of buying a house that needs some work. For my friend who have been a builder most of his working life the task is just more of what he has done in his working life. 

It seems that my new friends come from almost the same place outside of Dover in the UK. What a great coincidence.

That night we met up at the Maytay in Gois the one thing we have in common is wanting a simple peaceful life i found mine.

I will look forward to hearing how this story turns out in the not to distant future.

i LEFT OFF POSTING BECAUSE

 It's now about 4 months that i haven't posted and to be honest it's because i have been avoiding comments from my siblings.

This is over i have missed posting about my life here in Portugal so from today i am back  ant tomorrow the 23rd of September i will be posting regular again i have so much to say.

Today i am preparing to start to  package 25 kilo of fine and course  Himalayan pink salt and that's only the start.

The next markets are the first weekend of October and there is so much to get ready.

Everything is groing well

 I recently got myself some fruit trees and all are doing well apart from the Apricot trees. 

Ive got two Raspberry's a red and a yellow ones that being in pots well not be allowed to grow wild.

I saw in Lidl they had seed potatoes so i got some and they are really doing so good, i have grown potatoes before.

It's my Lime tree that i am most interested in the little flowers are now growing into little limes. Last year i only had two limes to grow to full size i hope this year more grow to full size.

Strawberries are a waste of time i should not have wasted my time getting them.

 

Pots from the market

A while ago i got a number of pots from a market i go to ideal for putting my various fruit trees in. As soon as the weather was better the fruit trees got planted into the ground and they are doing very wel.

The pots now are being used to grow potatoes in and tonight i noticed little potatoes starting to come through.

As soon as i go to the market again i will get some tomato plants and strawberry plants. I have the pots so i may as well use them.

Print Cartridges

 For a number years i have been going to a place called Lousa to buy print cartridges for my printers. The service has been perfect and i thought i would give the lady a mention. 

Because i put an email on public show i get a huge amount of Spam/ junk mail everyday. I would normally change my email for another but so many nice people keep in touch via my email. It's for this reason i am ending this post without the finish i had hopped to do. 

To have carried on with the post about the print cartridge girl it meant that she may be contacted by some of the idiots who contact me.

Please

Please take a look at the picture below.

i have just used Google earth to look at Kyiv in the Ukraine.

As you watch about the WAR on TV the destruction you see is appalling but spend a moment and look at how Kyiv used to be.

WHY

 

latest projects

 i am in the middle of two more projects. One is the Welsh Dragon and the other is Wales.

First they both have to be sanded down and then varnished. The welsh Dragon has first to be painted and have features painted on and then varnished.

Wales has to have the Menai straights painted blue and then varnished.

Veggie Dog

 I received a picture from a family member in today's emails. I must admit i am not a dog person but the picture dig bring a smile to me face. As soon as i saw the picture i said now i have sen it all a Veggie Dog.

I guess the dog is saying keep off it's mine. The dogs name is Champ is that because he finds carrots.

Holland next

Below are some of my works i have made for customers. I am also making a set of the countries that make up the United kingdom. England, Northern Island, Scotland, Wales and even the Isle of Mann. 

My latest project  is the country of Holland including many of the islands.

 

Here it is Scotland, the wood is Chestnut and is 40mm thick. The person i made it for was almost in tears as he didn't think it would be so beautiful once finished.

For those who don't know this is England beautifully finished in Varnish.

Here is Trinidad for a lovely lady born in Trinidad but now lives not far from me.

 This is a group i am making of the UK, i still have one to make of Scotland.

Global warming ??????

Much has been said about Global warming good or bad who knows But.

Last years we didn't get as much rainfall as in previous years and we are in a fire zone.

The pictures below show this little stream that normally at this time of year the water is flowing like a raging torrent.

The local Council has recently had much of the undergrowth cut from the sides of the roads as a safe guard.

this is the stream where i get stones from for my fish tanks.

Growing fish tank plants

 I have an ongoing problem growing plants for my main fish tank. The tank is a meter deep and i can't just put plants into it i have to drain about 3,000 litres of water and get in. I then decided to get the glass to make 3 tanks where i can keep some fish in them grow plants.

Each tank is 400mm X 400mm X 400mmand i have plants now growing for when i have enough i can then transfer them to my main tank.