This time of the year I always ask myself the same question: if the days are getting shorter how come they’re also getting hotter? And now it’s that humid, heavy heat, the one that makes you tired just walking; and if you’re doing anything more energetic, like watering the plants, you’re left feeling horribly sticky and exhausted. The plants are just about holding on but it’s not so colourful now, except for all the flowers in pots on the verandah….
The start of October was a real scorcher, as predicted in the previous post. This meant two things: we went out and about a bit more to take advantage of the weather, and more work was done on the external walls of the house. Street markets are extremely popular up here, and on any Sunday the beautiful Avenida dos Plátanos along the river Lima has something on. Every second Sunday it’s the Feirade antiguidades e velharias, basically antiques and old…
A surprisingly cool September. Building-wise a tad sluggish, slowly but surely, step by step. Having said that the photos taken over the month do seem to show some progress. All the internal walls have been covered. They are now lined with a double layer of silver thermal insulating material (a kind of posh bubble wrap) and bricked over, both downstairs and up. The only wall to remain uncovered is an original external wall which separates two rooms, one which is…