By admin on February 8, 2010
Whatever the future holds for the farm at Semilla Besada, situated high above Lanjaron in the Alpujarras region of Andalucia, it will always be known to us as “David and Aspen’s place”.
Posted in Alpujarra life, Self sufficiency
By ricardo on May 31, 2009
An acequia is a community operated waterway and most were established more than 200 years ago. The Arabs brought the technology to Spain during their occupation.
The acequia is how we irrigate our land and is a source of great entertainment for our dogs. Our water comes from the snows in the Sierra Nevada and is [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life, Dogs
By ricardo on April 14, 2009
Everybody hard at work in the “Campo” planting crops at the moment. Emma, Kiersten and Jorge have been busy all day. We have had some recent nocturnal visits from jabali (wild boar), presumably interested too! Trying to figure out a way to keep the crops protected?
Posted in Alpujarra life, Self sufficiency
By ricardo on March 7, 2009
Well, we’ve had the busiest February since we arrived in 2002. Spanish Highs Mountain guides have been working hard at the winter mountaineering and alpine courses and ascents of Mulhacen recently. I seem to have been demoted to “office boy” and whilst others have been out doing all the “mountain” fun things, I’ve been running [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life, Dogs, Lanjaron
By ricardo on January 13, 2009
A video below about a man in Lanjaron who has been healing people for 50 years. The techniques are very interesting and may just be frowned on by the medical “establishment”. However the results are clear for all to see. I have never met Manolo “Farragüí” personally but have met many who have and sing [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life
By ricardo on October 30, 2008
Ive roped in my daughter, Emma, recently, to help out with some repair work to my roof and the pool area. She hasnt had any experience with construction but she has done really well and got “stuck in”, as can be seen from the photos!
Posted in Alpujarra life
Mountain and Leonberger loving recluse, now living in Spain's Sierra
Nevada mountains
