A bed arrives So, the big news was we returned from our last house sit, not to our friends or another house sit, but to our own home! Wayne actually returned to the house during the sit, to take delivery of a bed. That bed was for the guest bedroom which was to be ourContinue reading “Moving into our Dream Home in Portugal – We’re in, then we aren’t!”
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How do we cope with delays?
So, if you have been following our journey for some time, you will realise that our house build is taking much longer than we had originally envisaged. The waiting, along with having no home can cause a lot of worry and anxiety and affect relationships in many ways. Anyone who has embarked on a similarContinue reading “How do we cope with delays?”
February 2024 update
Firstly, we would like to express our gratitude for the efforts of our architects and builders invested in our house build; the project commenced in 2020. While we initially received strong indications of completion last year, we find ourselves still awaiting the finalization of our home in 2024. We understand that construction projects can encounterContinue reading “February 2024 update”
House sitting in anticipation
We are relieved to have overcome our recent illness and are eagerly anticipating the exciting adventures ahead in our upcoming house-sitting endeavors. Simultaneously, keeping a close eye on the developments of our house-build brings us immense motivation and joy, especially as it progresses smoothly. The anticipation of settling into our new home is a beaconContinue reading “House sitting in anticipation”
In sickness and in health
In the aftermath of losing Peter, our focus shifted towards supporting Isabel, offering a helping hand by volunteering to pick up or drop off family and friends at Lisboa airport. Our house, which usually took center stage in our lives, momentarily took a backseat as we grappled with the emotional aftermath. Unfortunately, shortly after theContinue reading “In sickness and in health”
House build update
A long overdue look at where we are with our wood frame house build in Portugal. If you are new here, welcome! We are Wayne & Annette and this is our blog about moving to and living in Portugal. If you’ve received it, then you either subscribed or someone was kind enough to forward itContinue reading “House build update”
Third week of July house update
Welcome back everyone. We had enjoyed a couple of days in Nazerè looking after our friends house and pets again. It was great to spend some time with the gang again and see how their renovations were going too. We finished off the weekend meeting some new friends, having been invited to a BBQ andContinue reading “Third week of July house update”
House build recap and progress…
Ok, for those who don’t know we are having a house built in Portugal. We sold our five bedroom village house in the UK along with all its furniture and belongings in order to live a more relaxed, simpler and warmer life in Portugal. We had always planned to retire and live somewhere different, butContinue reading “House build recap and progress…”
Progress, but windows?
Kathryn and Roman arrived home after their mammoth journey around the UK, and understandably tired, so it was an early night, but not without a celebratory vinho or two to welcome them back. They didn’t arrive empty handed either and we are grateful that we will not be short of Marmite, Yorkshire Tea, or BransonContinue reading “Progress, but windows?”
More delays and the budget gets squeezed even more!
So here we are back in central Portugal with our besties again. We were away at the house-sit further to the north and the weather was finally perking up and spring had definitely arrived, so we were looking forward to getting back and seeing some progress on the house. Unfortunately, and it is such aContinue reading “More delays and the budget gets squeezed even more!”
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