Lottie Nevin – The Red House Diaries – Page 3

October 25, 2018

Potato, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto…

It was beginning to get dark as we approached As Pontes. Thanks to my incessant Internet stalking of all things Gallego , I for one was dizzy with excitement when I finally spied the huge chimneys of the power station looming on the horizon, their plumes of steam belching heavenwards in the brisk night air. […]

October 24, 2018

To Infinity and Beyond

It’s almost a year since we first visited The Red House. I still pinch myself that we are here, that we actually managed to make this move happen. I know that many of you will wonder why the hell we decided to sell 88 after we’d invested so much time, energy, love and money. You […]

December 1, 2017

The 45 dollar post.

Every October I start getting weekly reminders from WordPress that my premium plan is about to expire. And, every October and well into late November when the reminders seem to get more pressing and urgent, my heart sinks at the thought of coughing up 90 odd dollars to keep this site going. Not that I […]

January 11, 2017

Print, Ink and Paint – Atelier88

Atelier 88 is no longer just a pipe dream, it is actually happening! This week is our busiest yet and we have a full house now until the end of the week. Just as one bedroom is vacated, the phone rings and bingo, another booking, time to don the Marigolds and pinny yet again. I’m […]

January 1, 2017

Hello, January

New Years Eve Despite my best intentions, the festive red knickers that I’d ear marked for last night’s celebrations never did make it out of the knicker draw. Neither did I get round to making the lentil stew and, worst of all, the lucky twelve grapes assigned to each of us for the chimes at […]

July 7, 2016

Caper Diem

I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. What other catchy title could I use for a post about capers? Just Capers sounded really boring, Caper-bility Brown was the wrong colour and Tossing The Caper sounded a bit rude. Enough of that, let’s seize the capers and get on with this post. Rather like the salt cod that […]

June 28, 2016

Orange Salad – A Culinary Ray Of Sunshine.

Back in the early days of our courtship, when Pete and I were first stepping out, he described in loving detail an orange salad that he’d eaten on previous family holidays in Spain. My first thoughts on hearing about this Spanish concoction, was that it sounded utterly revolting. The very idea of putting oranges and […]

February 16, 2016

The Grand Tour #Rioja Vlog Dos

Here it is, The Grand Tour of our new project in Alcala la Real. It is a little longer than I had anticipated (and I’m not happy with the sound quality) but at least you get a full guided tour and no rubble or dry rot is left unturned. Pete says that my running commentary […]