Drinking wine in a healthier way
You are what you eat and drink I have always had a great interest in food and drinks and keep on extending my knowledge about these primary needs. At the Hotelschool The Hague some fundamentals were...
Try and discover, be wise
Humans luckily aren't robots, we are human intelligence, able to create and make mistakes If you start to try things it is obvious you will learn and discover things you did not know before. When...
The bee is the doctor of flowers
bee resilient From all the beautiful quotes about bees, the amount of quotes and its significance made me very enthusiastic. I chose “the bee is the doctor of flowers”. Knowing that not only the bee...
Finca Libertad and its possibilities
Most important thing to mention is that my husband Alberto and I always use our key values: honesty, integrity and mutuality. Our behavior in the past and in the future will be based on that. And...
Plant a tree or some more
Don’t underestimate the amount of 200 trees and plants Never underestimate a project, it can even be bigger than you thought it would be. The project of planting new olive trees and grapevines...
Being self-sufficient, how to hold up your own pants
An addictive process Our emigration to Spain implied a lot of new steps, actually a complete thinkover/rethink of our life and lifestyle. Because our life in The Netherlands was a complete other...
Almost all weeds are herbs with medicinal value
Take the perspective of a child There is a lot around us which is very interesting. Often children see more and other things than adults, I think they aren’t hindered by knowledge and prejudice....
End of year thoughts
Recharge for new energy Sometimes you need to reflect, of course we do this, at least I do, everyday for the small things. Many years ago I wrote on a daily basis in my diary. It started when my...
Dirty hands with this job
Medlars are a challenge With medlars occupying more than 3 so called bancales, terrazes which are about 1.000 m2 each, we have a lot of medlars to process. The medlar is related to the rose shrub...
Maroc, le pays et ses gens magnifiques🇻🇳
Enchanting, endearing and inspiring Morocco, our first visit to this beautiful country. Because of the ancient connection between Morocco and Spain our desire was to meet this country. In our own...