Category: Main Blog Posts
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The wet season
17th October 2024 According to the Met Office and other reputable sources, the dry season in Barbados is from January to June, and the wet season from July to December. Brian, of course, knows better. He says the dry season is from April to June, and the wet season from July to November 30th PRECISELY…
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Breakfast in the car
16th October 2024 Mosquito Apocalypse arrived today as our pest expert Joel and his team did their thing. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning…”. We are nature lovers so it was with a heavy heart that we bowed to the inevitable and also agreed to deal with the beehive in the tree…
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Mucky mossy patio project
I’ve been toiling away at clearing a potentially beautiful patio outside the kitchen/dining room. It’s been neglected like most things and various grasses flora and fungi have made it home. It’s difficult to understand why because it’s not particularly shaded. The floor is an extension of the house and likely made of coral stone. Over…
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The sea container
15th October 2024 During the Scottish or was it Yorkshire shortbread key tin voyage of discovery, we came across this ….. So another exploration of the property ensues…… have any of you ever opened a sea container? …. Of course it’s obvious they are designed to keep out the elements …. particularly splashing waves I…
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Screen refresh
13th October 2024 We have so many updates on previous posts that we thought we would do a screen refresh. So here we go …. Money Money Money …. Well all we can say is “de manager musta get bogged down”. We have had no word about the approval of the pre-approved bank account so…
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Auction, anniversary & Angel fish
12th October 2024 Happy anniversary to us. Whoo hoo it’s the weekend and we reward ourselves with a guilt free day off from our labours. We have booked lunch up on the west coast but decide to go on a small detour to investigate the famous Andy Tempro house auctions. Enticingly advertised as Mahogany furniture…
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Gardeners’ World
11th October 2024 Joe Swift was in my class at school. His extensive media commitments make him unavailable to get us schooled up on managing the grounds at Pollards Mill but in any case I prefer the local expertise of my new best mate Brian. We’d agreed to meet at here at 0600, so I…
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Donation Nation
10th October 2024 We’re told the minimum wage in Barbados is $10 that’s approximately £4 or $5 US. The cost of living is high, certainly things cost at least that of the UK and often higher. Most things have to be imported. The economy is heavily reliant on tourism with the service sector being the…