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2021-03-05 G A R D E N F L O W E R S 🇵🇹Found some beautiful poppies in the kitchen garden. For you my love, your favourite flower 😍🥰😘 @roger_on_wheels

2021-03-03 M A G I CHave put seeds in all pots I could find on the property. Mostly eatable things. But also some flowers. Also love the old terracotta pots. Raw. 😍

2021-02-27 V E G A I S H O M E We have bought a house, but Vega the van is still our home. The house is like our own service house for the moment. We cook some meals there, use the shower and bathroom. But we also cook in the van, and use the toilet. And sleep. Very well! During the renovation we will continue to sleep in the van. When we are on the road we say “let’s go home” and then we mean the house. So we have two homes! And yes, this image is done with the new camera. No filter, just added some brightness.

2021-02-26 W I S H M E L U C KSo I’ve got a new camera, it’s time to make some serious photos! A lot to learn but this time (had a Canon a long time ago) I will try harder to learn how a camera really works. Will start in the auto mode though 😂

2021-02-25 P A R K I N G A R E A We’re parked on the driveway which is not optimal. So we are making a parking area close to the gate. ☑️ cleaned the area from rubbish ☑️ laid out geo textile ☑️ placed old tiles we found piled in the garden… now @roger_on_wheels is the demolition man with the fire place he took down inside, reusing it.Next step is to order macadam to cover and level the area. After that som nice looking gravel.

2021-02-22 O U R H O U S E 🇵🇹 This is our house viewed from the access road. This is what’s facing south. Today it’s not quiet, because @roger_on_wheels is tearing down the fireplace in the living room. I have worked in the garden, preparing for the potatoes.

2021-02-18 B E A U T I F U L P A R A S I T EAccording to the app PictureThis, this is a small ballmoss. We have several in our garden and I am locking forward to see them bloom in autumn. But they are beautiful even without flowers.

2021-02-13 P I C K E D S O M E G R E E N S 🇵🇹Lucky us to have bought a house with a garden full of crops! For our lunch salad today I picked kale, coriander, parsley, salad, broccoli and rocket salad 🥗

2021-02-12 F I R S T B R E A K F A S TToday the sun and warm weather is back! No rain at all in the forecast. So breakfast outside looking over the fields and listening to the lovely bird songs was a very special and emotional moment for us. This spot facing south will be a favourite one when it’s not to hot.

2021-02-11 O U R H O U S E I N 🇵🇹 Finally we got the keys to our house. Inspected both house and garden today and now we are celebrating inside our van. Parked on the drive way!

2021-02-04 D I N N E R T I M E🥦 🥔 🧅 🧄 = 🍜 Use even the stem of the broccoli, add veggie stock and water. Before serving add salt, lemon and turmeric. Mix together and enjoy!

2021-02-02 T I L E S I N S P I R A T I O N 🇵🇹The colourful tiles is one thing I love about this country. These I found in a store and I fell in love directly. We’ll see where these or similar will fit in the house renovation.

2021-01-27 D I N N E R T I M E Love this kind of dish, different combinations of taste and spices in each bite. Beetroot (fried), green onions, mango, carrots (fried), coriander, cabbage, spinach and millet boiled in veggie stock. Served with two types of sauces: peanut and chili/coriander with sesame seeds.

2021-01-24 This bird only lives here on the Iberian Peninsula. In swedish : iberisk blåskata, in latin: Cyanopica cooki. A beautiful bird that love oats. Apparently.

2021-01-19 Tomorrow we are leaving Luz and this pitch where we have settled since the end of October (except for a week tour to Alentejo for house hunting). Today we have tucked our outdoor stuff into the garage of our tiny home, Vega the van. Tomorrow we get the keys to our house in Ourique!

2021-01-13 L U N C H V I E W There are times when I leave the kitchen in the van and walk to the restaurant in the town like an ordinary woman. A wonderful day in the sun with good food, lovely entertainment, perfect company and a stunning view. Tomorrow is another day (probably with lockdown).

2021-01-05 G O L D O R A H O U S E 🇵🇹 Yesterday we reserved (bought) a house in Ourique and on our way back to the camping in Lagos we saw the rainbow behind us. You know the saying about a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Well it feels as our house is the treasure! A new chapter begins! Today’s blogpost tells you more, link in bio.

2021-01-02 E S P I C H E 🇵🇹Love to take a walk in small villages, to see the every day life close up. Scents of washed clothes, flowers and food preparation. Get inspired from gardens and house decorations.

2020-12-31 H A P P Y N E W Y E A R 🇵🇹 #tbt to the most sparkling New Year’s Eve I have ever experienced. From a roof top in central Funchal on Madeira four years ago we saw the entire city. At midnight we got surrounded by a huge and smashing fire work arrangement which kept on going for at least 10 minutes. I do believe that fire works are unnecessary, a total waste of money and very scary for the animals. But we stumbled upon this and it really was a magnificent scenery, which I think of every New Year’s Eve. I wish 2021 will be a good year for me and you. I hope we will find our house here in Portugal and I hope your wishes will come true too! Happy New Year!

2020-12-25 I A M R I C H 🇵🇹 This is me feeling rich. Tons of super delicious locally veggies (there is a lot more in the fridge). Soon I hope I will be able to grow our own food again, longing for one of the biggest satisfactions in life. When preparing today’s dinner I put the 🥦 in marinade. The stem was left over and I didn’t want to through it in the garbage, so boiled it with 1 potato and 1/2 onion in veggie stock – a spontaneous & nutrient soup for lunch. And what’s for dinner? Pad Thai with tofu.

2020-12-22 God Jul 🎄/ Merry Christmas 🤶/ Feliz Natal 🎁 Wish you all happy holidays. How will you spend Christmas Eve? We will visit our Swedish friends in #falesia and enjoy good company and food, probably also a lovely walk on the beautiful beach. Outside and with distance. In the late afternoon we will head back to our camping. Photo from today’s walk to Luz.

2020-12-18 F R I D A Y F E E L I N G In Sweden it is common to eat tacos on Friday evening when the family gathers. Tonight we are doing it nachos style with a dip of roasted corn, white beans, jalapeños, sunflower seeds and spices. Served with coriander, red union and pineapple as topping! #yummy

2020-12-17 S U N S E T 🇵🇹 Today we went to Alentejo for a house viewing but unfortunately it wasn’t as we hoped. But we saw some new areas and views which always refills our batteries. When we came back to the camping I watched the sunset while @roger_on_wheels filled Vega up with water.

2020-12-10 M É R T O L A 🇵🇹 Some bridges are way more beautiful than others. Only passed #mertola some weeks ago, but this bridge I really want in my feed when scrolling back. Do you also publish images for your self sometimes also? #pontebranca #torrederio #welike_pt #wonderlustportugal #portugal_gems #sharing_portugal #wow_portugal #amar_portugal #guadianariver #portugal🇵🇹 #portugalvanlife