New Additions

Raymond and I welcomed two new additions into our home at the beginning of October – two darling kittens!

We adopted the two brothers from our neighbor’s son who lives just up the hill. His cat had four kittens at the beginning of August and initially we were only interested in getting one, but when the time arrived we decided to get a pair. In retrospect, it was the right decision. They are inseparable and keep each other company while we are at work and are absolutely a delight to watching playing together. We named them Nicodemus and Archimedes (Nicky and Archie for short) and they are cute as can be!

New Windmill

The construction on the new windmill being built in Raminho (a few villages over) was completed this month. The community had an inauguration to celebrate, complete with musicians and folk dancers.

The village (freguesia) built it both as a scenic viewpoint and as a working, historical recreation of the traditional windmills on Terceira. And, of course, it would not be complete without our two donated millstones!

The craftsmanship of the mill is absolutely beautiful. We were told an artisan from São Jorge island was brought in to build it. It was amazing to see our former table being put to good use!

North Coast Views

I had beautiful weather on a day off (for once!) and walked to Biscoitos for lunch and some sisal twine to wrap a log for a cat-scratch. It was a lovely walk which provided stunning views of the coast and vineyards of Biscoitos (top), Quatro Ribeiras (below) and our little neighborhood.

Happy Halloween!