The Pigsty Painting Crew For those of you that follow my Instagram account, you'll know that bit by bit our little farm is expanding. Our latest project is to have a pig. Since our house is not equipped to have a pig live inside with us, as we have seen many times here in Nicaragua, …
INTRODUCING ‘ELIZABETH’ a new design
Coming very soon...homeware products featuring this new design, I hope you like it!
Vintage Cottage Style
This hand drawn, watercolour design is now available in my shop - http://www.christina-mitchell-designs.myshopify.com. Look under Collections - Country Cottage Style, (you’ll find this right at the top of the Home page). The design is available on trays of two sizes, bone china mugs, biscuit tins, coasters (pack of four, each with a different design) and …
New Shop Open!!
So here it is finally, my very own online shop. You said you needed an easier way to access my products, and I can understand that...the other sites get confusing and you end up on someone else’s page of products. This shop will only feature my products. I’ve chosen carefully the manufacturer as one that …
The Olive Harvest
Our time in Spain is rapidly coming to an end, and I'm delighted to report that we have accomplished our primary goal, that of the olive harvest. However, during the last month, we have overcome several obstacles:*lack of electricity (due to very little sun on the panels, rain was shorting out on the batteries and …
Just Having a Rant
When we moved lock stock and barrel to Spain a few years ago we used our Toyota with a trailer, three journeys and the job was done. To keep the vehicle in Spain it had to be registered here. That was hard enough, but we did it and we now drive around in a right …
The Olive Grove
Today we started preparing the land and trees ready for the olive harvest. This year the crop will be considerable, compared with last year, and the first year we have picked such a large quantity ourselves. In total, we have 117 olive trees, set in a beautiful field that is full of flowers in the …
Always Plan for the Unexpected
Our trip to Spain on Tuesday was all going to plan. The new four-lane Pan-American Highway is making our journeys into Managua much quicker and more comfortable. Plus the fact that our flight time was perfect for missing all the morning traffic. So, it was with some smugness that we arrived early at the airport, …
A Decision Made – I Think…
Last night, while lying in bed in a jet-lagged induced stupor, it occurred to me that I really must do something about this blog. Somehow it ground to a halt, not long off the starting block, and last night I realised why and what I was going to do about it. When blogging first started, …
