My Moroccan styled terrace

One of Willow's favourite activities is watering the garden. I guess this is a luxury in many countries but we are extremely fortunate to have a full reservoir close by in Lake Istan.

She hasn't grown tired of riding Brandy

Friends gathered at Tanc's birthday party

The fairy outfit gets a lot of wear....

Here Willow is trying to convince Tiara that her second hand dried apricot would be really nice...

Tiara is not convinced but Willow goes in for a fresh one....

Sleepy morning look holding trusty puppy's, Duffy the grey poodle (!) and Bijou the labrador...

Cheeky monkeys....

Our friend Jackie has just moved in with her boyfriend Mike (they met on an internet dating site and have been together a couple of years now). They had a party on Saturday to celebrate... beautiful house, now completed with Jackie's style and touches.

Willow was very shy to begin with, taking after me, rather than her extrovert dad...

She preferred to go and move furniture....

By the end of the evening she had taken a fancy to Alex, a local Spanish boy who was very charming

Willow and I went to visit my friend Sandy yesterday. She lives up the hill towards Lake Istan. It was a beautiful day and her property looked gorgeous. I hadn't been there in a while and her plantings have really taken off. It is a truly stunning spot, especially this time of year.

Sandy is off to Cairns tomorrow to visit her boyfriend Peter, an Australian whom she met on an internet dating site. They have been together 2 years now and he has even bought a house near her here in Spain. In actual fact it is partly due to me that they got together as I took a series of photos of Sandy for her profile on the website and Peter was so impressed by how gorgeous and glamourous she looked that he couldn't resist her!