tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post1349439268421822763..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: we all arrive and the Villaellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-26344633046082597662018-05-29T11:42:37.716-05:002018-05-29T11:42:37.716-05:00I don't know that I could have torn myself awa...I don't know that I could have torn myself away from the villa. What a paradise!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-67166489390132852232018-05-27T11:13:36.937-05:002018-05-27T11:13:36.937-05:00Just absolutely lovely! Just absolutely lovely! The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-91522486918933768472018-05-26T15:09:05.814-05:002018-05-26T15:09:05.814-05:00Wow. Green with envy here. Would be so fun to ta...Wow. Green with envy here. Would be so fun to take a trip like that. An absolutely beautiful place, good food, fun people. Wow. <br />And, from past experience, I KNEW that when you got home you would share the trip with us. I have been looking forward to hearing about it. You do not disappoin.<br /><br />I need bright spots when I look at the DFW forecast for the next ten days. Five with over 100 predicted, the others close to 100. Actual temps, not THI's. I guess Wharton might be a little cooler than DFW. Hope so. Thanks for the sharing. RunNRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610154229648677906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-29556375048443645402018-05-26T14:31:17.632-05:002018-05-26T14:31:17.632-05:00no art though I did take my sketchbook with me. ne...no art though I did take my sketchbook with me. never took it out of the suitcase. we went on day trips every day exploring rural Portugal and a few trips into Porto.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56045036444608571232018-05-26T13:04:15.910-05:002018-05-26T13:04:15.910-05:00I am jealous. Do not want to travel but that woul...I am jealous. Do not want to travel but that would certainly entice me. They looked like lovely people. So, did you do any art or writing or just lying about?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85063026304998060162018-05-26T12:31:04.036-05:002018-05-26T12:31:04.036-05:00What an amazing garden. And that swimming pool! It...What an amazing garden. And that swimming pool! It looks like a resort. I'm glad the accommodations worked out and the food and drink sounds terrific! The Iberians know how to eat and live well -- even in Ernest Hemingway's day that was true.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65684652918813209232018-05-26T08:32:45.112-05:002018-05-26T08:32:45.112-05:00Sounds like all was well and good. And fun.Sounds like all was well and good. And fun.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-61904595100374890342018-05-26T08:02:11.663-05:002018-05-26T08:02:11.663-05:00It does look like your very own Home and Garden TV...It does look like your very own Home and Garden TV. And someone else driving! Paradise.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-33534799928113208742018-05-26T07:16:24.050-05:002018-05-26T07:16:24.050-05:00It looks like a paradise. It looks like a paradise. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-74746027667320296822018-05-25T20:25:35.014-05:002018-05-25T20:25:35.014-05:00it was jaw-dropping and we had leave to enjoy the ...it was jaw-dropping and we had leave to enjoy the whole estate. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81260906358222259972018-05-25T19:42:12.238-05:002018-05-25T19:42:12.238-05:00I can not believe how BEAUTIFUL the grounds are. ...I can not believe how BEAUTIFUL the grounds are. Those trees with the big yellow blossoms are just fabulous. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79522306477720947052018-05-25T17:34:38.190-05:002018-05-25T17:34:38.190-05:00and unbelievably affordable. my share of the '...and unbelievably affordable. my share of the 'rent' was $55 a night. you can't get a Motel 6 room here for that. I told Pedro at one point that I'd decided not to leave and he could give me a job working on maintaining the gardens. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35752023750568861982018-05-25T17:18:01.004-05:002018-05-25T17:18:01.004-05:00Whoa! That's some camellia hedge. And that is ...Whoa! That's some camellia hedge. And that is some gorgeous place to stay! If I'd arrived there I doubt I would have left the property except perhaps to go buy groceries. Just mind-blowingly beautiful. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com