Miguel had an extra weeks holiday in July, which he enjoyed, but unfortunately it was for all the wrong reasons. He works at a Renault dealership in Granada and sales are so slow, that the boss said to take extra time out. So slow in fact, that they haven't sold a car in the past 2 months. Part of the reason for buying the strimmer and getting the land clear is just in case things get worse, they have land that is ready for digging and planting up with vegetables. The family are in the fortunate position of owning a house in Yator and this one here in Montenegro where there is also 2 hectares of land.
So off they went with last minute instructions not to forget to pick everything as it'll go to waste otherwise. I made a good start this morning, 28 lbs of figs which are on their way to being wine, and this afternoon I found some early almonds ready for picking. They are outside de-husked (the husks go in the wood burner when dry) and the almonds are drying off in the sun and will be shelled another day - the shells burn too - not much wastage around here!
It'll be a few weeks before they get back down for a weekend, but Miguel's hoping to buy a chainsaw next and get the olives pruned for firewood, he's turning from a city boy into a campesino.
Just found this article about car sales here:
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