Moose stole my false teeth!

Oh Moose… If you’ve visited recently you will have met Moose. Our dear floppy friend who has a penchant for abandoned flip flops, plastic flowerpots and flannel shirts. She’s generally very good and has grown out of the chewing phase but when she...

The Sofa Delivery

It was wet and windy at El Moro. We’d been ‘stranded’ for a couple of days as the stream was flowing strongly and crossing it was risky for our little Penny the Peugeot 205. The view outside the window was glorious, streams of water coming down from the hills, making...

An Unfortunate Guest

“Nought as queer as folk” as my Mum always says. Growing up at El Moro has meant that I’ve learnt, through first hand experience that people really do come in all shapes, sizes and colourful personalities. It has also taught me that it’s often easiest to laugh things...

Mima’s Marvelous Adventure

Many of you have met Mima, the purring pussycat. She came to us when the world went crazy and everyone was locked away during COVID. Our neighbours had had yet another litter and we had a mouse problem, so it was a match made in heaven. My Dad was less enthusiastic as...

New Year Round Up

The last time we spoke I told the story of The Great Animal Exodus, when we took all the animals to their winter quarters at Las Tapias. A lot has happened since then, so let’s start at the beginning.  The season started with Eliott and I returning from the snowy...

The Great Animal Exodus

The Great Animal Exodus Letters from Finca el Moro. Dear Friends,  It has been a while since I last wrote, we’ve been pretty busy over here at Finca el Moro. Since Eliott and I packed up my van (Ali) at the end of the winter season and drove down to the farm, it’s...