My dad's house on his fruit farm near a small town called Maria Pinto, about 30 minutes west of Santiago. The house resembles a cottage -- simple but spacious, surrounded by trees, lots of windows at the back
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The house backs on to the Chilean "coastal" mountains -- a series of smaller hills, as opposed to the mighty Andes, which are further east.
Two or three varieties of grapes are now ripening on farm house's yard. These grapes taste -- and look -- like Ontario blue grapes -- sweet, tart, delicious! Every morning I grab a whole bunch for my breakfast.
A few days after we arrived, my dad built a swing for the kids, hanging from one of the avocado trees. Everything here is "home made" -- notice the ladder behind him!
Yup, the swing works great! (Even mom can sit on it sometimes, though Carmen has first dibs!)
There are also half a dozen home made hammocks at the back, all under various shady trees -- perfect for late afernoon "siestas" or for just hanging out, looking out at the mountains.....
Peaches, plums, apples, raspberries, grapes, quince fruit, passion fruit, kakkis, lemons, limes, avocadoes cherries, walnuts, figs.... and tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, squash, potatoes... Nicholas and Carmen could pick all day!
Some of the more than 75 fruit trees on the property.
Taking a break from grape picking!
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The house backs on to the Chilean "coastal" mountains -- a series of smaller hills, as opposed to the mighty Andes, which are further east.
Two or three varieties of grapes are now ripening on farm house's yard. These grapes taste -- and look -- like Ontario blue grapes -- sweet, tart, delicious! Every morning I grab a whole bunch for my breakfast.
A few days after we arrived, my dad built a swing for the kids, hanging from one of the avocado trees. Everything here is "home made" -- notice the ladder behind him!
Yup, the swing works great! (Even mom can sit on it sometimes, though Carmen has first dibs!)
There are also half a dozen home made hammocks at the back, all under various shady trees -- perfect for late afernoon "siestas" or for just hanging out, looking out at the mountains.....
Peaches, plums, apples, raspberries, grapes, quince fruit, passion fruit, kakkis, lemons, limes, avocadoes cherries, walnuts, figs.... and tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, squash, potatoes... Nicholas and Carmen could pick all day!
Some of the more than 75 fruit trees on the property.
Taking a break from grape picking!
Apologies for spacing in post... it looked good in "Preview" but obviously I still need to get the hang of this!
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