I effectively had a mid life crisis and ´dropped out´in 2012 leaving my life as I knew it and ran off to Spain. On a complete whim I bought a run down old olive farm on a shoe string of a budget which is located high in the Valencian mountains. I decided to live completely off grid relying only on solar for electricity and rain water collection and storage systems as my only water supply – after all I´d owned a ´John Seymour Self Sufficiency Book´since the age of 10 despite living in a pokey 2 bed apartment without even so much as a garden.
The farm is now restored to its former glory and I now produce and sell cold, first pressed olive oil which can be bought directly from me at a great price. SHOP HERE
Welcome to my blog, it is one woman´s ramblings about life in Spain, the challenges of off grid living and the ongoing story of arriving in Spain with effectively 4 words of Spanish, a suitcase, a one way ticket and a dream of doing something completely different with my life.
I truly believe that no one grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their dreams and ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up on your dreams wrinkles the soul.
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I´m so glad you had that midlife crisis and moved in close to me. Your take on what makes us grow old is so very true, without our dreams we are lost.
Aaaaw thanks x