South African house in Spain

I have family staying here for the next couple of weeks, and I'm juggling my time between entertaining them and earning a living. This is an issue many of you will know about, when you live in the sun, family and friends assume that you are on permanent holiday, which I'm not.

So, early mornings until lunch I work, and afternoons onwards I become the tour guide. This morning I photographed the house below for an architect. The house is in Spain but the architect is South African, all furnishings and art are also from South Africa.

This is an interesting mix because Spanish houses are traditionally very dark, to keep them cool. This house has been designed on South African lines for maximum light, and heat is taken care of by through draughts. Sounds like a good compromise.

I haven't got the time to process all the photographs for the client, or this blog, that will have to wait until the family go home. So if my blogging seems erratic over the next couple of weeks please forgive me - I'm trying my best!

Bedrooms and siestas

Eddie, my perro - available from my Etsy shop

Good morning to everyone, happy Monday and happy June.

I didn't have a good nights sleep last night, my dog (top photo), kept barking for no reason, and woke me several times. He was probably having a nightmare about cats, or someone stealing his bone.

So today, after lunch I shall have a siesta. Half and hour on, or in the bed. I think siestas are the most wonderful custom.

I thought I'd start the week with two good Spanish beds that I'd be happy to crawl into this morning.

The bottom photograph is a room solely for siestas, complete with en suite bathroom.