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Author Archives: Paul
Equine Assistance
After being away from the property for a few months, there is a well practiced order in which I look at the house and land when arriving along the road from Pontenova. First priority; has the roof collapsed on the big … Continue reading →
House Clearance, Liñeiras Style
It’s just a week since we returned from a week-long working visit to the house, and already it seems like an age ago. We switched to Spanish time, where one normal hour passes in around twenty minutes, as soon as we … Continue reading →
Live and Let Live (Die)
One of the big perks of life in rural Galicia is the totally justifiable necessity to own and use a comprehensive range of ‘big boys toys’, not required in suburban Huddersfield. While we are still currently long-distance Gallegos this hasn’t stopped … Continue reading →
A morning wasted on the bookshelves of giants
I’d booked a bigger car than normal. The main reason was to aid visiting Mothers vehicular ingress and egress, which despite her protestations that she isn’t yet ready for ‘a new knee’, seem to be getting increasingly difficult. The larger … Continue reading →
The Cost of Carpentry
One thing that seems very expensive in Spain, and I’ve probably mentioned this before, is carpentry. Given that about ninety percent of Galicia is covered in trees, and that the raw materials have always been surprisingly cheap, I can only … Continue reading →