Author Archives: Paul

Guttered

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Paul

I’m feeling very homesick, not for the Pennine hills, but for our little piece of Galicia. I keep getting reports of what is happening ‘back home’ and it makes me wish I was there, breathing in the clean air, eating the great … Continue reading →

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Our second anniversary

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Paul

Yesterday was the second anniversary of us buying the house…and I celebrated with toothache! It really is a full two years, twenty-four months, seven hundred and thirty days since, on the longest day in 2010, we sat in the smoky … Continue reading →

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Filled with culture and cuisine

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Paul

Our last night in Galicia found us at a bit of a loose end but Neil and Rosa came to our rescue with the offer of a free concert in Ribadeo to celebrate the Galician ‘Day of Letters’, a local … Continue reading →

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Ants in our pants (almost)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Paul

According to everyone we spoke to, we took the good weather with us to Galicia when we visited last week, although I did try and point out that the English spring back home was more resemblant of a continuation of the … Continue reading →

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There’s good news, and there’s bad news

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Paul

‘Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been three weeks since my last confession.’ A lot can happen in three weeks, unless you’re waiting for planning permission from the Xunta de Galicia. But that’s where the good news comes in. … Continue reading →

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