Author Archives: Paul

I’ve inadvertently electrocuted Enrique

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Paul

It has been a pretty normal day. I overslept, took the skin off three knuckles in an ivy related incident, witnessed the installation of the roof membranes and batons, met with the architect who seems pretty happy, and electrocuted Carlos’s … Continue reading →

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A simple thing of extreme beauty

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Paul

This morning, while I slaved away with pick-axe and shovel in the horno/bodega, the ‘team’ were finishing the roof beams and readying themselves for an afternoon of ‘thermochip’ installation. Facundo showed up after lunch to join in the great unveiling … Continue reading →

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I’ve watched my last ‘Time Team’

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Paul

I’ve always loved ‘Time Team‘ with the enthusiastic Tony Robinson, the sceptical Professor Aston, the argumentative romantic Phil Harding, and the upper class toff Guy de la Bédoyère (which has to be a name he either bought, or made up … Continue reading →

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A case under the trade descriptions act

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Paul

It’s six o’clock in the evening on Sunday and I feel shattered. Friday night/Saturday morning seemed to go on forever. After a hard days graft I went to bed at a civilised 11:30pm and just as I was drifting off … Continue reading →

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The blind leading the blind

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Paul

Our next door neighbours in Liñeiras are English, for the moment at least. The house which they bought a couple of months after we acquired our pile of stones is back on the market and they are renovating another house … Continue reading →

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