Author Archives: Paul

An Inconvenient Phone Call

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Paul

Amanda and I returned to Spain on Sunday afternoon after a first joint trip to England in over two years. We’d been for a special meal, dinner suit and posh frock, held in honour of one of my old mates … Continue reading →

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Falling In Love Again

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Paul

Liñeiras has a new resident, and I’m desperately in love. She’s twenty-eight years old, of a chalky complexion, some might say she’s a bit of a looker, will go anywhere and do anything, likes to get dirty, is a bit … Continue reading →

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Self-appointed Water Monitor

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Paul

For a short while I’d been milk monitor at school. I didn’t like the school milk as it was healthier than chocolate, so cold in winter that it numbed your mouth and hurt your teeth, and so warm in the … Continue reading →

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Single Handedly Ending The Spanish ‘Crisis’

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Paul

We’d planned to go to the stone masons near Mondoñedo on several occasions and on one occasion had even got part way there before turning back. We were interested in a couple of things; an old stone trough to go … Continue reading →

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Getting Back In The Saddle

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Paul

I’ve sat down to write a new blog entry on many occasions since my homeland voted to leave the European Union. Sometimes I’ve managed a few paragraphs, other times just a few words, and it has always inevitably led me … Continue reading →

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