Category Archives: Local Life

The promised land

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Paul

Amanda and I have had a great week in Galicia. We signed off the first phase of the barn conversion, met the builder to discuss getting quotes for the second phase and some other works on the property, agreed with … Continue reading →

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Home is where the heart lies

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Paul

I’ve now been home for a fortnight and with little news to share about the house I have been reticent to blog. I’ve also been trying to come to terms with my return to Yorkshire and rationalise my feelings about being ‘home’ after … Continue reading →

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History on the doorstep

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Paul

I’ve always liked history. What I like is to visit historical sites and gather enough visual evidence to enable me try to imagine life being lived as it was in previous centuries or millennia. I should really have been an … Continue reading →

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Car mechanics; Galician style

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paul

I’m reading a book at the moment about the trials and tribulations of an English guy walking the camino from the French border to Santiago de Compostela with a stubborn donkey which lies down at inopportune moments and won’t cross … Continue reading →

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The welcome return of Enrique

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Paul

Ever since I bought Enrique two kilos of finest apples at the Feria in Meira he’d been missing from our finca. The big bag of apples spent some time in the Landy, more time hung in their bag from an … Continue reading →

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