Monthly Archives: November 2011

One very proud roofer

I now feel that normality has returned after the weekends hectic whistle stop tour of Galicia. Rather than hire cars, make hotel reservations, decide where to eat, and worry about what would everyone think, my concerns are now far more … Continue reading

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Thoughts of our Galicia virgins

Last weekend saw the long overdue first visit of my one-and-only brother Ian, and my sister-in-law Karen. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, they were the unbelievers, the litmus test of our madness, and it was very important to … Continue reading

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Time to build an ark

You may be surprised to know that it rains more in Galicia than it does in Manchester, Englands much maligned supposed capital city of precipitation. And I think that most of Galicias rain for 2011 fell within a two hour … Continue reading

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Work starts on the grain store

My weekends distractions; Amanda, my brother Ian, and his wife Karen meant that I momentarily took my eagle eyes off the redevelopment. We all visited site on Saturday but I was too busy showing my visitors around to take photos, … Continue reading

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When polish isn’t really polish

Somewhere between collecting the hire car in Lugo on Friday afternoon, and retrieving it from the hotel car park on Saturday morning it had gained an unwanted addition. Despite my hire agreement telling me that I would return the car … Continue reading

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