Monthly Archives: January 2013

When one (donkey) becomes four (horses)

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Paul

It’s been a pretty dull, in several senses of the word, few days. Facundos’ men left the barn on Thursday morning to attend to something that was obviously more pressing, and everything has been still and quiet up there until today. … Continue reading →

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A politically incorrect calendar and a cold shower (not related)

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Paul

When I was a nipper, in the days before my Saturday mornings of sport filled fun, I used to get dragged around my home town of Rotherham by my Dad, probably to give Mum a bit of respite. Dad and … Continue reading →

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Putting t’wood in t’hole

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Paul

My New Year resolution should have been; to have more faith in my builders. After yesterdays little outburst about having to ‘sort them out’, I arrived on site today to find all the windows and doors waiting for me, freshly … Continue reading →

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The car with the missing horses

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Paul

I am back in Galicia and back to the place which is feeling increasingly like ‘home’. I landed to find glorious sun on my balding, admittedly some would say bald, head and temperatures that were nudging towards twenty degrees centigrade. … Continue reading →

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2013: My year of thrift

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Paul

Rather than make a New Years resolution ‘per se’ I have decided instead to adopt a word and try ensure that it underlies and governs my every action and deed in 2013. That word is ‘thrift’. In short I am going to become … Continue reading →

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