Monthly Archives: March 2013

Fishy fiesta

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Paul

There is considerable excitement in our household. We’ve booked a week at the house in late April, primarily to be there when the kitchen is fitted, but also to do some work on the area immediately around the house, to … Continue reading →

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What a difference two and a half years make

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Paul

We bought the house in June 2010, completing on the longest day, the summer solstice of the 21st. It has taken us just over two and a half years to get to the cusp of the barn being habitable, and … Continue reading →

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My personal credit crunch

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Paul

The only real reason for my brief visit to Galicia last week was order and pay for the kitchen that we’d chosen, and for which we’d had our measurements confirmed, from IKEA in A Coruña. Landing just after 14:00 at … Continue reading →

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I’ll go to the foot of our stairs

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Paul

‘I’ll go to the foot of our stairs’, literally. After almost three hundred years of existence, it is now finally possible to ascend and descend inside the barn, using a beautiful new staircase installed by our favourite carpenters from La Roda. … Continue reading →

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