Tag Archives: Trece

TOP SECRET – Our new architect

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Paul

The main reason for our trip earlier this month, apart from stocking up on traditional Christmas turron, and feeding our faces with the best food and drink in the discovered world, was to meet with our potential new architect (the fifth … Continue reading →

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When is a barn not a barn?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Paul

The answer is…of course…when it is a small house!   Our small house, view from the big house Let me explain. From earlier articles you’ll be aware that our ‘house’ actually comprises several buildings, one which we have consistently referred to … Continue reading →

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No horror in hórreo

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

Something which sets Galicia, and for that matter neigbouring Asturias, apart from the rest of  Spain is the proliferation of strange looking square or rectangular vented buildings raised up on stilts, often with no visible means of access. The are the … Continue reading →

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We’ve got squatters

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Paul

We revisited the house at the beginning of September, our sixth trip in ten months. This time Mother was in tow, keen to see the pile of rubble that we’d acquired prior to our starting work on it. The main … Continue reading →

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A ‘bewilderment’ of architects

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Paul

On the internet I’ve found a number of suggestions for the collective noun for architects. These include; ‘charge’, ‘confusion’, ‘glass house’, ‘jealousy’, ‘bewilderment’ and ‘arrogance’. There seems to be no consensus. We’d been collecting architects as we’d gone along, a bit … Continue reading →

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