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The university of Neil

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday I learned to be a mechanic under the excellent tutelage of Neil, an ex-pat building his own house on the Asturias/Galicia border, who also happens to be an very good amateur mechanic and who responded to my ‘distress’ e-mail … Continue reading →

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Two motorbikes and a funeral

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Paul

Rather than spend the entire morning stood around watching Facundo and his men continue their speedy renovation of our barn, on saturday I opted to start work on one of the many wars I’d planned for my own personal battle … Continue reading →

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Spoke too soon

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Paul

It looks like I might have been a little too ‘cocky’ about how well the Landy was running. On the way back from the house today there was a distinct lack of power and after I stopped in Pontenova on … Continue reading →

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Time for an eviction

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Paul

Those of you who are following this blog will be aware of our sadness at learning of the demise of Carlos’ aged and motheaten donkey, and the subsequent frenzied hunt over our two acres to see whether he’d taken the … Continue reading →

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Licensed to build…well, renovate

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Paul

With the sudden arrival of a Galician heatwave (it touched 35°C at one point this week) and the impending onslaught of tourists escaping the oppressive heat of central Spain, you would expect that the building contractors of A Pontenova are looking for a … Continue reading →

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