Tag Archives: Casa Lineiras

Choices, choices!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Paul

I was quite surprised when the car ‘pinged’ at me on the turn of the key first thing this morning. Not the ping of another BMW problem, but the ‘ping’ accompanied by a ‘zero degrees centigrade’ readout on the dashboard. I’m in … Continue reading →

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Back ‘In Country’

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Paul

I am back ‘in country’ and it is an absolute delight. At tea-time last night it was twenty-five degrees and today is definitely t-shirt weather. The ‘tyre punctured’ message on the dashboard on the A42 to Birmingham on my way … Continue reading →

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Guttered

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Paul

I’m feeling very homesick, not for the Pennine hills, but for our little piece of Galicia. I keep getting reports of what is happening ‘back home’ and it makes me wish I was there, breathing in the clean air, eating the great … Continue reading →

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Windows; it’s not clear

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Paul

I’ve only ever bought windows for a house once before. Back in ’98 when we bought our current house in Huddersfield, my memory is that it was a fairly simple process. We invited two reputable local companies around to give … Continue reading →

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Occasional en-suite shower rooms

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Paul

As you’ll know from reading these pages our pressing priority is to appoint a builder and execute the Obras Menores (minor works) license that we were granted back in April 2011 (and which theoretically has to be started within six months). Shhh! … Continue reading →

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