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The rude awakening and the wooden Grand Prix

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Paul

My rude awakening by the piercing shrill of the Spanish mobile phone (I must change the ring tone), at the unearthly hour of 9am, was instigated by Facundo; calling off this mornings planned trip to look at sanitary-ware as he … 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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There is always one nicer

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Paul

There is just over three weeks until I head back to Galicia for ‘Barn: PhaseII’ which should hopefully see it close to completion early in the New Year. All that should remain is some carpentry, decoration, and the fitting of … Continue reading →

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A little piece of England, in Galicia

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Paul

A new countdown has begun. Our builder has given us a start date for the works which will hopefully seen the barn finished early in 2013, and which will finally give us a base in which to stay while we get … 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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