Tag Archives: Neighbours

Last day on site: Photo special

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Paul

Today was my last day on site during phase one of the barn conversion. It was the day that I tidied up the mess that I have spent the last few weeks creating, the day I packed away my overalls … Continue reading →

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Car mechanics; Galician style

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paul

I’m reading a book at the moment about the trials and tribulations of an English guy walking the camino from the French border to Santiago de Compostela with a stubborn donkey which lies down at inopportune moments and won’t cross … Continue reading →

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Asturian gastronomic delight

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Paul

It’s my last Sunday in Galicia and rather than my usual Sunday routine of eggs & beans on fried bread, washed down with copious amounts of Nescafe while watching DVDs, I was invited out to lunch by Stephen, Kay, Neil … Continue reading →

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The welcome return of Enrique

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Paul

Ever since I bought Enrique two kilos of finest apples at the Feria in Meira he’d been missing from our finca. The big bag of apples spent some time in the Landy, more time hung in their bag from an … Continue reading →

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What a wonderful (part of the) world

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Paul

I’m coming to the conclusion that there isn’t a nasty, unpleasant or even bad tempered person in the whole of Galicia, be they Gallego, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, Ecuadorian or English, and what a great place it is as a result. … Continue reading →

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