Tag Archives: Trece

I’ve inadvertently electrocuted Enrique

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Paul

It has been a pretty normal day. I overslept, took the skin off three knuckles in an ivy related incident, witnessed the installation of the roof membranes and batons, met with the architect who seems pretty happy, and electrocuted Carlos’s … Continue reading →

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A simple thing of extreme beauty

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Paul

This morning, while I slaved away with pick-axe and shovel in the horno/bodega, the ‘team’ were finishing the roof beams and readying themselves for an afternoon of ‘thermochip’ installation. Facundo showed up after lunch to join in the great unveiling … Continue reading →

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I’ve watched my last ‘Time Team’

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Paul

I’ve always loved ‘Time Team‘ with the enthusiastic Tony Robinson, the sceptical Professor Aston, the argumentative romantic Phil Harding, and the upper class toff Guy de la Bédoyère (which has to be a name he either bought, or made up … Continue reading →

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I’ve named the donkey

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Paul

I’ve stopped thinking about the dead cat….damn! As promised, Dolores met me in Pontenova at nine o’clock this morning to assist me in trying to buy an angle grinder and a pipe terminator so that I can ensure that the … Continue reading →

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The shock of my life

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Paul

Today, I paid the price for getting myself out of bed at a reasonable time and tackling another of the jobs on my long list for the house.  The price that I paid was one of scaring myself half to … Continue reading →

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