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You Can Never Have Too Many Potatoes

I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that it may be better for my health to buy vegetables in the supermarket. Our ‘huerto’, miniscule by comparison to those of our neighbours, is beginning to turn into a real labour of love, … Continue reading

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Amanda’s Birthday Lunch

Today was Amanda’s birthday. I’m not going to disclose how many years she’s now got on the clock, primarily because it would be rude, but also because she’s always six months behind the same anniversary of my birth. When we’ve been … Continue reading

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A Mountain of Eggs

Last weekend saw great excitement. Well…at least what passes for great excitement in Galicia. On Friday we became ‘piggy in the middle’ between two local neighbours as they vie to get us to heed their horticultural advice. As an Englishman’s … Continue reading

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Our first Galician Christmas

By our past UK standards we had a very busy Christmas, despite Galicia not feeling at all Christmassy. There is very little of the UK’s bloated festive commercialism here, instead it is a time for families, eating well and having the … Continue reading

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Natures Hamper Overflows

Despite cutting it extremely fine, on Tuesday I managed to get Chris on his plane back from Asturias Airport to Stansted. Left to my own devices I had just over a week to ‘potter’, do jobs, put up shelves, clean, find homes for possessions, and … Continue reading

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