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<\/a>The rooftop view west, Angel tiling<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The rooftop view east, Angel also tiling<\/p><\/div>\n
Looking back from the house, this is Arturo hand shaping the tiles, as he has been doing for the last three days, and still has two boxes full to cut.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Arturo shaping the tiles by hand<\/p><\/div>\n
For my part I’ve worked all day clearing more rubbish and collapsed roof from the horno\/bodega and am quite pleased with the results. I reckon that I’ve now cleared about half of the floor area, but only about forty percent of the rubbish. Today’s finds have been a little less interesting than yesterday; a bedstead, more clothes and shoes, lots more bottles, an old plough (beyond salvaging), and a frying pan.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The fruits of my labours<\/p><\/div>\n
Oh, and parts from yet another old washing machine. That makes four on the site. The previous owners must have done a hell of a lot of washing, but then they did have a hell of a lot of clothes!<\/p>\n
Enrique didn’t want his apple today, yesterday must have been too painful and he now associates my hand bearing an apple with an electric shock. I do feel a little guilty.<\/p>\n
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Today has been a perfect day. Fantastic weather, the ‘team’ have started tiling the roof, I’ve spent a day grafting hard in the horno\/bodega, Amanda arrives in Galicia tomorrow, and I didn’t even spoil it by oversleeping. It was a … Continue reading