Category Archives: The House in Liñeiras

Let the real waiting begin

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Paul

We’ve had some paperwork through, yes…more paperwork. The good news is that this one bears an official stamp of the local council, the ‘Ayuntamiento de A Pontenova’. According to the architect who cannot be named, what this signifies is that our planning … Continue reading →

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The hold up in the registry office

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Paul

Do you remember me suggesting in early February that our planning application for the conversion of the small house into our small dwelling was finally ready to be submitted for the consideration, deliberation and rumination of Pontenova Concello? Well, it appears … Continue reading →

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The bread oven house, or so they say

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Paul

It was the Moors who introduced the tradition of the horno (pronounced or, no) to the Iberian Peninsula and one which Galicia embraced with both arms. Almost every property that we saw while seeking out our ideal casa had one, and they came in … Continue reading →

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We seem to be breeding washing machines

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Paul

The architect who can’t be named e-mailed through the ‘final’ (fingers crossed) papers for us to sign and send back via snail mail to enable the submission of the planning application for the small barn. These were; a three page document in gallego (licenza … Continue reading →

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Honestly, it’s bigger than it looks

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Paul

The last of the ‘tooing and froing’ is now underway with the un-namable architect and within the next fortnight we hope that the plans for our Phase I of the development will be en-route to the Galician Xunta and into … Continue reading →

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