Tag Archives: Galicia

The promised land

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Paul

Amanda and I have had a great week in Galicia. We signed off the first phase of the barn conversion, met the builder to discuss getting quotes for the second phase and some other works on the property, agreed with … Continue reading →

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Barn: Before and after

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Paul

There is very little left for the contractor to do on the barn to complete phase one of the works. After that we are back in the lap of the Xunta awaiting full planning permission to allow phase two, and … 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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Discovering the purpose of nose hair

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Paul

It’s finally dawned on me what nose hair is for, and believe me, it does have a use. I apologise in advance to the squeamish. While in Galicia I have dispensed with the normal day-to-day regimen of gentlemen’s hair control. … Continue reading →

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One mission accomplished, just in time

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Paul

With the forecast predicting the weather to break (and rain to start) at five o’clock this afternoon I had decided that today was the day that I would finish clearing the horno/bodega. I still had about a ton of rubble, … Continue reading →

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