Tag Archives: Galicia

A double celebration

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Paul

Last night saw a double celebration in our house, not because we’d finally found a cat food which our increasingly grumpy and tempramental tom cat would eat, but because of quantum advances in Galicia. So much so that we cracked open a … Continue reading →

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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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I’m just a jealous guy

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Paul

I am not normally the jealous type. I don’t envy someone driving around in a Ferrari or Maserati, I don’t begrudge those people who get a big win on the lottery (well, not for more than a few seconds). I don’t … Continue reading →

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What a lot, for not a lot

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paul

While we sit idly, twiddling our thumbs and growing ever more impatient (in a not very Spanish way), awaiting news from Galicia about; the establishment of our company ownership documents our minor works license applications the submission of our planning … 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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