Tag Archives: Galicia

The Christmas wind down begins

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Paul

From the lack of activity up at the barn it seems that the Christmas holidays have started early for Facundos men. Since Sunday I have only seen the soon to be Ukraine bound Roma, who has been cleaning and tidying … Continue reading →

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How to make your bathroom a tiny bit bigger

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Paul

Last year, when we were doing the initial works on the barn, one of Facundos’ men was the singularly most miserable person that I’d come across in Galicia. Roma, a migrant worker from the Ukraine, was always leaden-faced, uncommunicative and … Continue reading →

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A good day for a list

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Paul

It’s a while since I’ve done a list and today it feels right to do so for it has been quite a frustrating day. I was awoken by the shrill tones of my Spanish mobile phone, for which I have … Continue reading →

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Bad parking, the long drive, and a plate of fried fish

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Paul

I have a friend back home who provides a public service by photographing badly parked cars and submitting the images to a website, with a particularly vulgar name, to out the offenders and subject them to public humiliation. He’d have … Continue reading →

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A turning point is reached

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Paul

Today marked a turning point in the barn renovation, my builders descended on site in numbers (well…two of them) and actually started construction. To add to my levity I awoke to found that Ramon’s Internet has been switched back on … Continue reading →

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