Tag: Galicia
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Make Do And Mend
It would be all too easy to gloss over the hard, shitty parts and just write about what’s good, but life’s not like that, is it? And if I am to write an honest account about our life here and our projects, I need to address not just the positives, of which there are, i […]
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The Hippy, Hippy Shake
God, cow shit smells awful. It’s evening and I’m sat by the stove in the kitchen. Supper has been and gone, candles are lit and cast their glow on the windowsill. I have a mug of Earl Grey tea and Irishman has his PG Tips and after some bickering, the three dogs have finally sorted […]
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One For Sorrow, Two For Joy
We loved the Chinese Laundry hostel so much that we ended up staying an extra night. The piles of laundry and towels had begun to feel like home. We also went to see the other houses that I’d arranged for us to view. After The Red House, each viewing felt like we were having to […]
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Potato, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto…
It was beginning to get dark as we approached As Pontes. Thanks to my incessant Internet stalking of all things Gallego , I for one was dizzy with excitement when I finally spied the huge chimneys of the power station looming on the horizon, their plumes of steam belching heavenwards in the brisk night air. […]
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To Infinity and Beyond
It’s almost a year since we first visited The Red House. I still pinch myself that we are here, that we actually managed to make this move happen. I know that many of you will wonder why the hell we decided to sell 88 after we’d invested so much time, energy, love and money. You […]
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