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Looking forward to “Le Weekend” whilst mulling over this weeks news

lifeingalicia — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:11 +0000

We are loking forward to a nice warm sunny market in Sober on Saturday the 12th of May and subsequently to the rastrillo en Monforte (Parq de Cond) on Sunday the 13th. It starts at about 11 am and around 1pm culminates into the local dog show followed by the last minute [...]

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Feria do vino Sober Amandi – 2012 – Buen Exito -

lifeingalicia — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:47:30 +0000

The feria do vino 2012 in Sober, the heart of the Ribeira Sacra, was “updated” a bit. New cathedral like tent and new cabins for the wine boys and girls. The artesans where banned to the outside as it is “Feria do vino”. So during last week the new “Cathedral of Sober” went up. What [...]

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Shaun the sheep on the roof – Happy new year

lifeingalicia — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:03:50 +0000

If you haven’t heard of Wallace and Gromit you may not know Shaun the sheep. Here is a clip to tell you about it. Quite a while ago I heard of the availabilty of sheep wool as insulation. I thought “great idea” talked to some people about it, read about it and promptly forgot it. [...]

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Kitchen upgrade for verano en rural Galicia

lifeingalicia — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:03:43 +0000

The chef was wanting a decent oven. “I can’t properly regulate the temperature and anyway the oven is too small…..” As I like to eat, who am I to argue? We went to local and not so local “tiendas de concina” but even in the catalogues nothing was inspiring. It is slightly complicated by the [...]

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Minor earthquake in Galicia just round the corner

lifeingalicia — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:59:55 +0000

Last night we suddenly heard a growling sound. Seconds later the house shock just once and the growling passed on into the night. We thought either it was a tremor or a rather large lorry has tried to pass through one of our lanes and brought a wall or house down. So I checked one [...]

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