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Vendimia or the story of the farting barrels

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When our neighbours asked what are you going to do with the grapes and I vaguely answered don’t know yet maybe selling they simply decided - ”rubbish he’s going to make his own wine”.
So one day, about two weeks ago, a vat appeared in our yard accompanied by Muncho who gave […]

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Monday, October 20th, 2008

Autumn in Galicia - The time of plenty

Another autumn has arrived. It is our second in Galicia and this year although work never stops we are very much aware of it and are making the most out of it.
It is the time of year when waking up (yes not too early) fog is covering the landscape and depending if one can see […]

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Friday, September 26th, 2008

DIY - A more stable water supply - Coping with summer demand

Finally I came round to address the water supply for our houses and the garden. We have a powerful pump - submerged (it’s much quieter than the above ground) and had small expansion vessel (Calderin) fitted of about 25Liter.
Well, water can’t be compressed but be put under pressure. So as soon as one opens a tap, […]

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Friday, August 8th, 2008