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3. San Jose en Mer – La fiesta de vecinos, familia y amigos

lifeingalicia — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:38:27 +0000

It is all about him, San Jose. He is our local saint and usually lives quietly in the little capilla in Mer (Sober). Once a year at least Mer in Sober is not sobrio (sober in english is sobrio). Once a year the saint is aired, but before this happenes the wifes are let out [...]

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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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Summer wedding followed by autumn – Quick change in Galicia

lifeingalicia — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:20:12 +0000

More from the wedding in a moment. Just when the calendar turned to September I woke up to this. Ok, that in itself is not that unusual, BUT a thermometer barely registering 10C at 10 am is! The unmistakeble sign that summer draws to an end and one better makes last preparations for the winter [...]

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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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Solicitud DUA – Import to Spain from outside the EU by mail

lifeingalicia — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:50:49 +0000

You may have received a Aviso De Llegada de Envio Postal Internacional Solicitud DUA or you intend to buy something outside the EU and have it shipped via mail (postal systems). The example is myself as I buy art materials from the US which are not obtainable here or are even including the IVA customs [...]

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