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Furniture arrival – Galicien style – Organisation and support

lifeingalicia — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:47:18 +0000

We like the fact that no large vehicle can actually get near our house. On our little calle / camino, squeezing through a normal sized car is not for the faint hearted. This can be a bit disadvantageous when the super large furniture van including trailer arrives in the vicinity. Thank god they called ahead [...]

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Thursday is Lidl day – Or any excuse to go to town – Monforte

lifeingalicia — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:27:27 +0000

One doesn’t really need an excuse to got to town – Monforte that is. There is always the opportunity to have a chat at the builders merchant and pick up another sack of cement. The electricians shop can be checked for new gadgets. The pleasure of buying just two postcards and have them lovingly wrapped [...]

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Total tranquility – A first report on some typical noises in Mer

lifeingalicia — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:20:28 +0000

So we are in our new house for about three weeks and thought to give a noise report: ……………………………………………………… (total tranquility) As no HGV can get near our house the only road noise is the odd car, neighbours tractor the horn when the bread van comes round and on Wednesdays a different honk from the fish [...]

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A heated kitchen, warm water and a wood burner – paradise in Galicia

lifeingalicia — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:13:56 +0000

When we arrived at the house on the first morning of our future life – we still loved it. All of it. All the cobwebs, all the junk, the lingering smell of the woodworm treatment and the long walk from one end to the other. We had already decided to stay in a hotel for [...]

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