Stone, brick & lime – A facelift – Worth every minute I spend on it
Just using lime can give a tiered looking house a great facelift. Using just existing stone, bricks and pre mixed lime Casa de Flores received a great new look.
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Siesta time – Time to build water features – what else?
Great, the thermometer just hit 32C in the shade. It’s being really hot for the last couple of days.
After two year in rural Galicia, I can say that we shift towards the “typical Spanish” timings.
This results in my dear wife getting up just after sun rise to water the plants, whilst I start a bit [...]
Irrigation goes solar in Mer – Ribeira Sacra – Galicia
It wasn’t easy to find the perfect pumping solution. High quality slow solar driven pumps with a decent lift are far and few between.
In Germany I finally found a wholesaler who can supply well manufactured pumps with lifts of 10, 20 or 30 Meters. Solenoid based, with only few moving parts, they allow dry running [...]
