Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for February, 2008

No flowers – At the end of the world

It seems that in Galicia if you can’t eat it, can’t produce anything with it and if it’s not suitable as an early warning system it’s not planted. The absence of fully stocked garden centers and specialised nurseries came as a bit of a shock to us. “Garden centers” do exist but as of yet [...]

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

One year in Galicia – A quick review

Yes time flies, even here at the end of the known world (before C. Columbus). It is hard to imagine that one year ago on this day we arrived in Monforte. A glorious but cold afternoon. We had the keys to our future house and a car full of stuff. Wisely we had reserved a [...]

Friday, February 1st, 2008