Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for June, 2008

Water & Mosquito larvae – natural remedy Thuringiensis Israelensis

If one has water features, birdbath or open reservoirs one inevitably will have mosquito larvae. These if unchecked will grow to nice sizes and develop into the nuisance they are. OK, so only the female will be after your blood – homing in via a combination of infrared and dioxide - they have the uncanny habit [...]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

De fin de courso – A concert by the kid’s of Sober

Last Sunday we where treated to a concert given by the kid’s of Sober. It was their “fin de courso” performance staged in the auditory. No wonder Soberanians turned out in force. OK it wasn’t London Philharmonics, but seeing kids of all ages be encouraged to turn to music and been given the opportunity to [...]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Oficially @ 1:59 am summer starts in Galicia and thus in the northern hemisphere

I’m sitting in my office (16:30 local time) - the thermometer records 28 C (shade) – too hot to do anything useful, except writing (slowly) another blog post. In the Voz de Galicia I read today that at 1:59am tonight (well tomorrow morning) the summer starts in Galicia and by default therefore in the northern hemisphere. [...]

Saturday, June 21st, 2008