Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for May, 2010

Hate Mildew & Erineum Mite – Love Pallets – From the global aldea Mer (Galicia)

There is never a dull moment here in rural Galicia and the Ribeira Sacra. The diggers have left, the guests have left and it’s back to “normal”. This translates into working on the ever growing list of tasks and trying to fight nature to get a reasonable crops of grapes and veggies of course. I [...]

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Puertas abiertas – Eco mercadillo – Ribeira Sacra – Primavera Musical

Plants be ready – visitors about! There wasn’t a plant in sight that did not adhere to the command of Barbara when we decided to have an English style open garden with a galician eco twist. When we asked members of the Pantones (Group) they agreed to share in the fun and hold a mini [...]

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

National press – A stone & the difference some years make

Two weeks ago we made it into the national press. El Pais,  a bit like the Times, featured an article about us in their Saturday edition. De la aldea rural a la global  Translated it would be the global little village. Xurxo, who is a well known photographer and journalist visited us one Saturday and [...]

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010