Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

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.

Friday, June 5th, 2009

take time out – just build a private beach

Hola,
renovating can be fun. If, like me, you have plenty of material amongst which is a ton of sand why not have some fun with it.
So instead of taking my daily bath in the wild, once we managed to clear the yard even further, it was time for a change.
Ortego, our friendly building and [...]

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

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

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 however long [...]

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007