Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Kitchen upgrade for verano en rural Galicia

The chef was wanting a decent oven. “I can’t properly regulate the temperature and anyway the oven is too small…..” As I like to eat, who am I to argue? We went to local and not so local “tiendas de concina” but even in the catalogues nothing was inspiring. It is slightly complicated by the [...]

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The quiet life in rural Galicia – I wish!

OK,Ok, I know. No blog for a long time and I’m sorry about this. To think that there is a quiet life in rural Galicia, just sitting back, let it rain and sip the excellent wines of the Ribeira Sacra, at least for us, couldn’t be farther from reality. Amongst a lot of other tasks [...]

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Animals in the Ribeira Sacra – Leaf cutter bee in action

About this time you may notice nicely cut outs in your leafs. Specifically roses but other juicy leaved plants will do as well. No worries, this is most likely the work of a leaf cutter bee. These are solitary bees, quite friendly, only the females have a sting and their main defenses are their tools. [...]

Monday, July 20th, 2009