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Stone, brick & lime – A facelift – Worth every minute I spend on it

Friday, 5 June, 2009

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.

Siesta time – Time to build water features – what else?

Tuesday, 2 June, 2009

Great, the thermometer just hit 32C in the shade. It’s being really hot for the last couple of days. After two year in rural Galicia, I can say that we shift towards the “typical Spanish” timings. This results in my dear wife getting up just after sun rise to water the plants, whilst I start…

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Cuarteto de Saxofonos – Concert in Sober – Summer preparations

Monday, 25 May, 2009

Last weekend we decided it is time for summer. Clearing the alpendre, the assembly of wood, bits and peaces is always unbelievable when one is suddenly confronted with tidying it all up. Finding the marquee and fiddling / struggling with the structure eventually resulted in our yard being ready for summer. We may have to…

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