Again we have fallen for the trap that one sort of automatically assumes a fiesta is on a weekend. Like I’ve written before, time is a slightly different concept here. It is therefore very important to memorise the names of the days not the numerals. So Sobers fiesta de Rosca is on Lunes (12 de…
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DIY – A more stable water supply – Coping with summer demand
Finally I came round to address the water supply for our houses and the garden. We have a powerful pump -Â submerged (it’s much quieter than the above ground) and had small expansion vessel (Calderin) fitted of about 25Liter. Well, water can’t be compressed but be put under pressure. So as soon as one opens a…
Barefoot in the former kingdom of Galicia
Summer and the living is easy. Traipsing barefoot through our wine laden gardens in the formerkingdom of Galicia, here is a quick glimpse back in time. Wikipedia shows a very concise article about Galicia specifically its time as a kingdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Galicia So the kingdom existed on and off from 410 – 1833. The first where…
