Easter is now nearly passed and it was the not unusual changeable weather. Deluges of rain interspersed with sun shine. Another good opportunity to just relax, eat and avoid working. Here are some images from just around us: Yes, Easter Monday, life in rural Galicia is relaxed. As you can see we even have very…
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Fiesta en Mer – San Jose 2010 – La secunda vez
Normally Mer is a sleepy village where one encounters the odd tractor and twice daily the “hora punto de vacas” (rush hour of the cows). BUT San Jose or St. Josephs day is yet another story. The tenth century saw the introduction of a feast day, usually on the 19th of March. The actual day of…
Survived the red alert – again – No major issues
Contrary to others like France and Germany here in rural Galicia we got a way lightly. On Saturday, as predicted well in advance, at about 5pm we started to experience severe gusts. We went out twice to secure one of our poly tunnels as the wind had gotten into it and was starting to drag…
