What comes after plan B…
Although it feels we must be on at least plan x by now! Sadly, one of the vendors of the property died at the weekend which was obviously a sad situation for the family and we didn’t know what was…
If you look closely….
That tiny dot by the arrow is Ian on the beach at Burela. There are a couple of webcams which show the beaches It was a bit tricky working out which dot Ian was, particularly as the webcams only…
We say goodbye to Wilbur
Yesterday we said goodbye to Wilbur. At 13, he was a pretty good age for a dog of his size, and certainly for one with a rough start in life. His legs were getting increasingly weak and we wanted to…
All being well…
This will be our new home from 1st November (or maybe earlier). It’s in a hamlet called Fontao, which is in Lugo, Galicia (top left corner of Spain). We’ve signed the sale contract on our current house. It’s the…
What’s Going On…??
Good question! On the positive side of things, we have the contract for the sale of here which we’ll sign when we see the buyers next Tuesday. We have the documentation from the Notary about the correction of the details…
Ian Goes To Look At Houses
Ian left Fuente De Cantos at midday on Sunday and arrived in Ferrol about 9pm ish. He went via a car share service which I think worked out OK. He’s looking at a few houses and saw a couple yesterday,…
Moving…??
Well, we’re getting ever closer to agreeing a sale with potential buyers. Annoyingly, our house paperwork wasn’t correct so that threw a small spanner in the works, however I think we’ve agreed a way forward. This isn’t going to be…
Cat In a Box
Here is Pirata in a box! Given he is a cat with no eyes, it is truly remarkable how he finds boxes. He was in this one literally as soon as the box was empty. Ian moved the box off…
Scrumping!
We went out scrumping figs and almonds – not with great success. We couldn’t find many figs and those we could were quite small. But we did get enough for fig tart – which is flaky pastry with blue cheese…
Wilbur Is Showing His Age
Wilbur seems to have aged quickly over the last few weeks. Well, perhaps longer, but it’s become more apparent. He is 12, which is a good age for his size and rough start in life. He’s having trouble with his…