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Wrong file permissions cause WordPress to ignore CSS

I was modifying the styles for this web site recently, and after testing the change locally I uploaded the style sheet to the production server.

Afterwards I cast an eye on the site to check everything was updated, and was horrified to see the styling had completely disappeared:

Where's my CSS styling, dude?

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Lots of progress visible this week

End wall at the bedroom-end of the house

Antonio sent us pictures from his site-visit yesterday. We were pleased, after the on-going delays caused by the unseasonable amount of rain that there has been in Xàtiva in April and May, that this time (despite it having rained again – the pool is about . . . → Read More: Lots of progress visible this week

The Spanish Revolution - Valencia

The Spanish Revolution in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento 31.05.2011

I was in Valencia again Monday to Wednesday this week to see what is going on at the building site. The “Spanish Revolution” was still taking place in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento – all very peaceful and orderly. It is just round the corner . . . → Read More: The Spanish Revolution – Valencia

Update on septic tank and progress in Xàtiva

The covers of the septic tanks

I finally got some pictures (dated 17th May in the album) of the state of play at our plot, and spoke to Antonio today. It seems the problem with the septic tank is that it is located on the lowest part of the plot, so when we . . . → Read More: Update on septic tank and progress in Xàtiva

Time Machine backup stalls if NAS volumes are mounted

I have had a problem on my Mac mini for several months. Time Machine hangs after backing up a small amount of data, and refuses to continue. I can leave the machine running for days and nothing happens. This is the sort of thing I see when I click on the Time Machine icon . . . → Read More: Time Machine backup stalls if NAS volumes are mounted

Our septic tank is too high

When we bought the plot for our house in Spain, we were surprised (and pleased) to see that a septic tank was already installed on the far side from the road. As I mentioned here, the rain a couple of weeks ago caused a problem with the septic tank. To begin with, we didn’t . . . → Read More: Our septic tank is too high

47 years old

Main-Taunus-Zenrum – opened in 2nd May 1964

Its hard to believe that the Main-Taunus-Zentrum is 47 years old this week. It was the first shopping mall in Germany, and the biggest in Europe when it opened. In 1964 it offered 40000 square meters of shops, over the years it has been expanded to . . . → Read More: 47 years old

160 litres of rain last weekend

Lots of rain in the last weeks means everything is very wet!

Last weekend Xàtiva had 160 litres of rain per square meter. About a fifth of the annual rainfall. It has rained quite heavily for the last 2-3 weeks now, so the ground is completely sodden and Pepe, our builder, has had . . . → Read More: 160 litres of rain last weekend

Escif?

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24th April 2011 – One day of pollen

24. April 2011 – one day of pollen

We have had glorious weather for the last week or so. Which has been nice, as our niece and boyfriend came and visited us for the last part of this week and they got to see the best side of living in Schmitten. Right now . . . → Read More: 24th April 2011 – One day of pollen

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