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Small update – more photos

View of the kitchen from the dining area

Most of the little jobs that were left to be done around the house have been completed now, so I thought I’d add a few photos of the interior of the house as it now is. Yesterday the hanging lights in the office/studio were mounted by . . . → Read More: Small update – more photos

Low tech

Our new bell

Close up of the bell

When the electrical work for the house was planned, a front door bell was foreseen, but since visitors need to ring at the main gate from the street to get into the garden, we thought a bellpush at the front door was unnecessary and . . . → Read More: Low tech

Wet...

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Pictures of our garden

María Pedro took some good photographs of her work when she was at the house just before Christmas. (If you click on any of the photos, you will see a slide show with larger pictures).

They show off the garden nicely and give you an idea of how the garden looks at the . . . → Read More: Pictures of our garden

Our postal address in Spain

Today we managed to get to the post office (no big feat, it is open daily from 8:30 to 20:30 hrs Monday to Friday, and Saturday mornings, but we have spent nearly all our time working in the house) and organise a post office box.

We had gone to the vast expense of . . . → Read More: Our postal address in Spain

End of project

Casa la Abuela: In the background the arroz al horno, waiting to be served

Yesterday the work on the house was finally completed, we are very pleased with the result and think everyone involved has done an excellent job.

People told us we were mad to build a house in a country . . . → Read More: End of project

Landline works now

We have been waiting for the last two weeks for our phone to be connected by Iberfone. We were given a number, but Iberfone couldn’t get a free port in the exchange to connect us. Well 5 minutes ago, I had my first call on the phone – not that Iberfone had called to . . . → Read More: Landline works now

“Installing” the last major item

Pouring the concrete for the drive

Today the last major item was delivered for the house – the concrete drive!

The lorry turned up at about 8 o’clock this morning, and pouring and finishing took until 2 p.m. The concrete was smoothed off after it had been poured – over 20 tonnes altogether . . . → Read More: “Installing” the last major item

Progress in the garden

Sand being spread out in the garden

Today there has been a continuous coming and going of tipper trucks, delivering sand and gravel for the garden. I think we’ll need to buy a couple of wide rakes to keep the sand clean and tidy – we are going to have a garden which . . . → Read More: Progress in the garden

Online in Spain now

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