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How I kept cool during the long hot Spanish summer

Tips on battling the worst of the summer heat
OK I'm a tad late with this as the worse heat of summer seems to be behind us now we're in September. So many topics to cover, so little time! You never know though as there is often a last-blast mini-heatwave during September to October. In fact, as I sit here writing this I've just taken off my T-shirt as I'm feeling the warmth of the afternoon. My AccuWeather app is telling me it is 29C RealFeel 30C There are a number of inexpensive things one can do to remain relatively... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, September 6, 2020 4:03:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Heat Spain Summer
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Andalucia and Murcia compared.

My experience having lived in both parts of Spain
Now let me say right off the bat that I'm not going to compare the whole of Andalusia with the whole of Murcia. They're big places which one could spend a lifetime getting to know completely. I'll be mainly focusing on the towns I've lived in and I am familiar with in each respective autonomous community. I lived for seven years in Cehegin, Murcia which is inland, and about an hour and a half away from the coast by car. I've lived for nearly ten years in Olvera, Cadiz which is also... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, August 30, 2020 1:24:00 PM Categories: Andalusia Flamenco Murcia Spanish culture
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A brief sketch of my dad

A tribute to my late father on his birthday
My late father would have been celebrating his 112 birthday today were he alive, which is a good excuse for me to relate a few stories about him. When I was a youngster there were no end of people who would take me aside and tell me what a good man my father was. His work colleagues, neighbours, seemingly anyone who knew him, deemed it necessary to point out to me I had a good dad. We moved house when he retired and within months our new neighbours were taking me aside telling me ... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, August 23, 2020 9:03:00 AM Categories: Family history Lifeskills Plumbing
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