Atelier 88 Galicia

Make Do And Mend

It would be all too easy to gloss over the hard, shitty parts and just write about what’s good, but life’s not like that, is it? And if I am to write an honest account about our life here and our projects, I need to address not just the positives, of which there are, i […]

The Hippy, Hippy Shake

God, cow shit smells awful. It’s evening and I’m sat by the stove in the kitchen. Supper has been and gone, candles are lit and cast their glow on the windowsill. I have a mug of Earl Grey tea and Irishman has his PG Tips and after some bickering, the three dogs have finally sorted […]

Newsflash

Hello, this is a public service announcement … Dear friends, last year Irishman and I were invited to appear on a British TV show called ‘A New Life In The Sun’. After it aired, several of my blogging friends in the US asked how they might be able to see it ( VPN is generally […]

Twenty Paws

Well folks, those rose tinted spectacles of mine took a spectacular tumble the minute we opened the front door. My fantasy of The Red House stopped right there on the doorstep. All my dreams for a perfect first evening smashed in to a thousand tiny pink pieces. If the weather on this summer solstice night […]

Out Of The Blue

It was early March and The Red House had been my obsession for four months. It was the last thing I thought about as I went to sleep, the first thing that I thought of each morning and in between I’d dream of it. My days were punctuated with visualisation, plans, scheming and dreaming. Everything […]

Atelier 88 Galicia

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton

2 comments

Susie Cadman - June 29, 2020 9:29 pm

Hi there!
I watched your interesting journey from
Southern Spain to Galicia over several episodes of ‘A New Life In The Sun’. I lived in Andalucia for many years myself, so could relate to some of your experiences. Your spot in Galicia looks so beautiful. I have seen many bits of Spain but not Galicia, and this Summer my husband, myself and youngest daughter are planning a couple of weeks exploring your part of the world. We live in Cornwall and will be coming over with our car by ferry. Are you able to recommend any places to stay near to where you live as we would love to see the area. Happy to consider AirBnB, pensions, small hotels etc.
Maybe we could get to meet you and see the famous Red House!
Best wishes
Susie Cadman
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- atelier88galicia - June 30, 2020 9:46 am
  
  Hi Susie Thank you for your email, Galicia is indeed a very different Spain from the one in the South. The climate is more like Ireland, Wales, and Cornwall so you will probably be at home. There are many people who settle here from Cornwall and I can recommend our good friend Maddie from Cornwall who has an AirB&B. Its well located to a small town called Ortigueira and beaches, Lugar Carballo 28, baleo, Ladrido
  15339 Ortigueira. (https://goo.gl/maps/R783Vts5fJjKk7xK8) Baleo where it is situated has a bar and pizzas a speciality. Maddie’s number is +34 652293982 the best way will be Whats App, she is English and tell her I recommended her cabin. We hope that this pandemic has eased by the Autumn although the hospitals are gearing up for the second wave. Best Wishes (Saludos) from the Red House
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