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little helper
Published on 2012-05-14 03:24:05
Salomé loves to help. Yesterday evening was particularly pleasant, and so she had come with me to help me build the platform for our Yurt House. She spent an hour rearranging the nuts and bolts in my toolkit. Her idea of order is slightly different from mine, but she was so engrossed in the process [...] > read more
Driving The First Pile
Published on 2012-04-02 15:22:05
Organic Building
Published on 2012-02-27 09:34:45
As much as I want to build the house quickly, I am constantly reminded that I need to be patient. There are a number of factors holding me back as it were and I am starting to appreciate most of those as beneficial. “Patience is a Virgin!” This alternative to ‘Patience is a Virtue’ always [...] > read more
Grand Designs?
Published on 2012-02-25 06:10:59
I have just sent the following application to Grand Designs (a British programme about people building their dream home): Hi, I am planning to build an eco-friendly house (off grid) next to a river in Spain. I believe this project is unique for the following reasons: - The house is designed in such a way [...] > read more
The First Step
Published on 2012-02-22 13:58:15
“You shall live in a caravan” “No! Not forever! Just for a little bit, while you build your dream home!” Phew, that’s a relief. Living in a caravan long term is not my idea of comfort. They are small and… plastic. But you have to admit that they have everything you need, even if you [...] > read more
Building a house in Spain
Published on 2012-02-21 04:49:35
A couple of weeks ago, the most amazing thing happened. Greys and I bought a little piece of land in Spain, straight out of my dreams. A little bit up in the mountains, on a river, just outside a sleepy little village, it even has an orange grove on it! Absolutely gorgeous The only snag? [...] > read more
from another world
Published on 2011-08-20 09:42:43
Original source: August 16, 2011 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (reposted without editing) A couple years ago a former BP machinist named Suel Jones fell in love with a 700-pound white marble Buddha statue carved by a roadside sculptor in the Marble Mountains outside Da Nang, Vietnam. “I just looked at it, I really can’t [...] > read more
GILES plays Hendrix
Published on 2011-07-26 00:52:10
‘GILES plays Hendrix’ Has kind of a ring to it, don’t you think? We could do a nice poster with an image of Hendrix worked into it. Nothing too tacky. It wouldn’t be a cover band of course, more like ‘interpreters’. And let’s face it, nobody ever managed to top Hendrix when it comes to [...] > read more
Would you buy a used car from a guy called Carlos?
Published on 2011-07-17 15:27:57
Well I did. Twice!! Buying a used car in Spain is not as easy as in England, or as cheap. We had already spent days looking at cars. They had looked perfectly promising in the ad, but they were always disappointing in the flesh. Most of them had more than their fair share of bumps [...] > read more
Devotion
Published on 2011-07-15 02:54:03
“Devotion is the simplest form of awareness. It is most natural. There is nothing more thorough, nothing more innocent, nothing more divine. Purity of the heart means feeling every act, every thought, every perception as the grace of Mother Divine, the Glory of God.” - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > read more
Keith Richards
Published on 2011-06-17 23:54:10
“Keith Richards is my cousin”, Roger said casually when he heard I was a musician. “Really?!” I said with more than a bit of excitement in my voice. Keith Richards has been a major inspiration, right from the start. When I fir > read more
Morning Swim
Published on 2011-06-10 02:04:05
In the past, exercise was something I tended to shy away from. But with age, I have started to realise its benefits. The times I went swimming with my son Davey recently, have been very enjoyable. But what surprised me was how much better I felt the > read more
Can you guess what happens next?
Published on 2011-06-03 09:15:16
Apartment in Torrevieja
Published on 2011-05-31 05:12:24
The fact that we have just rented an apartment right in the centre of Torrevieja is a great surprise to me. It is nothing like the dream location I described in my previous blog. > read more
and Onwards to Spain
Published on 2011-05-21 04:02:31
So to say that we are looking forward to finally finding a home for ourselves again would be an understatement. When we get on that plane to Alicante tonight, it will be the start of a new era, one we have been planning for a long time. > read more
Mystery
Published on 2011-05-20 03:03:57
evening rain
Published on 2010-06-23 19:14:30
photographs > read more
Ambient!
Published on 2010-06-22 19:36:11
Three new pieces for film and TV, with the story behind them > read more
Tao Of The Traveller
Published on 2010-06-21 20:24:13
a beautifully inspiring video > read more
Morning Delight
Published on 2010-06-19 22:12:22
a morning walk through Villa de Leyva, Salome, Ramon and me > read more