Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
24 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza Spain…
23 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza I…
22 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza The…
21 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza Spain’s…
20 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza A…
19 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza Madrid…
18 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza HT…
17 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza Narco…
16 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain NOTE: Internet problems last…
15 December 2025
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight. And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain. Cosas de España/Galiza With…
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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 