Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
4 April 2026
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…
3 April 2026
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 Property…
The Middle East War
Take your pick of these critical commentaries . . . The wages of war. The kinetic war: Israel pounds Iran with a huge missile barrage just before Trump’s unhinged speech, doubling down on his failed escalation. The war could re-shape the global cultural order.
2 April 2026
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…
1 April 2026
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…
31 March 2026
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…
The Middle East War
The Idiocy of the deluded Emperor Donald Reality Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage. Really worth reading, if you haven’t already done so. The US military is never coming back from this. Quotes:
30 March 2026
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 Correction:…
The Middle East War
The Idiocy of the deluded Emperor Donald Reality Things aren’t looking too good at all . . US-Israel escalation Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage
29 March 2026
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 Maria…
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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 