Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
31 August 206
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the 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…
30 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Starting with bad news .…
29 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Ceuta I’ve mentioned more than…
28 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Ceuta Talking of excess numbers…
27 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Amid political pressure after the…
26 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Far from easing, Spain’s housing…
25 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 Lenox Napier writes here on…
24 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.And, lo, 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 As I’ve said, the Ceuta…
23 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the 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…
22 August 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the 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…
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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 