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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

 Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops 

31 May 2023

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 Politics Past: The Left (PSOE)…

30 May 2023

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 The big news, of course,…

29 May 2023

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 Politics: Well, the big losers…

28 May 2023

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 Politics: Quite a trio. Isabel…

27 May 2023

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 Pep Guardiola says he’s ‘not…

26 May 2023

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 Sundays’s elections in Madrid: Vote…

25 May 2023

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 Spain’s changing demographics . .…

24 May 2023

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 It seems there was more…

23 May 2023

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 Getting Spanish nationality: Reader David…

22 May 2023

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 Spain has increased its population…

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