Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
12 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
11 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
10 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
9 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
8 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
7 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
6 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
5 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
4 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
3 October 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’ NB: If there’s…
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