From day before in Girona

Cuarenta y seis

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May 22nd 2009
What a morning greeting from my wife, "Darling I think you need to trim your nose hairs, you know where the scissors are". Little does she know I have kept them a couple of mm's longer than normal to act as a filter and try and avert the pig flu. Generally Juana (the lady that comes to maintain the house) arrives and finishes late in the afternoon on Friday, so in an effort to stay out of her ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more