Ambroa Parish Celebrations

More Fireworks - during our 2009 San Ramon Fiesta (Oct 09)
San Ramon - 2004 - Our summer fiesta (Oct 04)
San Tirso 2004 - Ambroa's Winter Fiesta (Jan 04)
San Ramon 2003 - Ambroa's summer fiesta (Oct 03)
Sardiñada 2003 - Ambroa's first Summer 2003 event (Aug 03)
San Tirso 2003 - Ambroa's winter fiesta (Feb 03)
Pre-fiesta Procession - After Mass, before the sesión vermut (Feb 03)

San Ramon 2002 - Ambroa's summer fiesta -2 pages (Oct 02)
Laconada - 2002 - not a barbecue, but food was served (Aug 02)
Festa Dos Nenos -2002 - A fiesta for the children (Jul 02)
Fiesta Fiasco - 2001 - It could have been worse (Feb 01)
Rocket Attack! - 2000 - Nah. Just our fiesta fireworks (Sep 00)

Ambroa and the Surrounding Area

Irixoa - it's a village, a parish, and a municipality (Jan 08)
All Saints Day - Fresh flowers on the panteones (Nov 07)
Summer Barbecue - with our friends at O'Prioral (Jul 07)
Geriatric Get-together - and a good time was had by all (May 07)
Casal de Mouros - Ambroa's first hotel (Apr 06)
Uke Weeds - That's what they are - weeds (Oct 05)
Feeding Truman - it was harder than it sounds (Sep 05)
Growing Again - but they were't planted again (Sep 05)
O Prioral - a new rural hotel near us (Aug 05)
Local BARber - Casa Sordo in A Viña (May 05)
Megatomatoes - Our neighbor grows some good ones (Dec 04)
Winemaker - our neighbor makes mucho vino (Nov 04)
Clear Cutting - The woods to the north of us are gone (Oct 04)
Cutting It Close - Cutting a big pine next to the fence (Oct 04)
Photo Expo - Ambroa shares antique photos (Jul 04)
Sr. Porca's Patio - A outdoor place for his artwork (Sep 03)
Horreos - You'll see a lot of them in Galicia (Aug 03)

Tiulfe Tour - the settlement to the south of us (Jul 03)
Hydropower 2 - The hydroelectric plant on El Rio Lambre (June 03)
Hydropower - it's all downhill from here (May 03)
Another Medieval Bridge - across the Mighty Rio Lambre (Apr 03)
More Porca Artwork - Our friend and neighbor stays busy (Feb 03)
Neighbors' Fiesta - A small fiesta in A Viña (Jul 02)
Two Bridges - One of them looks unsafe (May 02)
Mimosas - They're spectacular in February (Mar 02)
A Viña Skyline - well, not quite (Jan 02)
New Smithy Art - Sr. Porca's Recent Artwork (Dec 01)
Carved in Stone - Our panteon is ready to use (Oct 01)
Church Key - A real key, not a beer can opener (08-01)
San Tirso de Ambroa - The parish church (Mar 01)
Retired Plows - Maybe he has a tractor now (Dec 00)
Cruceiro - A typical rural crossroad marker near us (Apr 00)

At Home

The Guardia Civil - a figurine collection (May 09)
Spring Colors - welcome after a cold, gray winter (Apr 09)
Storm Damage - It could have been worse (Feb 08)
A Unique Memorial - A thoughtful and fitting memorial to Marivi
Fiesta Tradition - Big lunch for San Ramon (Oct 07)
Tomato-Tomahto - we couldn't grow either (Sep 07)
Spring Weeding - getting ready to plant (Apr 07)
Christmas Eve 2006 - dinner with local family and friends (Jan 07)
Aerial View - the way it looks from the air (Aug 06)
Making Guinda - a home-brewed cherry liqueur
Surprise! - we didn't expect snow (Feb 06)
Looked Like Snow - But It wasn't (Mar 05)
Looked Like Snow - and it damned sure was! (Mar 05)
A Real Corker - It was a Christmas present (Jan 05)
Smoking Section - it gets in your eyes (Dec 04)
Marivi's First Crop - Part 4 - Cabbage Patch Doll (Aug 04)
Marivi's First Crop - Part 3 - We're eating what we grow (Jul 04)
Marivi's First Crop - Part 2 - Planting begins (Jun 04)
Marivi's First Crop - Part 1 - Starting a vegetable garden (May 04)

Palm Sunday 2004 - Marivi & family on Domingo de Ramos (May 04)
Eating My Words - Ambroa gets a decent phone system (Mar 04)
Ukes Debarking - but it's easy to clean up after them (Dec 03)
Mother and Daughter - enjoying a break in the weather (Dec 03)
Dumpsite - ours is camouflaged now (Jul 03)
Deflowered No More - finally, something besides grass (june 03)
Deere John - a tractor that's almost a Mercedes (May 03)
New Gates - Now we can see who's ringing the doorbell (Apr 03)
Winter Wonderland? - yeah, we got a some real snow! (Feb 03)
Una Broma - No, it's not for real.(Aug 02)
Pumped Up - New well pump - better late than never (Jul 02)
The Birds - Marivi made a Mother's Day present (May 02)
Looking North - the view from Tiulfe (Apr 02)
Deflowered - at least for now (Apr 02)
New Year's Eve - the traditional way (Feb 02)
We Named It - It's a local custom (Sep 00)
High Tech - Our 4th generation radio-telephone (Jan 00) (Jan 03)

Dogs (Ours and others)

Pepa's Crush - but she's too young for Arnie (Jun 07)
Pet Cemetery - Our dogs' final resting place (Oct 06)
Chispa's Pups - they're in good hands now (Apr 06)
Another Rescue - another litter of unwanted pups (Mar 06)
Arnie and Bart - Meet Arnie, our new dog (Jan 06)
Little Bush - Our neighbors have a new puppy (Nov 05)
Otto - R.I.P. - We lost another canine friend (Jun 05)
Here's Bart - a new addition to our household (Jun 04)
Frodo - R.I.P. - we lost another good friend (Apr 04)
Rescued Orphans - 4 Tiulfe dogs are in good hands (Apr 04)
Bonita - R.I.P. - We lost a sweet, gentle friend (Oct 03)

Dynamic Duo - The younger one is named Truman (Dec 02)
Mattie - R.I.P. - Matilda died in October. We miss her (Nov 02)
El Matatopos - the dog can still hunt (Jun 02)
Tough Cookie - this dog has Moxie (Mar 02)
Togetherness - Bonita and Frodo - best friends (Feb 02)
Frodo - Introducing our third dog (Dec 01)
Bonita - Introducing our fourth dog (Dec 01)
Major Surgery - Otto was in stitches - literally (Nov 01)
Coco - Son of Lucas. Un Perro Grande! (Mar 01)
Adolfo - Otto's New Amigo (Jan 01)

In Ponte do Porco

Old Bridge Revisited - this old bridge is a lot prettier now (Apr 03)
Picnic 2002 - with our friends at Ponte do Porco (Sept 02)
Picnic 2001 - with our friends at Ponte do Porco (Sep 01)

In Betanzos

Lavandero Gratuito - free laundry on the Rio Mendo (Nov 08)
Free-style Parking - in Betanzos, anything goes (Sep 06)
Room at the Top - Tall, skinny buildings in Betanzos (Aug 04)
Big Bazaar - Better than a swap meet (Jul 01)
Full of Hot Air - An August Tradition in Betanzos (Sep 00)

In Miño

A Good Example - of how NOT to park (Jun 06)
Miño's Feirón - Sunday open-air market (Jun 05)

Other places

Tower of Hercules - the world's oldest lighthouse (Aug 09)
Hogueras - Bonfires on San Juan Day (Jul 09)
Texas Retreat - A visit with my family (May 08)
Cristalerías - Let the sun shine in! (Sep 04)
Thanksgiving 2002 - celebrated again with folks from the USA (Jan 02)

Carpet of Flowers - Ares celebration of Corpus Christi (Mov 02)
Gaitas e Tambores - at the Y2002 Paderne County Fair (Sept 02)
4th of July - 2002 - a red, white and blue picnic (Aug 02)
Horny Art - Fish and ships ... and more (Aug 01)
Medina - We visited a castle in Medina del Campo (Jul 00)