http://balsacamino.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:59:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's a year since my last entry and you must be wondering what is going on. Well you're not the only ones. It's been an interesting time and an amazing test of patience and faith. As I said in 'Casa Linda' I feel much is going on around the project ... http://balsacamino.org/?p=72 Doesn't it have a ring to it? 'Casa Linda' just rolls off the tongue. Charles and I were spending a few days in Bamburgh (Northumberland). A place very dear to my heart. Sitting in the Copper Kettle, a wonderful traditional tea shop, discussing the Balsa project (aren't we always) I said: 'We ... http://balsacamino.org/?p=66 Once we'd recovered from the initial excitement of acquiring the 'house' in Balsa, it was time to put our thinking caps on. Since the interior was to be completely renovated with only the retaining walls remaining, we had a great deal of scope; but if you've ever undertaken such a project ... http://balsacamino.org/?p=38 The wheels are moving slowly and clearly not everything is quite in place to go ahead with this enterprise. It's rather like Linda's favourite image of waiting for the water levels to equalise so that you can open the lock gates. Until then, much energy could be expended to no ... http://balsacamino.org/?p=18 In May 2006 ten of us set off on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela known as “the Camino”. We walked from Astorga to Santiago - a total of 259 kms. Collectively our aim was to raise £9,000 to help fund projects at the Callistherapy Healing Centre in Wellingborough, England – ... http://balsacamino.org/?p=3