| Intl. Notebook | Dec 9 2023 |
We've procured for ourselves a piece of Spain.
A quick note for Pulp Intl. visitors: we may post a bit less in the upcoming couple of weeks because we're moving, and that will keep us pretty busy. We'll be aiming for a seamless transition but anything can happen. If we really run out of time we'll take an intermission, as we do periodically, but for now we're planning to stay active. If we take a break it'll be for only four or five days.
We're moving because, after ages living in several interesting parts of the world, we've finally bought a house, and though we hate to exchange our easy mobility for anything resembling roots, as well as losing our current flat, you can't run around from place to place renting forever, right? We're moving just a quick drive south to a lovely town that's architecturally protected, and has one of the last stretches of unruined
countryside and beach in southern mainland Spain. The house is right in the center of town above a couple of quaint shops and dates mainly back to 1870s. We say mainly because, like many old houses in Spain, it was expanded in sections. The earliest parts are older than the 1870s, but we'd have to dig through the local property registry to find the exact dates of previous works.
countryside and beach in southern mainland Spain. The house is right in the center of town above a couple of quaint shops and dates mainly back to 1870s. We say mainly because, like many old houses in Spain, it was expanded in sections. The earliest parts are older than the 1870s, but we'd have to dig through the local property registry to find the exact dates of previous works.In any case, it's one of newer structures in a town that has a castle and buildings from the 15th century. Our favorite part: in what will be one of the two offices (below), there's a bizarrely steep stairway leading to a trapdoor that opens onto the second floor. But we're going to keep the door closed and use the stairs as a bookcase. Not bad, right? The pulp will be majestic there. The open shelving you see at left will have custom doors in the vintage style of the rest of the house, and will hold our magazines (right now they're holding two Champagne glasses we used to toast our purchase). All in all, we're feeling pretty good about the place, and hopefully we'll be happy there.
