Glyn Thomas
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
Telling Tales
This is the working cover and title of my new project
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Christmas update
We should have water later today… kitchen gets fitted later on – plus the boiler should be up and running so this will mean we have underfloor heating. Over the weekend we had the chimney fitted for the wood burning … Continue reading
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rainwater pipes
OK…. OK… I know they are not exciting but I did have a penchant for something that would be proportionate to the building and be able to cope with anything a Ukrainian winter can throw at it. So, Roma – … Continue reading
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