FINANCIAL TIMES. I had heard that Grahame’s house was basic. But I was starting to wonder if it was more of a hovel than a house. “No need for those shoes,” my friend Mac said as we packed. “It’s just sort of earth on the floor. You’ll need to keep your walking boots on. And it’s freezing, so take your thermals. And a flannel. You have to strip wash out of a bowl.” Considering we were going to Spain and not Afghanistan, I was somewhat taken aback. Was there anything else I should know? “Yes,” he said. “We’ll be sharing the house with a mule.”
