Spanish Sunday Afternoons #10
And just where do you think you’re going?
Spanish Sunday Afternoons #9
I’ve been shopping here in Spain for years, yet for some reason these have flown under my radar till I spotted them the other day. Don’t have the time to make a Spanish Omelette but can’t bring yourself to buy the shrink wrapped ready made ones? Here’s your solution! Pre-fried potatoes with onion, just add…
Spanish Sunday Afternoons #8
Riding the Metro in Madrid and you suddenly turn around. Is it a new horror movie that’s just been released?
Spanish Sunday Afternoons #6
Don’t try this at home kids! It’s fall…the leaves are beginning to fall and the mushroom hounds are on the loose. The word ‘mushroom’ in English seems to convey about as much excitement and meaning as the word ‘oil’. You have to compound it to extract its full flavour. Jumping over stone walls and getting…
A late May Afternoon
The 20’s of May are almost finished and the 7pm sun is still hot enough to bake the dust that swirls up in the heat. The festivities have yet to begin and the police are still in the shade. The very recent whitewash would still be wet if the temperatures weren’t in the 30’s. The…
Spring’s Here, or At Least the Storks Are…
This winter has been rotten, plain rotten. Rain can be a godsend in countries susceptible to drought like Spain, but enough already! Though Spring certainly doesn’t seem to be springing with any kind of force, let’s hope that the storks bring some good weather with them.
One Person’s White is Another’s Black
Years ago while living in the south-western corner of the Arabian peninsula, now unnameable, the sun shone almost everyday…almost. At times the clear blue sky would darken with sand blowing in from the vast deserts that ring the mountains and then for about 2 weeks a year irregular monsoons would blow through and flood the…
When the Temps are Above 35
Seek solace in appropriate places.
Spanish Sunday Afternoons #5
The orchestra on many evenings as you stroll through the old town here.
Spanish Sunday Afternoons #4
Yes, it’s starting to get hot.