57! Me? How did that happen?
You know when you are young and regard everyone say over thirty as ‘ancient’? Then comes the day when you pass the 30-mark yourself and suddenly they don’t seem old anymore. The same happens as you become 40 and 50, …
Spain’s one kilometre of freedom
I cannot believe it. We are walking again!!! I mean real walks, outside in the open, step by bouncy step, arms moving like overeager pendulums, lungs drinking in much-needed change of air and starved eyes rejoicing at the open …
Breathe in. Breathe out – week five of lockdown in southern Spain
I never thought I would say this, but I feel rather calm. For almost forty days now we have been in lockdown. In Spain this means that the only legal reasons we can leave home are to purchase food, medicine. …
Mindfulness through the quiet storm
It was bound to happen sooner or later. The virus, I mean. The planet is a very small place, and we are all interconnected – in sickness and in health, as the traditional wedding vow goes.
Take the example of …
La lucha por los caminos públicos de Serranía de Ronda
(Artículo originalmente publicado en inglés en el Olive Press 07.03 2020)
Imagine este escenario:
Estás caminando por uno de tantos caminos públicos en Andalucía, cuando de repente una nueva verja está bloqueando tu paseo. Estás acostumbrado a pasar por puertas …
Fighting for Andalucía’s public trails – Barbed wire fences and locked gates
Originally Published on March 7th 2020 in the Olive Press
Imagine the scenario:
You are walking on one of Andalucía’s public trails, when suddenly a brand new gate blocks your way. You are used to passing through gates in …
An unforgettable visit to Juzcar’s Royal Tin Factory winery – dramatic history, natural synergy, exquisite wine and Boho interiors
Originally published in the March 2020 edition of Essential Marbella Magazine
How can an 18th Century former military tin factory in a remote, off-the-grid valley produce some of Andalucía’s most sophisticated wine? The answer lies not so much in …
Lérida and the lesser known Spain
If you ask what Andalusians know about northern Spain, they might say the Camino de Santiago or Costa Brava, but almost certainly nobody will mention Lérida. So, when a ‘native’ friend invited my husband and I to explore her home …
Going Nuts in La Serranía de Ronda
For most people nuts come shelled, bleached, salted, and packaged until they are but a pale relation of the original fruit. Here in the Spanish south though, nuts still grow on trees.
Frutos Secos (dried fruits) as they are called …
Divine Spanish Holiday Treats – spending a day in our local convent kitchen
Say the word Christmas and people’s mouths begin to water. T’is the season for sweet indulgences and sins to abound. In Spain bakers get into high gear, as amigos, families, companies and brotherhoods prepare to celebrate this more …