The superstition here in Spain is that if it rains on your wedding day then you are destined for good luck. Good job really, considering the weather forecast for our own wedding last week…
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The superstition here in Spain is that if it rains on your wedding day then you are destined for good luck. Good job really, considering the weather forecast for our own wedding last week…
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we are getting married in September. When we got engaged we were adamant that we wanted to be married under Spanish law as we are now residents. This is how we got on…
Last week, we felt extremely privileged to be allowed to go and visit an archaeological dig. We have written recently about the depth of history here in our immediate vicinity, and the sheer scale of the timeline is becoming increasingly hard to comprehend…
This week we went to see a fantastic performance of a Kathak and Flamenco fusion at the Me Vuelves Lorca festival in Laroles deep in the Alpujarras. Here is our review of the performance…
As we are getting to know both our new village of Moclín, and the people who live here, we are also getting to discover that we happen to live in an extraordinarily historic corner of Spain.
August is a favourite time of ours in Granada. Traditionally the month for holidays, many inland-dwelling Spaniards abandon the cities in favour of the cooler coasts. Despite the holidays, paradoxically Granada is alive with music and performance and that is not just limited to the city…
After an exhausting weekend of packing, moving and cleaning, we have escaped for a few days to the bucolic tranquillity of the glorious Finca Buenvino deep in the Huelva countryside…
We are on the brink of yet another change. But before the packing boxes came out, we had a mini break…
My Grandmother always had a wise word to say about every situation, and these sayings often get dragged out at the most appropriate times, much to Andrew’s evident consternation…
We can’t resist the huge bunches of asparagus being sold on the streets here in Granada at this time of year. So here is our seriously simple yet delicious asparagus and spinach soup recipe…
