It’s no use complaining that you’re getting older. You just need practical solutions. Like aseos when you need one. The beautiful white and blue striped cabin in the picture is such an aseos (W.C.). For men and for women. By the way, the Spanish have some interesting words for these ‘rooms of recess’: cuarto de descanso, retrete, lavabo, baño, inodoro, servicios, excusado, guardarropa, vestuario, and consigna. … Read more
Today was a day that was dedicated to archeology. This picture is taken in the Museo Arceológico de Alicante. There is a special exhibition called Rupestre. It’s about cave art. From the Neolithic era (5000-4000 BC) to a couple of thousand years BC cave art used to develop from figurative to abstract. A development that … Read more
I gave myself a present last weekend: a new iPad and a stylus pen (Thanks, Eduard, for the inspiration). And I bought a sketching app as well. Mind you, the app was wayyyy cheaper than either the iPad or the pen! So now I am sketching on the iPad. As a lot of people know … Read more
Have you ever seen a YouTube video about the race for the best place next to the swimming pool? People get up before dawn – not to do their exercises like I do every morning – but to wait for the signal to rush to the desired spot, occupy it with their towels and run … Read more
Whenever I look out of the kitchen window in the evening, I can see Tom trying to spot birds. He got inspired by the bird watchers that visited us. Most of the time he is lucky, because in the dry field behind the house obviously there is enough to find for hoopoes and orioles. To … Read more
This picture is taken on a Sunday morning at eleven o’clock on the paseo along the Puerto Deportivo of Cartagena. We’ve been on this paseo already several times and love it. But we’ve never seen it so empty. That it is so empty is not very obvious. The paseo is next to the city center. … Read more
Whenever we sit down for a drink, the regular orders are Coca Cola Zero sin hielo for Tom and Agua con gas del tiempo for me. Meaning, Tom wants a sugar-free coke without ice and I want bubble water at room temperature. More often than not my order contains a glass with a big lump … Read more
When I bought the soil for my succulents I saw sets with seed on the counter. It seems a nice set for the grandchildren to grow seeds, but they are still little. So I wanted to make sure the waiting time wouldn’t be too long. Besides, I like growing things myself as well. Last Sunday … Read more
If you walk in Spain through urbanizacíones with walled houses, you regularly encounter nameplates with ‘family’ names such as Buzón and Cartas. Often with ceramic tiles in a classic ornate dark blue and bright yellow design. And although many Spanish men are called Pedro or Juan or Diego, their second name is not often Buzón or … Read more
“I don’t mind them coming to my table to sell something”, a friend said. Until he too experienced how aggressive some of the vendors are and how many pass by. Today none was aggressive, but there were even more than usual. At times no less than 3 vendors were roaming the terrace at the same … Read more