A sunny meal on a sunny terrace. What more is there to be wished? Well, for instance, the recipe. Timing is the essence. Start with frying rather large pieces of carrot in a very little bit of Spanish olive oil. Subsequently add celery, red paprika, pre-cooked turkey, ginger, curry, basil, garlic (at least three rather … Read more
If there’s no sun at the seaside where we now live, we can at least enjoy a vast variety of shades of greys. Never imagined there to be so much beauty in a gloomy world. ^tvo
I had a Spanish trial lesson today. The school in La Herradura only offers individual classes or group conversation lessons. My other courses all were group lessons and I wasn’t sure whether I would like a one on one lesson, hence the trial. As a present from the school, I not only had my trial … Read more
A concerned friend of ours wondered whether we were one of the 3.500 to 4.000 cars that snowed in yesterday on the AP6 near Segovia. They were not freed until this morning by the Spanish army. But here, where we live, no snow has fallen. Yesterday it was a bit overcast in the morning and … Read more
The 6th of January is an official Spanish holiday. The shops are closed and the children are at home playing with the presents they got today. The festive day starts with a parade the night before and by accident, we were in Nerja and in time to see it. It resembles a lot the Dutch … Read more
They did warn us [9] Yesterday at 11:13, I received a ‘no-conteste-a-esta-direccion@correo.gob.es’-email. This official email from the Spanish Government confirmed that I had an appointment (‘cita previa‘) at 10:15 hours at the Policia National on January 5th in Motril to apply for a NIE number. When we went there for the first time, they said … Read more
I keep pinching myself. And remind myself it is winter. It is so great to work on the terrace in the sun all morning. Tom says I even have a tan by now 🙂 ^hm
They did warn us [7] Some people remark that the Americans are so insincere with their “Hello, I am your waitress for tonight”. But I prefer that level of customer service way beyond the treatment you get over here. Last time we went to the police station in Motril we were sent home with a … Read more
Wow. They’re working really hard now to get the road finished. It’s about a kilometer, I think, but if their lunch break is not too extended, they will finish it today! At the moment we use this road to walk to the village and we have to use a different road to drive there. Meaning, … Read more
What an absolutely gorgeous day today. The sun is shining on our terrace until 2:30 p.m. Out of the wind it’s about 18 to 20 degrees. So I have been working in the sun until lunchtime. Tom prepared a meal which we enjoyed in the sun as well. Our daily walk was up the hill, … Read more