Outside in the shade, it’s 35 degrees Celsius. Nobody is wearing socks and shoes except for my two nietos (grandchildren). The little one has these lovely red sandalias (sandals) which I refer to as escándalos (scandals). So I tell him to put on his escándalos. It might be for this word joke, but he says … Read more
The family visit is coming to an end. We had a lot of fun. Especially with one of the presents we bought: Mi primer Origami. Meaning My First Origami. The book is supposed to be for children from 5 to 8. It is obvious that it is not for all 5-year-olds. Nevertheless, when I make … Read more
The youngest loves to draw (yeah, finally a successor!). Sometimes he points out what he is drawing, but at most you can recognize it in the dimensions, not in the shape. For example, he says while he is drawing 4 lines next to each other: ” This is daddy, this is mummy, this is Diego, … Read more
It’s hard to believe, but smoking is an insult. In general, but more specifically on the terrace of a restaurant. Before you think that it’s an insult for the non-smokers on the terrace, think again. That’s too obvious. Foremost it’s an insult to the cook. No cook ever prepares a meal to be spoiled by … Read more
“Would you put diesel in your car? No? Why not?” “It wouldn’t be the right fuel, because my car runs on gasoline”. “So you take better care of your car than of yourself?” That did the trick. I didn’t drink that much, I guess. At the most one bottle of white wine a week. But … Read more
When we visited the Sierra Espuña earlier this week, we promised the foresters we would come back with our grandchildren. And since today was a cloudy day, we lived up to our promise. Driving to the visitor center we had to stop because of a great herd of mountain goats next to the road. Unfortunately, … Read more
The family is on holiday. And guess what? Where did they go? To our place. Everybody loves the swimming pool. And the sun of course. Although it has been rather cloudy for the past couple of days. Which has its benefits. Because then we cannot go to the beach. As such the beach is okay, … Read more
I am a person of habits after all. Despite the enormous variation of coffees that are available In Spain, I always order a Café Americano. Where I could have chosen one of these: Café con leche Cortado Cortado con leche muy caliente Cortado con leche fria Café solo Café Americano Cappuchino Carajillo Café con hielo … Read more
Woot, woot! Finally some rain. And now we realized again why gutters are a really great invention. In the Netherlands, you will hardly discover any house without them. Over here it’s the other way around. Water was streaming from every roof tile which made a spectacular view (from the inside of the house of course). … Read more
For days it has been, what we call, Dutch weather. Humid, cloudy, stuffy. I wish it would rain. Then it would cool down and the garden would be happy as well. But no luck so far. It lights, which is a spectacular view in the dusk, but nothing more. The forecast says there will be … Read more