Although I haven’t seen any vineyards in the area, at the end of the village, in the middle of a roundabout, there is a metal statue honoring (homenaje) the farmer (labrador) who works vineyards (vid cavaor). Perhaps it’s because of the lack of vineyards that the word cavaor is written in between quotation marks. Other … Read more
Something I like about the village we temporarily live in is the way they decorate their houses. It’s not purely meant as decoration, the function is the protection of the walls against moisture and water. Hence, they only tile the first meter from the ground up. It is funny though. I like to see these … Read more
I want a cap with a visor against the sun, but the only hats that I can buy here are baseball caps. Make it myself then? Almost all my hobby stuff is in storage. Also my crochet needles. So an expense of € 3,45 kept me from buying one, because ‘it is a shame to … Read more
The wild parakeets in this picture live in the palm trees that border the promenade along the beach of Torre del Mar. They make an awful racket for such small birds. People who think that these birds belong in more tropical regions, better think again. Although the wild parakeets in Torre del Mar are not … Read more
On and off I tried to meditate in the past years. I didn’t succeed. Last April somebody recommended the “Calm”-app to me and ever since I meditate every day. 10 minutes for the time being, but I must say, I really love it. It is a guided meditation and she stresses out that it is … Read more
There has been a time in Spain people could build where they wanted. Two concurring developments ended this: the financial and economic crisis which started in 2007 and anti-corruption actions. Probably the crisis came first. The problem is that many projects couldn’t be finished because of a lack of finances, or because of indictments that … Read more
The parasols look different on each beach we visit. Sometimes they’re of cloth, more often they’re of some natural material. These ones look like hula dancers to me. As you can see the beach is still full of debris. And I don’t expect it to be cleaned in the near future, because the weather predictions … Read more
At both ends of the village, there are children’s playgrounds, combined with fitness machines for adults, situated on terraces overlooking the surrounding area. When the sun shines in the afternoon the elderly of the village gather there on the benches to discuss the news of the day. What a surprise when we saw that one … Read more
What is this urge to go outside as soon as the sun is peeping through the clouds? I would never have done this in the Netherlands. Not with 13 degrees on the thermometer. Here I have on my body: an undershirt, a t-shirt with short sleeves, a t-shirt with long sleeves, two sweaters, a cardigan, … Read more
We haven’t been out of the house very much these past few days, so today we went to the coast. Not to get a breath of fresh air – we can have that here as well – but to walk more easily and to do some shopping. Oh my, how the storm had an impact … Read more