Three weeks ago, it was our local romeria, the Romeria de Torrijos. We missed it this year, thanks to an impressive hangover, but today we made it to its little brother, Torrijos Chico. The destination for both events is the…
Another view of Seville
Whose great idea was this Wordless Wednesday? I’d like to shake him/her by the hand. Why? Because it gives me the opportunity to do a post which is all pictures. So this week, the last of October’s Post A Day…
High days and holidays
It’s a local holiday where I live today – the dia de resaca (hangover day) for the romeria. This has no effect on my work, in terms of having a day off, since my home is my office and I’m…
Getting ready for our local fiesta
This weekend is our village’s big local fiesta: the Romeria de Torrijos. The streets are decked out in bright orange and green paper decorations (green for the Andalucian flag; not sure where the orange comes from), with some fancy Christmas-style…
Science, tantrums and darkest Peru
This week has been an in-between week for us: my son had finished his school term, but hadn’t yet started his activities programme. So we’ve been swinging between these scenarios: him, TV (Clan), me, computer (work); him, learning how to…