Monthly Archives: March 2014

Since we bought him last year our old workhorse, Mitty the Mitsubishi, has been leaking spots of black oil on the scalpings. Nothing to worry about, we thought, old cars do this. But, I’m afraid that the poor thing has … Continue reading →

The pile of long stones on the first zig-zag bend of our drive had been growing since last year, poco a poco.  Joe has always wanted to create his own mini Stonehenge ever since he watched the film Spinal Tap. … Continue reading →

“Un muerto en España está más vivo como muerto que en ningún sitio del mundo.” “A dead man in Spain is more alive than a dead man anywhere in the world”, Federico Garcia Lorca, presumed assassinated by the Falangists (Fascist movement … Continue reading →

When we saw the angry cloud formation at six o’clock last night, the huge cumulo-nimbus thundercloud rising vertically upward we really thought we would be in for a stormy time, but in fact it turned into just another windy night; … Continue reading →

Harry the horse  looked so happy a few days earlier, peering through the Arizonica cypress hedge.  But unfortunately he became another casualty in the continuing severe winds.  We found him lying on his side with one ear severed.  Such a shame! … Continue reading →

This last week the weather has been truly astonishing and unpredictable, but you can expect winds in winter and particularly February.  The rest of the year can be so calm and hot that you actually miss the wind. For most … Continue reading →