Life throws up challenges; it always does, and just because we live in a gorgeous part of the world, and consider ourselves extremely lucky, we still have to make decisions, earn a living and pay the bills…
All in Spain
Life throws up challenges; it always does, and just because we live in a gorgeous part of the world, and consider ourselves extremely lucky, we still have to make decisions, earn a living and pay the bills…
I am sure we all get that Sunday evening feeling from time to time. That feeling when, after a particularly lovely weekend or holiday, the thought of reality just comes along to remind you that life is not one long jolly.
Well, we both have that Sunday evening feeling…
As we are getting to know both our new village of Moclín, and the people who live here, we are also getting to discover that we happen to live in an extraordinarily historic corner of Spain.
A new house, a new business, a new village, a new sport and all in one month.
It’s our first full weekend living in Moclín, and yesterday was spent getting used to our surroundings, in a fairly sedate manner to begin with and then a slightly less sedate but stunning walk…
Summer has arrived here in Granada Province, and the temperature has suddenly rocketed. With these higher temperatures comes impressive progress on the new house! Poor builders; we do not envy them…
We can’t resist the huge bunches of asparagus being sold on the streets here in Granada at this time of year. So here is our seriously simple yet delicious asparagus and spinach soup recipe…
Spring here in Andalucia is an abundant time. This season is bursting with the most delicious strawberries from Huelva and Conil. You can buy huge punnets from the greengrocers for next to nothing, so it has made sense to maximise the opportunity presented by this glut of goodness. Here is our Strawberry Bakewell Tart…
Forgive the title of this particular post, but there really is no other way of describing what we ate on our second full day In Vejer de la Frontera on this mini road trip...
After our large Sunday lunch, we didn’t quite feel like another large meal and, as luck would have it, we had a packet of Provolone cheese in the fridge, so we knocked up our own “Trancosa”...
