I know I’ve said it before, but we love Granada! Christmas has arrived and it's looking pretty splendid...
I know I’ve said it before, but we love Granada! Christmas has arrived and it's looking pretty splendid...
The 1st October, our first day at Casa Magdalena, seems a long time ago. So, what have the first two months been like and what were the highs and lows? Find out by listening to our first podcast...
Friday marks our last day at school for the time being. To mark this auspicious occasion, I wanted to just jot down a few memories so that we had some form of aide-memoire of our time at Escuela Delengua and the people we have met whilst there.
Never a dull moment here in Spain, and once again it has been a busy week, so time for a bit of comfort food. This recipe is a favourite of both Andrew and Lucie, my daughter, and, indeed, was one of the first recipes that Lucie asked for when she went to University.
There have been a few difficulties this week. On Saturday, I received an email from one of my brothers informing me that Mum had been taken to hospital following a fall at home...
If you ever visit Granada number one thing to do during your stay will be to visit the Alhambra. It’s almost impossible not to. However this post is not a tourist guide. I simply want to explain what I find so moving about this incredible palace.
La semana pasada la escuela fue dificil. Nosotros aprendímos verbos en el pasado: pretérito indefinido, pretérito perfecto y pretérito imperfecto y estaban muy complicados.
Yesterday evening, just as we were settling down in front of the fire - voomph! - the house went dark: a power cut.
It has been a busy old week, and I am not quite sure where the time has gone. We are in the middle of our three-week run at school, and had friends to stay at the weekend, its all been rather hectic, so where to begin?
This week has been really tough. We have recently been studying three past tenses in Spanish and combining these proved a little too much for us...
