The rain clouds seemed to be firmly stuck in the Vall de Pop (I checked on the cooperative wine label and it seems I’ve been misspelling it – oops) this morning as we had a lazy time keeping the dogs…

… does not stay mainly on the plain. Today it stuck doggedly to the valley; in this case, the Val de Pop, which is where we are. In fact, when I’ve seen a relief map of Spain the country appears…

Today is a public holiday in Spain celebrating the Immaculate Conception. Carol suggested that, if the Immaculate Conception is December 8th  and the birth of Christ is supposed to be December 25th, then the gestation period works out at a…

Before leaving for cold Britannia, Geoff had spotted in a local ex-pats publication what was, to us, an appealing event. There was to be a free guided walk around the Bernia on Sunday morning, meeting at 9:00 AM in Jalon’s…

Today was the day for our hosts, Geoff and Pam, to fly to England on the first leg of their journey to Australia for Christmas and New Year. This was going to broaden our horizons because they were flying into…

Our first weekend here is to be one with disrupted shopping courtesy of the “Immaculate Conception”, whatever that is or was. “Was that good for you, dear?” “Absolutely immaculate, darling; thank you for asking.” Monday seems to be conception time…

We had crashed out relatively early courtesy of our predawn start yesterday. The shutter across our bedroom window shuts out almost all the light so we didn’t stir until later than usual. So much for being up and about early.…

There’s something about setting an alarm, in this case for about 5:00 AM, that makes you wake up earlier than necessary. Something subconconcious watches the clock waiting for it to ring. We woke up at 4:00 AM. Even taking our…

No, it’s nothing medical or, even, anything to do with alternative medicine. Rather, it refers to our having spent the afternoon packing, unpacking and repacking. Our first conundrum was two loads of camera gear with, and this is the fly…

Last week I got my second email from the FSCS stating that I could log on to my Icesave account and reclaim the money I had tied up in the failed Icelandic bank, Landsbanki. Today, the day before we depart…