May 27, 2016
Who owns the land? Life and liberty in the sierra.
In Gaby's absence, our good friend Fernando gives me a call. We are all…
May 26, 2016
The sow’s bathing pool
ONCE UPON A TIME, a sow suffering from rheumatism made her way to a strange…
December 7, 2015
Kids, Keats and Colours
JESUS COMES DOWN A ROCKY PATH through pines, in quite a smart hat. On his left side,…
November 17, 2015
FUENTE FRÍA, PARIS AND ATOCHA
WE HAD OUR OWN moments of silence yesterday at noon, just as they did in…
November 8, 2015
HORNETS, BEGORRAH
SO UP I GO to the chestnut 'finca', 50 yards max from our front door on…
September 5, 2015
Masters of Extremadura
TO MADRID for my birthday, to meet Gaby on her way back from London and…
August 29, 2015
WALKING THOUGHTS ON THE CAMINO
SOMETHING ELSE TO PONDER while walking this autumn: how right were Victor and Edith Turner…
August 28, 2015
THE MAJOR MYSTIC OF THE CAMINO
THE CAMINO SEASON is on us, or in my case it is, with…
August 25, 2015
FIRE FIRE FIRE
FIRE FIRE FIRE (Part One and see Part Two below) July 30, 2015. The blaze…
August 23, 2015
FIRE FIRE FIRE
July 30, 2015. THE BLAZE COULD be seen from the village square. It began well…