By ricardo on September 10, 2008
Just in time! I guess we couldn’t have cut it much closer. Our leaky roof has been worked on for the last week and we managed to complete just a few hours before the first rains since 11th May fell on Lanjaron. Many thanks to Jorge and my daughter, Emma for helping us out. Our [...]
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By admin on August 24, 2008
My neighbour, Tracy has a mare called Missy, that gave birth yesterday to a foal. We happened to be alerted by the dogs at 4pm, who went wild with excitement, before starting up a not stop racket. I guess the dogs had seen the emergence of the foal. Wouldn’t it be great to have been [...]
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By ricardo on July 17, 2008
I’ve just discovered how to make cheese, well, Indian cheese actually. Called Paneer. It shows I’ve not got too much to do when all Ive got to worry about is either (a) will England manage to bowl out South Africa and win the 1st Test, or (b) will my newly made paneer cheese set properly! [...]
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By ricardo on July 1, 2008
Bit bored today. Too hot to go outside, so I thought I’d have a go at making homemade pasta. A bit complicated for a northerner like me, but not that hard actually. You go through various stages of dough preparation. Just flour, eggs and lots of gentle massaging, sorry kneading. Leave for an hour and [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life | Tagged homemade, pasta
By ricardo on June 25, 2008
Saturday evening 21st June “LA PUBLICA” A wild carnival through the streets of Lanjaron. A chance for all the townsfolk to dress up, put on clothing normally worn by the opposite sex, go wild and have a party.
Posted in Alpujarra life | Tagged carnival, fiesta, la publica, Lanjaron, party, san juan
By ricardo on June 10, 2008
Ok let’s get this straight …………… I am a red blooded meat eater, always was and always will be! However I happen to live with a woman who has been a vegetarian for over 20 years. It hasn’t been too difficult for me living with a ”veggie” as the veggie cooking world has been easy to get into. [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life | Tagged vegetarian, veggie
By ricardo on May 27, 2008
It’s that time of year again. The waters from the snowmelt of the high Sierra Nevada are flowing strongly. Soon this will end, and from mid-June to October or November we can expect little irrigation water. So the time is ripe for all good “camposinos” (country workers) to water their lands before the summer droughts [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life, Self sufficiency | Tagged acequia, irrigation
By ricardo on May 11, 2008
Yesterday went to the “Bar Flower” in Lanjarón. I had been rock climbing with 2 clients and had told them I’d take them to an really authentic Spanish working mens’ bar with flamenco/tapas etc. On approaching the bar’s entrance the drunken sounds of a man singing a strangely familar song split the air……………….. “We walked him [...]
Posted in Alpujarra life, Early Years | Tagged bar flower, Lanjaron
By ricardo on May 11, 2008
“Antonio the Muleman”, we call him. Why is it everybody round here is called Antonio? Anyway, this Antonio is in his late sixties I would guess. His prize possession is his mule, although I can’t tell you what he/she is called, I suspect its called “Burro”, the Spanish for “Donkey”. Antonio also (unbeknown to him) acts [...]
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By ricardo on May 11, 2008
This summer seems to have lasted for ever. Lazy sunny days have become the norm and it’s been great to get up every day, slap on a T shirt and shorts and go out to see what the weather is doing ………… needless to say, its been hot and sunny! The grounds are looking very brown and [...]
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Mountain and Leonberger loving recluse, now living in Spain's Sierra
Nevada mountains
