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surprise!

22 Tuesday Dec 2020

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So this was lovely! Got a surprise Christmas care package this evening from my friends Anne & Paul in Jerez. Anne had heard my plea for mince pies a while back (a situation somewhat alleviated by my first panettone). But I am happy to have festive breakfasts until the New Year. Anyhow, as you can see there are some Walkers mince pies, what looks like it might be Anne’s famous Christmas cake wrapped in foil, a jar of homemade kumquat, vanilla and cream sherry marmalade and I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S IN THE BOX. Oh, and there was also a copy of the November Decanter (with my Málaga article). Plus a pretty card and it all looks even extra festive with a background of my Mallorca wines (which I still haven’t opened – just don’t know where to start!).

Thank you Anne and Paul! What a lovely Christmas surprise. We’ll have to have a zoom drink with Tomoko over the holidays. xx

panettone!

21 Monday Dec 2020

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panettone

It’s the beginning of Christmas Week and that usually means mince pies for breakfast. Usually brought by friends travelling here from the UK. Obviously that isn’t happening this year, so by happy chance my friend Bizzy gave me this lovely panettone that is made at her Italian restaurant Maccheroni & Co. And it’s the very first time I’ve ever tried panettone, so may as well start with the best. I love it. Not sweet, more like a lovely citrusy raisin bread. Can be eaten plain, toasted with butter or (hope Bizzy isn’t reading this) even made into French toast. I plan to try them all.

christmas craft market 2020

18 Friday Dec 2020

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The Christmas Craft Market opened this week in Plaza Nueva and I took a stroll through this afternoon. There was good social distancing with cordoned off areas for people to wait and plenty of hand sanitiser available. I noticed quite a few new artists this time, as well as several familiar ones. Last year I was sent on a mission by my Canadian friend Pam to find a replacement for a hand-painted silk scarf she’d bought here that had gone missing, and so I stopped by Entresedas to say hello. I saw that they are now making silk masks and they were so gorgeous I sent a photo to Pam, who asked me to send her a couple and to get one for myself (her treat) while I was at it. So I’ll probably do that last week. Yay! My first “dress mask”.

If you’re in Sevilla, the market is open until January 5th. It’s a great way to support local artisans and also find some lovely unique Christmas presents.

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