So no more fairy lights in the orange trees… well, until next December anyhow. The Three Kings came last night and today (Epiphany / Twelfth Night) marks the end of the holiday season. But it is also BIRTHDAY EVE! And boy am I ever excited. 🙂
Tomorrow there will be cava (of course) and a special lunch has been planned (more on that later), then who knows? Very likely a nice late afternoon walk and perhaps meeting up with friends for a drink in the evening. It’ll be quite low-key and lovely. And I will be 60. Wow!
… they were gone! But not without one final tapeo, finally setting straight the serious omission of Crackburgers in 
And of course what tapeo would be complete without a penúltima at one of our usual haunts, the bar at Gourmet Experience?
One of the many many fine things about living in Sevilla … sitting outside on a terrace at the end of December, enjoying a glass of wine and people watching, all toasty warm. And in the daytime it’s still warm enough to sit out in the sunshine.
After dinner I got out the enchanting Robert Sabuda pop up Christmas books sent to me by 
I was so excited to find the recipe for chef Shaun Searley’s 
So I can’t figure out if this is meant to be a global unifying message or if the people who put this together really think Antarctic Emperor penguins live with Arctic Eskimos.
The fabulous 
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