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caturday september 26th 2026

26 Saturday Sep 2026

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Morcilla LOVES her daily wet combing, followed by a dollop of malt paste on her paw. Many years ago now my American in Paris pal Nancy told me about wet combing and there’s been no going back. Well okay, it’s apparently not for everyone, but both Azar and Morcilla were/are huge fans. In fact if Morcilla hasn’t had her “wet combing session” by noon she gets very vocal about it. Luna, of course, hates it. But at least she loves the malt so that helps with hair balls (though not with leaving fur on every surface everywhere, like she cares).

Try it on your cat! Just get a comb, run it under the tap for 2-3 seconds, then lightly shake it out leaving small droplets between the teeth… and comb away. The moisture not only picks up a LOT more hair but it also refreshes the coat, removing any dust. I comb in the direction of the fur growth first, then backwards, then back again. This girl can’t get enough of it.

my 33rd sevilla anniversary!

16 Wednesday Sep 2026

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So I was feeling a bit bad that I hadn’t planned anything special for this year’s Sevilla anniversary, other than I knew Paul was going to be here this week and we’d probably at least go out for a tapita. Then I remembered that Evan still hadn’t had a pringá at Bodeguita Romero (and as such has not actually been to Sevilla even though he’s lived here since April) and so a plan began to come together. I thought a nice casual tapeo would be nice and that way I could visit a few of my favourite places. Done!

First stop was Casa Moreno for a quick Beer O’clock and Emilio made me one of his trademark pen drawings to commemorate the day. Then it was on to Bodeguita Romero just around the corner and when Alejandro saw my gift from Emilio he decided he wanted to give me something too, so he popped over to the office and came back with a poster by Alfredo of the Barrios of Sevilla. We’d had a snack at Moreno but now it was time for a serious lunch – with pringás of course. For the penúltima we stopped in at Casa Morales and Javi not only found us a table (quite a trick at that late hour) he also located a super-chilled bottle of Juvé y Camps cava for us.

A fabulous day. I always love it when Paul is in town. And I liked that Even got to join us and also enjoy his first ever pringá at Bodeguita Romero.