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sherry lovers unite!

12 Thursday Dec 2024

Posted by azahar in health, health & happiness, sevilla, work

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sherry lovers

Such a fun afternoon with these new sherry converts from Austin Texax. They came to me via a friend of a friend who I met here a few weeks ago. My ONLY paid work (so far) for the month of December. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to hold out while I wait (and wait and wait) to get the knee treatment I need so that I can walk – and work – again. It’s been months since I had to give up the walking tours, but I can still manage the sherry tastings as they take place in one spot, so I can hobble there and back again. Unfortunately there isn’t the same demand for tastings as for the tours.

Aside from missing the income… I just really miss THIS. Being me. Being out and about. Meeting and connecting with people, helping them enjoy their time here. And just having fun. For a couple of hours I feel in my element again and can forget about the pain. Anyhow, I’ve been looking for other ways to make a buck for some time now, simply because having all my eggs in one basket is not good for me either practically or emotionally. I wish I could say I had a couple of hot irons in the fire but I’m still stuck, spinning my wheels. Help? Any ideas?

papelería ferrer

11 Wednesday Dec 2024

Posted by azahar in architecture, art, history, retail therapy, sevilla, shopping, welcome

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p ferrer

The oldest independent shop in Sevilla (founded in 1856) this gorgeous stationers is a wondrous Aladdin’s cave full of any possible thing you can imagine in paper form. I just popped in for a pedestrian order of a refill for my old agenda and was taken back to not-so-long-ago times when there were several such shops in the city, selling all manner of things. From books to toys, houseware and hardware items, fabrics, art prints and posters, jewellery, fans and shawls, hats and gloves, specialty foods and wines… each small shop brimming with charm and personality and often one-of-a-kind items. Sadly all but gone now as chains take over and push the independents out. Sigh…

papeleria ferrer

well hello there WINTER

10 Tuesday Dec 2024

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winter 24

So this happened suddenly. Temps hitting close to freezing overnight and then big time chilly during the day. Almost like it was winter, imagine that. Actually, it’s about time. And yes, more rain please.

la magna sevilla – spoiler alert!

09 Monday Dec 2024

Posted by azahar in christmas, culture, religion, sevilla, spain

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magna spoiler alert

IYKYN
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mapping 2024

06 Friday Dec 2024

Posted by azahar in christmas, sevilla, spain

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mapping 24

Accidentally stumbled into this yesterday – this year’s “mapping” at City Hall. I remember the first time they did this here back in 2012 (!) and I thought it was pretty cool. But in the following years the “show” got bigger, flashier and louder, with pop Christmas hits playing, and so I stopped going. Then I happened upon this one and it was actually quite lovely and subdued with classic Spanish Christmas tunes. Might even go back.

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