14 Tuesday May 2024
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More and more I am opting to do lunchtime tapas tours simply because I AM OLD NOW and staying out until after midnight really takes it out of me. Much prefer going out with people in the afternoon and getting home by 5 pm, having a shower, getting into my day PJs and that’s it.
BUT… then I’d miss out on seeing the streets at night on my way home, all quiet and beautiful
07 Tuesday May 2024
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Lorena & Carmen
Last week I heard about this brand new restaurant that had just opened in my ‘hood so I asked my friend Reyes (tapas bar royalty and owner of Casa Morales) if she wanted to try it out with me. And well of course she did! This place is run by a young couple, Lorena (chef) and Carmen (front of house) who spent two summers running a beach restaurant in Punta Umbría before moving to Sevilla. This new location has seating for just 24, it’s cosy and minimalist, and omg the food is amazing.
Lorena, Carmen, Iván, Reyes & Jesús
While Reyes and I were eating my pal (and fellow Sevilla Academia member) Chencho showed up as he was also about to write something about Augurio for his long-running food blog. After he left Iván (chef and owner of Michelin-recommended Ivantxu) came in with a friend to eat, and later Jesús (co-owner of La Cayetana around the corner) stopped in for a coffee after his lunch service finished. And well, I mean… I had to take a photo. It was just so lovely to see see friends, colleagues and neighbours supporting each other and once again I was reminded how lucky I am to be a part of this fabulous, creative (and delicious!) local community.
03 Friday May 2024
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They’re so cute! Did you know that when the leaf on an orange tree has that little extra segment attaching it to the branch that means it’s a bitter orange tree? Sweet orange tree leaves are just in one piece. 🍊🧡
01 Wednesday May 2024
Hey look, this silly old blog is still going! As I always say, I couldn’t be doing this without you, so really this is all your fault. I’ve met some wonderful people here and there are also a lot of subscribers I don’t know (or know why they are following the world’s most boring blog!). Since my cancer days I’m still managing to put up a post a day, simply because if I stopped for a while then I’d feel like the next post would have to be about something important or even of interest. Also, my online Casa serves as a back-up memory so I can check back to when this or that happened.
Anyhow, thanks for sticking around
(and welcome to any new visitors!).
30 Tuesday Apr 2024
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Gotta admit I’ve been pretty lax about using proper sun protection so the other day I dug out some Nivea spray stuff (originally bought for Peter’s head) from the back of the bathroom cupboard and gave it a try. And uffff… way too strong a smell for me to have anywhere near my nose (Peter doesn’t notice it). I started looking around for another brand and was immediately overwhelmed by choice, so it was Twitter to the rescue. This came up a couple of times when I asked for some advice and it sounded like just what I was looking for… then I had to either find it here or order it online. Turns out my favourite neighbourhood pharmacy stocks it, and so now I’m all set for the longer summer days. What sun protection do you use?
