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sunny

05 Wednesday Aug 2026

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This absolute legend was born 33 years ago today in Salamanca and a month or so later we moved to Sevilla together with his mother Lua. Sunny was supposed to be his “milk name” until I thought of something better, except it turned out he really did have a sunny disposition, so it stuck. We had 16 wonderful years together. He was my big guy, my dude, the sunshine of my life.

microplaning

03 Monday Aug 2026

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A couple of weeks ago I spent a whopping 9.50€ on this microplane grater at El Corte Inglés. Yes, there were sleeker pricier options but I wasn’t even sure I needed this at the time. I was always under the impression that using the fine side of my trusty box grater was the same thing, but how wrong I was! Apparently box grater holes are stamped, so their edges are blunt and compressive, while microplane holes are etched with razor-sharp edges for delicate, fine shavings.

Anyhow, now I don’t know how I ever lived without a microplane. The first thing I used it for was grating a garlic clove and OMG. Meanwhile I used to dread zesting citrus and parmesan never came out “snowy” like in the food videos. But now… I think this is possibly the best 9.50€ I have ever spent.

new comfy chair! (maybe)

31 Friday Jul 2026

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A couple of weeks ago I got it into my head that I needed a new comfy chair. Why? I mean, my present comfy chair is still comfy enough, but it’s kind of a wreck now (mostly thanks to Morcilla) and it was second hand when I got it in 2011 (to replace my previous second hand comfy chair – inherited from Agustín – that had literally fallen apart). I started looking around online at the usual places (IKEA, Leroy Merlin, El Corte Inglés) and there was one possibility for a reasonable price at ECI so I went to check it out. And well, it was crap. Cheaply made and decidedly not comfy. And then this one caught my eye.

Unfortunately Bonnie (it’s the model name, I didn’t make it up) was way out of the ballpark and I asked the sales guy if it might be discounted during the summer sales. He said that particular model didn’t usually go on sale but I could check back. Well instead I checked on line every morning and then yesterday there it was… 15% off for four days only! Which was still too expensive but I had tried her out and was kind of hooked because Bonnie was indeed very comfy. And so I went back to ECI and the same sales guy was there. He remembered me and said he was hoping I’d see the sale. Anyhow… it turned out that there would be no new stock available until August 25th, with delivery in early September, so I decided to buy the chair to lock down the price and then decide later if I should actually keep it. As Peter pointed out, it’s the last chair I’m going to buy in my lifetime so why not? We’ll see.

this week’s tv

24 Friday Jul 2026

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Two very different experiences. La Passion de Dodin Bouffant is beautifully shot (and what a kitchen!) and I enjoyed it in spite of La Binoche (I’ve always found her resting smug face off putting). But – and this may be the mounjaro talking – I found some of the big eating scenes at the beginning a bit ick to watch.

Ride or Die is just a lot of silly fun with two actresses that I always enjoy. It’s a series and I’m still only part-way through but already got a bit of a thrill seeing them on the Andalusian Express! What are you guys watching? Any recs?

caturday june 20th 2026

20 Saturday Jun 2026

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