05 Thursday Feb 2026
I can only guess that it’s been too rainy for the orange harvesters to do their work. At least around here (haven’t been out to other barrios lately) the trees are still full of ready-to-fall-off oranges. They’re still nice to look at for the moment but things could get ugly soon enough. Nobody wants three millions kilos of rotting fruit on the ground. And no, they aren’t for eating.
03 Tuesday Feb 2026
This bit of brilliance from Rancio’s insta. Never change, Sevilla! ❤️
02 Monday Feb 2026
Posted in birthdays, friends, sevilla, tapas, tapas bars
I managed to squeeze in one more Birthday Lunch on Saturday, making a grand total of seven in all. Not bad! Paul had been in (and around) town over the past week with his daughter Molly and her husband Alex, also visiting Cádiz and Jerez. It was starting to look like I wouldn’t see them due to weather travel disruptions, etc but then on their last day we found time to meet up for a quick lunch at El Manijero (and also so Paul could pick up his L’Armanaque) before they caught their bus to Málaga. And so now that January is over that’s definitely all the birthday fun until next year.
31 Saturday Jan 2026
Posted in casa azahar, cats, caturday, home
30 Friday Jan 2026
Thank goodness for Birthday Month! I mean, January isn’t most people’s favourite month, but these past few weeks have been particularly grim with storm after storm blasting through town. Which of course makes my ever-shrinking life even smaller as I can’t even get out for a hobble when it’s raining (crutches and umbrellas don’t mix well). So it’s been hard keeping my spirits up. I decided to ask my GP if she would request a new traumatology appointment for me (based on the x-ray I had taken in October, might work) but it was a three-week wait just to get a phone appointment with her. Anyhow, that happens on Monday and I’ve prepared my notes so I don’t forget anything. Wish me luck. I’m so tired.
