When I first started thinking about moving to Spain I did quite a bit of research. One of the things that was important to me was that I didn’t wish to live in a holiday resort, or an area with a high percentage of ex-pats. I am not knocking either of these sorts of areas for people to move to, or to live in. It is a personal preference of mine, as I wished to immerse myself in Spain and the Spanish way of life.

This month my blog was to be about the beauty of mystery. I opened up a new page and wrote my first sentence, then I put that aside until the next day. When I opened it up again I wrote another sentence, then stared at the page. My mind was a complete blank, inspiration would not come, I could not write another word. So I put it aside again.

The 8h of April this year was quite momentous for me, for I celebrated my 70th birthday and my husband John and I celebrated our  2nd wedding anniversary.

Children are a treasure and as such must be nurtured and encouraged to learn.

Spring! Some say it is the best season of them all. 

So, Tuesday 28th February was Día de Andalucía, the special day for the region that stretches right across the south of Spain, the region that includes the Province of Almería, which is where I live.

In the last blog I spoke about the romantic month of February, so now I thought I would tell you my own romantic tale of February.

In the Western calendar February is known as the month of love because, of course, February 14th, St. Valentine’s Day.

“Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day”, so said The Mamas and the Papas! So it is, that generally no one likes Mondays, except retired people, of course! The end of the weekend, the start of the week at work.

Every year we look forward to the new year, and hope for everything to be better than before. That may mean setting goals in the form of resolutions, perhaps to exercise more, eat healthier or read more books, for instance.

Normally my Christmas preparations start in September, when I prepare the Christmas cake and pudding. However, this year I decided to have a change, for various reasons. Christmas cake and pudding are great on Christmas Day, but as there is only John and I, we end up with a lot left over for the ensuing days, plus I also made my two-tier Wedding Cake this year, for the July celebration, so we have had a lot of rich fruit cake this year.

The year is almost over, and the New Year’s resolutions made in January this year are due to be completed in a month. How many of them have you already achieved? All or most of them I hope!