Posidonia Oceanica
You may have found these small balls of odd matter on the beach in Mallorca, or if you haven’t, your children may have played with them or your grandchildren. Be […]
Matanza Time
November is the time of the year when Mallorcan families celebrate matanzas. A pig has been reared all year long. Now it is time to slaughter the animal, to make […]
Hail, Raimundus Lullus
Raimundus Lullus, better known as Ramon Llull, was a writer, a mystic and a philosopher from the 13th Century. He was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1232. His personæ […]
Honey is Good For You
The village of Llubí in the central plane of Mallorca celebrated its annual Honey Festival the day before yesterday, the VIII Fira de La Mel 2007. Mallorcan honey is quite […]
Greetings From the Silver Lady
Not many Rolls Royce motor cars find their way to the sleepy town of Felanitx in eastern Mallorca. And why should they? The one I spotted the other day was […]
Hoorray for Clementines
The good news about winter time is that this is the season for oranges, mandarines, tangerines, clementines and satsumas. There are Spanish oranges of this year’s crop already in the […]
Yesteryear
If your heart is into old things of Yesteryear, you might check on one of the many flea markets that the island of Mallorca holds, every week. You may not […]
Watch the Traffic
You may be slightly surprised – I certainly was – to read in the National press yesterday that authorities in Spain assume that 30,000 persons drive their vehicle without a […]
Santa Cecília
Today, November 22nd, is considered the day of Santa Cecília (Sancta Caecilia in Latin). The Lady hailed from Rome in the 2nd century; she is celebrated as the patron saint […]
Making News
When I started this Photo Blog the intention was to offer you a daily photographic impression of life here on the island of Mallorca. Reviewing my first 165 entries, I […]
The Monastery of La Real
One of the nicest but probably least known monasteries in Mallorca is the Monestir de Santa Maria de la Real in Son Espases, just outside of Palma de Mallorca, the […]
3,000 Years Old and More
Long before the Romans came to the Balearic Islands, there were settlers in Mallorca building tall towers and large settlements during the Megalithic period, possibly as long ago as 1400 […]
The First Almond Blossoms
Only yesterday, I was talking about Winter and the first snow this year. Today I am happy to tell you about the first signs of Spring. Weird, really. When I […]
Long Shadows
A few days ago, the midday sun in Mallorca was actually still quite hot. We had to move our table into the shade when we had coffee in the bar […]
The Strawberry Tree
I came across the Modroño fruit in a Palma supermarket yesterday. I had never seen the sweet fruit on sale anywhere before, but I had eaten it once or twice […]
In Sickness and in Health
When we first arrived in Mallorca, 20 years ago, there were four hospitals on the island. Now, there are ten or eleven. And a new Son Dureta replacement hospital is […]
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