Village Life
I am in the middle of reading a fascinating book, Tuning up at Dawn by Tomás Graves, the youngest son of Robert Graves. I am captivated by the book as […]
A Night at the Hospital
I celebrated my birthday yesterday evening at the hospital. There was an emergency with a visiting friend, who was suddenly in great pain. Since he was home alone at the […]
Sunset Boulevard
Many moons ago I walked the length of Sunset Boulevard, from downtown L. A. through Hollywood to Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades. Nothing quite equals the magnificent beauty of the Pacific […]
Weather Lore
Yesterday’s weather pattern must have been the best and sunniest one for many a year on a New Year’s Day. It was just blissful. We had blue skies, a magnificent […]
Modern Street Poetry
Sometimes, if luck is on your side and you are patient enough to look, you can encounter poetry or lyrics in Palma’s streets, and proverbs. Such outpourings might come in […]
Moving Back Home
You may or may not remember that I had told you about my little episode with a Chinese hairdresser in Manacor, earlier this year. Yesterday, I noticed that bang next […]
The Benefits of Progress
Spain is different from other European countries, or so it seems when you come here from the outside. Perhaps I should better say: Spain was different from other countries twenty, […]
The Fira de Sa Sobrassada de Mallorca
I have an admission to make. This is not an objective blog. Much as I might try to be guided by objectivity when reporting about this island, how can I […]
Gentrification
Mallorca’s capital city is ever so slowly undergoing a process of gentrification. The Plaça Drassanes in Palma (Plaza Atarazanas) is a typical example for this development. A few years ago […]
Classic Lorries
When I saw this beautiful Ebro lorry yesterday in Manacor, I could not resist taking a photograph and researching a bit about it on the Internet. There seems to be […]
Truc
The Festes de Sant Nicolau de Tolentí in Cas Concos des Cavaller last weekend provided the background to hold a Torneig de Truc, a Truc competition. The event was held […]
The Rule of 2 Leguas
In the old days, distances in Mallorca were measured in Leguas. There was a Legua Real for distances on land and a Legua Marítima for distances at sea. The old […]
The Bandstand in Llucmajor
When the Plaça d’Espanya in Llucmajor was remodelled and yuppified about one year ago, I was horrified to note that the splendid bandstand which had graced the central square just […]
Love Thy Neighbour
You may find it difficult to talk about drugs or other substances causing addictions. But, like it or not, drugs are a problem here on the island, if not everywhere […]
A Tragic Weekend On Spain’s Roads
Sad news: Last weekend proved to be a tragic one when a total of 28 lives were lost in 23 accidents on Spanish roads. It was the worst weekend since […]
The 061 Ambulance Service
It is strange how one never thinks about vital services such as the fire brigade, an ambulance, an emergency doctor or the Guardia Civil, until there is an emergency. Luckily, […]
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