Perdius in Montuïri
Every year, on the first weekend of December, the pueblo of Montuïri celebrates its Fira de Sa Perdiu, the Partridge Fair. Activities already began yesterday and will continue today and, […]
Snow in Mallorca
Early yesterday morning, we had the first Winter snow in Mallorca this year. There were small amounts only, perhaps 5 cm near Escorca, and nothing like in the photo. The […]
Pollarding The Plane Tree
Any time between November and February, the Spanish Plane Tree (Platanus Hispanica) will be pruned back in Mallorcan pueblos, ready for new growth in the spring. The tree gives some […]
The Mediterranean Diet
Earlier this week, UNESCO (United Nations) published a list of 200 Intangible Cultural Heritage practices and expressions, to help demonstrate and safeguard “the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness […]
Family Matters
Mallorca has predominantly been a rural society for many centuries. People got married – in church – and had lots of children, sometimes five or six of them. I know […]
Sleepyheads
I know that this is a matter of opinion but, if you asked me I would say that I prefer the off-season face of Mallorca to the Summer months. To […]
Port de Sóller
I went to Port de Sóller yesterday, trying to recapture a street scene that had been photographed in 1962 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, and later published by Life Magazine. Alfred Eisenstaedt […]
The Church Bells of Sant Miquel
One does not often have the opportunity to climb up to the sanctum sanctorum of a Mallorcan belfry, but yesterday was my lucky day. I have a thing about churchbells […]
Caseorum Maioricarum
The hand-crafted production of caseorum in Mallorca, cheese to you and me, was first documented in the 13th century, during the time of the Regne de Mallorca (Kingdom of Mallorca). […]
The Instituto
One of the outstanding historic buildings in Palma’s Avenidas is a place commonly known as the Instituto. After the demolition of Palma’s city walls and the subsequent extension of the […]
The Writing on the Wall
In this instance, the writing on the wall is more someone making his or her mark on a shop window, or to be precise, on a deserted shop premise window […]
After the Storm
It is not unusual in Balearic latitudes for autumn storms to cause havoc. It is not always as bad as it has been over the last three, four days, but […]
Noxious Fumes Over Felanitx
According to the International Palm Society, the Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Red Palm Weevil) has somehow become the most important pest of the date palm in the Mediterranean area. I do not […]
The Pursuit of Happiness
For the last fifteen years or so, I have been sitting every morning in the Plaça de las Palmeras in Felanitx having my Café Solo and Agua sín Gas, reading […]
Edible Gourds
Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds, marrows or cucurbits, and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons. The Spanish call them Calabazas (Carabassa […]
Trampling Along the Pebbled Path
You may have wondered occasionally about the pebbled path down the hallway in Mallorcan houses, leading from the front door to the back door. Most country or farm houses used […]
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