Delightful Pear Trees in Bloom
I sometimes wonder whether I like the first Mallorcan Springtime better than the second one, or the other way round. The first Primavera would be in January/February with half the […]
Spring is in the Air
The Mallorcan landscape in rural areas is just so beautiful, especially when spring is in the air as it was yesterday. We went for a walk near Son Negre, not […]
Almond Trees in Full Bloom
Often a cold spell, even with snow like we just had, belies the natural beauty which the island presents in February with the flowering of the almond trees under a […]
Mallorcan Almonds
Almonds in Mallorca are not in full bloom quite yet but, the first signs of the imminent beginning of the almond blossom season are apparent all over the island. The […]
Light My Fire
The Fogerons of Sant Antoni are one of the highlights of Mallorca’s traditional calendar of Festes, coinciding with the farmers’ patron saint day and the Festa de Sant Antoni. Tomorrow […]
The Ageing Process
I’m pretty old, 64 if you care to know. I feel good about my getting older even though there are the usual hints of decrepitude. Nothing serious, just the beginning […]
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 […]
Siurells as Nativity Scenes
I like Mallorcan Siurells or Xiurells, hand-made white clay whistles decorated subtly with green and red markings. During the Christmas period, we can find Siurell figures and animals molded into […]
The Mostra de les Matances
Yesterday, the pueblo of Sineu celebrated the annual Fira de Sant Tomas, where a Mostra de les Matances was held once again to show how things were done in Mallorcan […]
The Son Mesquida Sheep Dog Trials
The Associació de Veïns de Son Mesquida organizes an annual Sheep Dog Trial competition, the Gran Premi de Son Mesquida. Yesterday, at the occasion of the Festes de La Immaculada, […]
Camallots And Other Embotidos
The traditional food habits of rural Mallorca are based on the limited possibilities of the Pagesos (farmers and small holders) and often take their mainstay from the autumnal Matanza, the […]
Goats From a Small Island
In years gone by, goats were kept by virtually each and every farming household in Mallorca. The animal was kept for milk, cheese making and for the meat. Nowadays, the […]
The Fiesta de Santa María la Major
For the last three weekends, Inca has been holding its annual Fires. The 3ª Fira last Sunday was almost washed away by heavy rainfalls, with thousands of visitors shying away […]
The Annual Olive Harvest
Whilst Mallorca’s grape harvest makes big headlines every year here and abroad, the island’s annual olive harvest gets underway rather unnoticed and overlooked. I have you know that in the […]
Pumpkin Time
It’s pumpkin time again. Halloween, tonight, October 31st. Halloween is not really a vital tradition here in Mallorca, nor anywhere else in Spain but, with globalisation abound, you can now […]
Gínjols And Ginjolers
One of the oldest fruits on the planet is relatively common here in Mallorca, and yet, we do not seem to know much about it. The Mallorcans call the fruit […]
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