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Weather Forecast

Whilst I wouldn’t want to stick my neck out and give you a weather forecast for next week, and Christmas, I want to alert you to the fact that the […]

Abattoir Blues

The old Municipal slaughterhouse in Palma de Mallorca is known as s’Escorxador. The large complex is pleasing for its architectural style, clearly influenced by the Spanish Modernism of the early […]

Peru Greets Mallorca

The Schinus Molle, also known as the Peruvian Peppertree (aka Californian Pepper, aka Pepperina), is a tree that is a native to the Peruvian Andes region. As luck would have […]

Christmas Shopping

The days and weeks up to Christmas turn into shopping madness everywhere, including Mallorca. Most shoppers on this island go to the island capital for their more serious shopping. The […]

Citizens Advice Bureau

El moli d’En Polit is an old corn mill in Manacor that was lovingly restored to its former glory, in 2001. Today the old mill functions as a citizens advice […]

Imagine

I admit that this might be a bit far fetched. Twenty-seven years ago John Lennon was killed by one Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City, opposite […]

Christmas Lights

The Christmas lights were switched on in Palma de Mallorca two days ago. As I am not a news reporter, I must admit that my photo today shows the Christmas […]

Not a Casa Señorial

A country dwelling in Mallorca is called a finca rustica. A slightly grander country property is called a casa señorial. And the nicest and oldest country retreats, those with a […]

Mind And Body

Thanks to some financial support by the Consell de Mallorca to the tune of 600.000 €, the lucky people of Felanitx can now visit the new public swimming pool, as […]

Make Your Own Orange Liqueur

The orange season has started. Rather than giving you another gardening snippet, I have decided to offer you a recipe for an orange liqueur. Admittedly, it is not a recipe […]

Tree Planting Season

The time between November and February is the perfect season to plant your trees, if that is what you want. Local Viveros or garden centres are now offering a good […]