Water Works
World Water Day was celebrated two days ago, on March 20th. Water is probably the most vital of resources for life on Earth. Water management has brought out some ingenuity […]
Vía Crucis
It is Viernes Santo today (Good Friday). Spain celebrates Easter, along with the rest of the Catholic World. In Mallorca, Good Friday is the day for a dramatic reenactment of […]
Quietness
We spent a few days away, last weekend. The weather was gorgeous as you know (seems to have changed now, just in time for Easter). What made the weekend away […]
A Little Bit of Penitence
Easter in Spain used to be and still is all about penitence and repentance. Hence the Easter processions. In Mallorca, Confraternidades of all colours and confessional inclinations (as long as […]
Voluntas Virtus Veritas
Ramon Llull (or Raimundus Lullus) was a very eminent writer, thinker and philosopher. You ought to know a thing or two about him (perhaps you do). Llull is considered one […]
Giving Blood
This little poster tied to a tree trunk may not have caught everyone’s attention. Hence, let me put it up here, on the net, the larger tree. If you feel […]
Delicious Wild Asparagus
February and March is the time for Wild Asparagus. On your perambulations in the countryside of Mallorca at this time of year, you should see quite a number of locals […]
Fame in Valldemossa
Mallorca’s number one tourist attraction appears to be the Real Cartuja in Valldemossa, the erstwhile Dominican monastery where Frederic Chopin and George Sand spent their historic Winter in Mallorca, almost […]
The Old Man and The Sea
The Catalan painter and artist, Joan Miró (1893-1983) lived in Mallorca from the advanced age of 63 until his death at age 90. Mallorca was the birthplace of Miró’s wife, […]
Making Babies
Whilst we are watching the news, debating the winners and losers in the Spanish elections or in the US American Primaries, or generally contemplating our times with its good aspects […]
A Constant Trickle
We are looking here at a small part of a large underground system of tunnels collecting water for irrigation purposes. It is said that these tunnels were possibly first built […]
Green Almonds
Thanks to the unusually mild January and February, not only did we see a particularly early almond blossoms season this year, but as a result, we now have the first […]
Hail the Women of the World
March 8th is celebrated as International Women’s Day. I think that is quite a nice custom but really, I believe women should be revered everyday of the year. The Casa […]
Rally Clásico Isla Mallorca
British car makers Triumph Motor Company made beautiful cars in the Twenties and Thirties. This beaute, a Triumph 1800 Roadster, was built in 1948 according to its longtime owner. That […]
Costitx, Bulls and Moors
Costitx is a village in Mallorca’s central Pla area and, apart from its notoriously long time mayoress, is mainly known for its Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca. Costitx is also known […]
Life and Death in Bunyola
Most people know the small town of Bunyola in the foothills of the Tramuntana mountain range for its proximity to the gardens of Alfàbia, the manor house of Raixa, or […]
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