The Benefits of Sea Salt
A Semana de la Sal is going on this week in Ses Salines and in Colònia de Sant Jordi, near Mallorca’s principal salt marshes in the Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos […]
All My Children
The first time I saw a bunch of nursery children all attached to a rope here in Spain must have been forty years ago. It was, and still is, a […]
The Spanish Second Republic
Eighty years ago this week, in April 1931, the Spanish Segunda República (Second Republic) was proclaimed. Earlier that year, King Alfonso XIII had abdicated as a consequence of massive civil […]
The Rainbow Toro Show
The advertising hoardings of black toros (bulls) have added to the Spanish landscape since the Nineteen-fifties, when bulls first appeared in large, cut-out silhouettes promoting the famous Spanish Brandy, Veterano. […]
The Umbilical Artery
Earlier this year, in January, the vessel Giulio Verne embarked on a mission. The boat was hired by Red Electrica to lay an electric cable, in fact three electric cables, […]
Moorish Waterwheels
Water was considered as scarce by Mallorca’s Moorish population (902-1229) and, at the same time, as a divine gift. Evidence of their reverence and of their hydrological skills are the […]
Edible Flowers
I’m glad we went to the Diada d’Agricultura Ecològica (agricultural fair of organic food) in Porreres, yesterday. I came away a happy man. Mind you, I am a happy man […]
Post Mortem
When someone dies in Mallorca, in a community traditionally well steeped in the Catholic faith, a stringent set of ceremonial rites is set in place. First, a wake is being […]
The Nautical Fair in Alcudia
Model ship building and the crafting of miniature boats to scale and by hand must be a fascinating, creative and satisfying hobby. I couldn’t do it; I have neither the […]
The Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Sailing Regatta
The Bahía de Palma (Bay of Palma) has been teaming […]
Easter Celebrations in Mallorca
Any moment now, Mallorca will be preparing for a string of Easter celebrations. Last Sunday already marked the halfway term of this year’s Corema (Lent), the 40 days from Ash […]
Black Magic
Occasionally, when reading the local newspapers here in Mallorca, one can stumble across an advert offering the services of a healer or psychic person with powers of clairvoyance, often of […]
The Common Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus)
Not often do I get personal on this web log […]
Mallorca And the Maltese Falcons
Once upon a time, the islands of Malta used to be part of the Spanish Mediterranean empire. Spanish is not quite correct, as it was really the house of Catalunya-Aragón, […]
The Banys Sant Joan de la Font Santa
Every year, I look forward to April. With a bit of luck, the weather finally changes for the better, I can at last have my coffee in the sun, trees […]
Vincit Regnat Imperat
Not often do we see church bells from close proximitry. We might hear them occasionally if we have an ear for their sound but, seldom do we get up to […]
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