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 […]
Blue Skies Over Felanitx
Felanitx used to be quite an affluent Mallorcan town, many moons ago. You can see the former glory in some of the buildings, such as for instance the parish church […]
Sobrassada Con Miel
I mentioned Matanzas the other day. One essential component of these great Mallorcan Autumn rituals is the making of Sobrassada, a sausage meat that used to form part of the […]
Posidonia Oceanica
You may have found these small balls of odd matter on the beach in Mallorca, or if you haven’t, your children may have played with them or your grandchildren. Be […]
Matanza Time
November is the time of the year when Mallorcan families celebrate matanzas. A pig has been reared all year long. Now it is time to slaughter the animal, to make […]
Hail, Raimundus Lullus
Raimundus Lullus, better known as Ramon Llull, was a writer, a mystic and a philosopher from the 13th Century. He was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1232. His personæ […]
Honey is Good For You
The village of Llubí in the central plane of Mallorca celebrated its annual Honey Festival the day before yesterday, the VIII Fira de La Mel 2007. Mallorcan honey is quite […]
Greetings From the Silver Lady
Not many Rolls Royce motor cars find their way to the sleepy town of Felanitx in eastern Mallorca. And why should they? The one I spotted the other day was […]
Hoorray for Clementines
The good news about winter time is that this is the season for oranges, mandarines, tangerines, clementines and satsumas. There are Spanish oranges of this year’s crop already in the […]
Yesteryear
If your heart is into old things of Yesteryear, you might check on one of the many flea markets that the island of Mallorca holds, every week. You may not […]
Watch the Traffic
You may be slightly surprised – I certainly was – to read in the National press yesterday that authorities in Spain assume that 30,000 persons drive their vehicle without a […]
Santa Cecília
Today, November 22nd, is considered the day of Santa Cecília (Sancta Caecilia in Latin). The Lady hailed from Rome in the 2nd century; she is celebrated as the patron saint […]
Making News
When I started this Photo Blog the intention was to offer you a daily photographic impression of life here on the island of Mallorca. Reviewing my first 165 entries, I […]
