CLEANING, PREPARING AND cooking a nutritious meal can cause the loss of a significant portion of the nutritional properties, but also during storage some foods can change their nutritional content. The environment in which we find foods can have a decisive influence on the amount of nutrients that they offer.
Light affects the nutritional content of [...]
A time for mingling, for meeting family and friends and absorbing inter-cultural exchanges at all the local Fiesta Majors. I too use this time for networking and discovering new places, new people, new sources for writing.
In the heat of the day we no longer fight against the harsh sun’s rays, but to relax and [...]
A Career in your Suitcase
by Jo Parfitt
I am guilty in procrastinating in purchasing this book – regrettably so! I thought because this was my 2nd or 3rd time, as an Expat I did not need it. I put my hands up. I was so, so wrong. I definitely did need it first time round as [...]
say the bells of St. Clements
Before leaving England to live in Spain we thought it might be a good idea to prepare ourselves for this jolly big adventure by learning a little Spanish. Three months of once a week night school we hoped would equip us with the basics e.g. Donde es …..? Como…..? [...]
by Helen Rowe
This is the season when our loved ones come and stay with us more!…..
In July’s issue you got our daughter Charli writing about freckles why? Simple she had to choose between preparing dinner for the four of us or sitting at the computer and being creative. No prize for guessing who melted in [...]
The second article in the series covering my interview with another well known local man:
Salvador Pallarés Brull
- Town Councilor of El-Perello, representative on the National council for Convergence, business entrepreneur and a family man.
Salvador was born in El-Perello and is proud to talk about his ancestors having family roots in the village traceable for several [...]
The Cedula
Well, not exactly, but the elusive cedula is taking on mythical proportions, with tales so scary they could have been written by The Brothers Grimm!
We decided to apply for a cedula in preparation for a move back home to the UK. The first step was to engage the services of a good architect [...]
Breaking the silence
Of an ancient pond
A frog jumped into the water
-A deep resonance.
Basho (1644-1694)
I stood at the edge, gazing into the depths, seeing nothing, nothing but clear water. For five days it was the same. The only change, which happened over the first night, was that the thousands of mosquito lava in the pond [...]
Reflections on the problems of second language acquisition:
A few months ago I read with some pleasure the article in an earlier Catalunya Chronicle on the problems of second language acquisition. This in turn prompted me to reflect, in part out of curiosity, but also in part as an attempt to understand my own process [...]
The enormous amount of stray cats and dogs here in Catalunya is heartbreaking.
There are soooo many!
All of us have seen innocent abandoned animals scuffing around for scraps of food.
A look of despair in their fearful eyes. Confused, helpless, and scared they are driven to distractions by hunger and thirst. Their uncertain future holds a life [...]
