THE BRITISH CONSULATE, THE PENSION, BENEFIT AND HEALTHCARE TEAM AND AGE CONCERN ESPAÑA TO VISIT EL PERELLÓ AND ROSES
The British Consulate will be holding two open events in Catalunya to offer British residents advice and information on key issues, such as:
? Applying for EHICs
? Working in Spain and how this affects your pension
? Registering with [...]
Continuing the series of articles about a family’s attempts to become less dependant.
Back again, at harvest time and here is my End of Summer report.
Tomatoes – did well, we had some 40 plants which no matter that we staggered the planting of, all seemed to produce their crop at the same time. That said, we [...]
By Meike Knol
Many people ask me where they could go to acquire a new pet.
If I know of anyone with puppies or kittens to give away, or if someone needs to re-home their pet. I always tell them all to go and adopt a pet from an animal shelter.
They usually take my advice and visit [...]
Following on from the first instalment last month, Sarah continues this enlightening look at the difficulties of learning a second language.
WHEN ONE LOOKS at the normal process of L A (Language Acquisition) in children it appears that the process described as ‘ learning’ to talk is acquired rather than specifically taught, rather in the same [...]
By Heather Charlton
I want this short article to focus on how to get the most from our gardens and keep them safe, without too much work. I am writing with my left hand because I was very stupid and tripped over my own tools, which I had carelessly left beside (behind) me on the ground, [...]
by Helen Rowe
I watched something last week that amused me at the same time it also solved a mystery. There are two very old police vehicles that I have noticed some mornings on my walk into Tortosa. They have the blue and white chequered bands around the sides and large blue lights on the roof.
The [...]
The Munchie has grown. It no longer asks for what it wants, it takes it. That doesn’t mean the Munchie steals food from tables; it means if it wants cuddles it knows how to get them; if it’s hungry – it knows which mournful face to pull to get the job done. The Munchie is [...]
Tourists for years, visiting our beautiful Southern Catalonian district have enquired of me, “…but where are are your local artists? We don’t see any!” they have remarked frustrated to hell and quite fed up they were really. Some even went on to inform me (in case I hadn’t already twigged), “Not everyone comes to the [...]
GOJI BERRIES
Lycium barbarum, also known as goji berries, grow naturally in the mountains of Tibet, in the heart of the Himalayas, and in several provinces in southern China. The literature on traditional Chinese medicine, the most notable about this food, reports that these berries have been consumed for hundreds of years and attributes them with [...]
Growing wild in many countries, including Spain, one such example appeared on my finca last month. Unchecked it can grow up to 2 metres in height, and has trumpet shaped flowers that may be white or purple. It also bears spiky green seed pods and it’s leaves are foul-smelling.
The plant’s seeds, leaves and flowers are [...]
