A Debt Repaid in many ways
We had arrived here in southern Catalonia full of enthusiasm, expectation and perhaps a little apprehension, to start a new life in the campo surrounded by olive and citrus trees.
Our little finca, small in stature compared to the home we had left in England, gave us the promise of a [...]
BY ROSIE REAY
NEVER TOO OLD TO TACKLE ANOTHER LANGUAGE!
For years I have been put off by other Expats about taking up Catalan. Oh how I wish I had not listened to them and started studying it seriously many years afore. Now I am older, the brain is rustier and I have to now study harder [...]
MORA D’EBRE , THE RIBERA D’EBRE REGION AND A BRIEF GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF TWO BRITISH RESIDENTS.
Jennifer Figuerola
Standing proudly on the banks of the Ebro and framed by the famous arched bridge, Mora d’Ebre has evolved into a bustling market town of 5000 inhabitants, its commodities serving many of the surrounding villages and hamlets.
Somehow [...]
The Xerta Citrus Fair which came into being only last year and was a great success, takes place again this year on the 6th and 7th March.
The main activity will once again be based around the Casal with numerous stands dedicated to citrus fruit and local cuisine. Xertolins and xertolines will be demonstrating local [...]
Meat Pate
Buy a large jar ( or 2 small ) of meat pate of your choice and empty into a bowl, fry off a few chopped onions with a little chopped garlic and you can add a few chopped mushrooms if you wish, throw in a few chopped herbs, fresh or dried mix together and [...]
The Matança or pig killing is an annual event in Catalunya, and usual is an excuse for a party, albeit only after the hard work has been completed. There is an element of ritual surrounding the day, but in reality, it is the summation of a year’s investment in animal feed [...]
WHAT ARE PROTEINS? The word protein comes from Greek and means first. As its name implies, proteins are essential, no protein, no life. If your body were a house the proteins would be the bricks and the replacement parts when it needed repair. Proteins are the essential material [...]
The sky is blue, the sun beams down on the Mediterranean coast at its best and a couple gaze into each other’s eyes, then make their vows in a beautiful Spanish church. It sounds like the perfect wedding scene and is very different from the British version where the grey skies and drizzle might take [...]
full bloom. The days are getting longer. The sun comes out more often. And the temperature is getting warmer. Spring is right around the corner! … and with it are the fleas. Fleas are the peskiest of all parasites because they multiply faster than rabbits, irritate the host animal, and can [...]
When the grasses whisper, I am always willing to listen to their secrets, although not tempted to share mine with them, because I know they will tell! The songs tell us, that ‘The trees don’t need to know, Don’t tell it to the breeze. Coz she will tell it to the birds and the bees. [...]
