Kate Pullen

Kate Pullen

The rain in Spain…

We’ve been watching a Spanish series on the Internet which is in Spanish, but with English subtitles, and it’s quite funny as we understand enough of the Spanish to realize that the English subtitles are an interpretation rather than a…

That was close….

We had a proper Extremaduran storm during the week and it was one of those where it felt like someone had just poured buckets over us. Luckily there was no hail, as the house would have definitely flooded. As it was,…

Ian’s Birthday Treat

The last few years we’ve sort of got into the habit of going fig scrumping for Ian’s birthday treat. Admittedly, probably down to the fact the figs are ripe now, rather than it’s something that’s a treat for Ian. Last…

Dark Mornings

It’s now like the middle of the night when we go out for our walk in the morning. The sky is as dark as it is at midnight, the stars are still bright in the sky – however, to our…

Ludvic’s toys

We are having fun making toys for Ludvic! This is a piece of loofah with straws poked.through it. He actually isn’t very destructive with his toys, but perhaps that is because he is still a baby. I made a pile…

HOT! And 16 years ago today….

We’re in the middle of a heatwave! Parts of the province of Badajoz and the neighbouring bits of Portugal are set to break Europe’s highest temperature over the next couple of days, with temperatures in some places expected to rise…