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New olympic event

Should charades ever become an Olympic event then the British Olympic Committee need look no further than the British abroad. Well let’s put a caveat on that – I obviously don’t mean those at either end of the language spectrum;…

Jumble Sale

We went to a jumble sale yesterday – I was so excited the night before I could hardly sleep! It was in Elvas in Portugal and in aid of the British cemetery there. More info here . We had…

Immaculate Conception Day and pigs

Yesterday was a holiday to celebrate the immaculate conception. It also appeared to be the day when pigs are slaughtered for Christmas. We went out for a quick walk around the village and were aware of a lot of chattering…

Constitution Day

Today is a holiday in Spain to celebrate the forming of the constitution in 1978. Friday is a holiday too, so tomorrow is opted by most people as a holiday. Except for the physio people who naturally will take out…

Storks!

You may remember a while back that I mentioned that Ian had seen a stork. Well since then this ‘stork’ appear to have become invisable and even Ian was wondering whether it was a figment of his imagination – either…

Tibs helps me with my spinning

I thought this was quite cute as Tibs was snuggling up in the fleece. However this soon wore off as it turned into a game. Well several games actually. There was the batting bits of fleece all over the workshop…

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

Llerena was an important town during the Spanish Inquisition and in 1485, one of the 8 tribunals was set up here. Many dissenters, non believers and people suspected of witchcraft would be bought here for trial and often this would…