One of the highlights of this year’s programme is the forced exile by this unpleasant, unwelcomed Civil War, the evacuated route, those Tortoisins followed away from the bloodiest, most horrific bombing cascaded on them by the Italian fascist aircraft they did endure on April 15, 1938. Twenty tons of bombs fell from the skies, more…
Category: Languages & Literatures
ASTRA ZENECA – a brighter name for a brighter solution
Covid-19 Vaccine Forthcoming vaccine out of Europe as a cure for Covid-19. A giant step forward in the right direction. Do you ever pause and wonder how linguistic, international naming consultants come up with such awe-inspiring and memorable names? Product Naming Naming a great product brand and company names are not achieved by merely throwing…
TOkyo SHIBAura Denki name changed to K I O X I A
The coined abbreviated historic founders’ name of T O S H I B A Memory announced in April 2022 their brand name change to Kioxia. Etymology The new name is a commingling of the parent manufacturing company’s home language of Japanese and Classical Greek, to form a smooth tone, a sleek unique global name that…
Change in the historic “Book & Rose Festival” day.
No, El Dia del Llibre is not cancelled in 2020, merely moved forward to July 23rd after the Covid-19 virus lockdown is lifted, (even if social distancing must still be strictly adhered to), the show must go on! I for one would love to see the national dance of Catalonia, Sardana, performed in Barcelona’s Plaça…
Ebro Valley crop circles cultivation- Camarles style.
Crop circles mysteries have baffled us over the history of time. We have marvelled in their beauty, their mysteries, legends of ominous satanic work at large, questionable hoaxers, climatic changes, studied by the intellectual professors, Crop circle (s) are preserved in stunning photographs until the end of time or even aliens landing (fringe theorists) and…
Bingo: Building That Bridge Back Home
One of the biggest and most contentious scenarios anyone will have about living abroad, it’s the difficulty in dealing with a living situation that might not be as comfortable as what they’ve grown accustomed to. It’s not just a change of location; it’s also a change in culture, of contacts, and for all intents…
Costa Woman online – something for every woman living in Spain.
This is a wonderful platform for Ladies living in Spain on teh costas and inland: for networking your own interests and business, then going onto to hook up with them on Twitter, (@rosiereay), Facebook and LinkedI
My two new books out just in time for Xmas
My publisher has been busy so now my new kid’s novel Has Anyone Seen Kelvyn? is out in both eBook/Kindle and print version. May take a while to trickle up on Amazon or other bookstores, but I have print copies if you want one, or you can order them from www.FodenPress.com. This is the third…
Almeria vs Barcelona last night results = 0 – 3 and more!!
Away from home and don’t have TV satellite to pick up your national or local football matches. Worry not! The internet has a solution, as always, the lifeline of any Expat . I found a lovely site where you can watch all the highlights of the exciting Copa del Rey matches http://football-highlight.com/en/spain/copa-del-rey/2011-02-02-almeria-barcelona.html 2011-02-02 Almeria – Barcelona 0-3 Copa Del…
Amusing Bar name in Ferreries – Tortosa
Driving through the quieter streets in Ferreries -Tortosa to save time and avoid the slow moving traffic, a signpost caught the corner of my eye, Bar Gravy. Never! Who would name a bar after the famous British salsa called gravy? I had to go around the block again just to make sure I had read…