What a week of gloom and doom? Everytime you turn on the telly , the news is either depressing or frightening. As the world reels from one financial shock, to numerous aftershocks, since the collapse of leading financial institutions in USA and the UK, we must not sit back and be complacent. We can all…
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Rhodesian Ridgeback Puppies for sale
A litter of Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies with good pedigrees, all micro-chipped and fully vaccinated need good homes. They are now 7 months old. They are absolutely gorgeous with wonderful temperaments. The owners are devastated that due to demanding work schedules they are no longer able to keep all of them. The first one´s went at…
Credit crunch in the UK, but Catalonia is still affordable for a holiday
Many readers are under the impression that Spain has become expensive…it’s still affordable…you just need to know where to look and to look beyond the rental door. Catalonia and the Baix Ebre and Ribera dÉbre are still offering good self-catering and Bed and Breakfast holidays. I recently received an apology email from an enquirer who…
Parkys Carboot sale is on today at Terrapica
Newsflash! Parky’s traditional monthly car boot sale is on this morning. Follow the signposts from Roquetes and Ravel de Crist. Though this car boot sale is not on the grand scale of those sprawled across English fields, yet this one is so friendly. New to the area, passing through, visiting or have been settled awhile…
The Pine Tree caterpillars are on the move again!!!!
These nasty, unfriendly, non-typical English caterpillars have very dangerous fine hairs that are very poisonous. Last year one of my cats’ paws and leg swelled up like Elephantitis, after playing with them. This resulted in the poor little thing suffering for weeks and numerous visits to our local vet. The hairs that fly off them,…
” Woody ” William wonder logs
Wintry days and nights still prevail here in the Lower Ebro Valley and most of us have almost used up our own private wood pile as we kept the homes fires burning. If you are like me, you have nearly gone through three tonnes of delivered logs by our local Spanish supplier in Raval de…
El Corte Ingles Rebaixes – Shopaholics Sale Prices up to -50%!
Rebaixes parament. Fins a -50% en una gran seleccio’ d’articles. ¿Dondes es? El Corte Ingles – de l ‘ 1 a 29 febrer 2008 Per internet: www.elcorteingles.es o per telefon: 902 30 22 20 This is an ideal opportunity for all renters of holiday accommodation to replenish their cutlery, crockery and pots and pans, electrical goods…
The sun did come out tomorrow!
This is one of the things I love about living in southern Catalonia. One or two days you wake up with fog drifting up from the Ebro delta and spreading a thick cloak across the Ebro Valley. It reminds you of good old “Blighty” and wipes away any homesickness in one whack! Then you have…
In San Francisco fog is normal, but fog in Roquetes -Tortosa?
Foggy Friday and it’s market day in Roquetes. Stalls lined up bravely on either side of the canal, still hung heavy with clothing. Market traders look downcast as people glance at them and hurry on past. Too cold to stop and browse. They are all so disorientated with the fog. They still have an hour…
Happy Boxing Day – looking forward to a fitted kitchen in Catalonia!
Hello one and all! The stress of Christmas is now behind us. Presents wrapped and unwrapped. Fatted turkey roasted and toasted and cold left-overs or turkey curries to look forward to today. Whereas, in UK and South Africa 26th December is commonly referred to as “Boxing Day” and one can lie and laze about enjoying…