Updated post from about 7 years ago! This nursery was once THE… Read the postIf these trees can survive here, they will thrive anywhere
Chica and her rabbits among other small creatures I know a… Read the postWho needs a cat when they have Chica?
UPDATE AFTER ELECTION 2020: this is a re-printed blog from the 2016… Read the postThe Dump Trump election wake
A little guide to harvesting your own almonds I have been meaning… Read the postThe almond harvest is coming and it came before
Enjoy these uplifting photos for free from the mountains of Spain Read the postThe sun, the moon, the skies
To see more fire photos occasionally updated – I hope not though… Read the postOlives, fire and ashes to nearly ashes – retrospect from Coronavirus times
So I made a little sun movie. Being the first time I… Read the postSun again and a movie celebration of life
Rain in Spain during the coronavirus and the good weather has moved to the UK. Read the postRain in Spain and Sun in England -6 weeks or more
For more snails photos which will be continually updated please click here… Read the postThe snail baggers
For more photos of this night click here The fiesta of Sant Antoni… Read the postSant Antoni in Vilanova
An interesting visit to an almond plant in spring To see more… Read the postThe Almond processing plant, El Maestrat
BEWARE: THERE ARE DISTURBING IMAGES HERE BUT IMPORTANT ALL THE SAME This… Read the postA little experience of Spanish hunting culture
To see a gallery of continually updated photos click here La Estrella is… Read the postThe lost village of La Estrella
Tim Brunsden’s video of the opening party Nit de Maestrat is here! To… Read the post¡Vive el Maestrat and party!
Montse used to work in radio and you can hear why. Her… Read the postMontse and her Bar at Sant Pau Monastery
It is now exactly a staggering 10 years since I first set… Read the postA celebration of El Maestrat!
There is a striking monastery outside Albocasser with a small café run… Read the postFallas costumes and Paella
I can believe, but do not want to believe how quickly time… Read the postIts that time of the year again, banging shutters and almond trees
You go into the super market, or even the wonderful food market… Read the postHow to peel a prickly cactus fruit and why you should
Wine making is of course a very long tradition in Spain. Back… Read the postA Spanish wine harvest or “vendimia”
The castell a fifteen minutes walk from Atzeneta was showing a small… Read the postA sort of hippy artist
EL Maestrat where I live is dotted with old fincas, many uninhabited… Read the postMountain Life in El Maestrat
The old man was sitting in the doorway of an ancient house, much older… Read the postI can’t remember how old I am
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