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Cheerio ’til the Autumn!
Summer is nearly upon us. Whether or not you have holidays coming up, Summer is Coming. Probably with Red Walkers rather than white ones. Red from the sun I mean. If that wasn’t clear. And if you haven’t seen Game of Thrones, apologies again. Anyway, that’s unimportant. Moving on. What I did want to say Continue reading
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The Beach
A Snapshot of Spain Parasols. As far as the eye can see. You can’t even see the the sand, not from a distance. At least you know the sea is there. It’s a little overwhelming as you pick your way through the people, the ubiquitous blue cold-boxes, the megastructures erected, tent ropes, towels, loungers, all Continue reading
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Team Spirit
With Olympic fever beginning to take hold for Paris 2024, I have begun to think about what this sporting-cultural event means. We can only enjoy the biggest event in the world of sport once every four years. I admit to not enjoying football for what feels like 12 months a year, so when the Games Continue reading
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Blast from the past
I’m not a big fan of shopping. I generally only go when I actually need something and inevitably end up frustrated having been looking for a very specific item and not having had any success. I don’t particularly enjoy the experience of shopping as a leisure activity, let’s say. That said, what I do enjoy Continue reading
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Debut
A micro story Debut is a micro-story which I wrote in Spanish for a competition with the theme of local trains, in 100 words. Needless to say, I didn’t win. So I thought I’d publish it here, in the original Spanish and translated into English. I hope you like it. Al subir, veo solo piernas Continue reading
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Clichés
On how the way we choose to speak is a sign of… something. A follow-up to the article Talking for the Sake of it. 2.30 am and unable to sleep, dark thoughts start entering through the back door of my brain. It has a front door and a back one, my brain being a charming Continue reading
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Tips for non-Spanish in Spain
All in Fun… So, living in another country has its teething problems, wherever you are. It’s one thing to go abroad on holiday and make yourself understood. It’s a whole other ball game to actually spend some time living there. On purpose. So what follow are some rather random tips based on my first experiences Continue reading
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Crisps Don’t Make you Fat
Reflections on body image. So crisps don’t make you fat. Unless you eat them. Summer is sneaking up on us, and with it, (for those of us who are middle-aged, and when I say us, I mean women) that crash-diet, frantic exercising and variety of fake-tanning creams, anti-cellulite lotions and flabby upper-arm anxiety syndrome. Whyyyyyyy??? Continue reading
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Cuentos cortos en español/Short Stories in English!
ENGLISH I now have three short books available to buy in digital format, and am hoping to have them in paper format before long. They’re available in the Kobo store to buy and you can read them on the Kobo app for android, iOs and desktop, as well as the Kobo ereader. In the links Continue reading
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¡¡¡¡¡Learn Inglés!!!!!
We can’t escaparlo. Está everywhere. Learn English! If you don’t, fracasarás en todo y no tendrás future. En la TV, en los newspapers, en internet, nos bombards the urgent llamada a improve ourselves, como si this will change our vidas. Incluso they’ve called me on the teléfono, offering me un curso de inglés. Igual I Continue reading
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