My friend was laughing so hard I could here it here, when I told her I was so glad with the rain yesterday. “Hmm” she said, “things can surely change. I thought you were such a rain hater?” Well, yes, usually I am, but the land is in desperate need of rain and my garden … Read more
Spring started. Still too early for birds eggs of course, but for me it’s a symbol of Spring.
In Holland we often had apple pie with a coffee or tea when we went out. But since we eat sugarless and are not too fond of the Spanish apple pie (if we can find it) anyhow, we have developed a new favorite: tostado con tomate. Tom can also make the tomato sauce himself now … Read more
More clouds but also sun today.
In the old days I played Irish music, so the 17th of March still is ingrained in my head as “Oh, it’s St. Patrick’s Day”. 🙂 As Irish friends remarked the other day: “Isn’t it something that people do know who the patron saint of Ireland is, but not if their own country has one”. … Read more
Eating out with new friends. It’s a good way of getting to know each other better. And the food was excellent, which was an extra perk.
It is not yet an abundant harvest out of our garden, nevertheless we’re very proud of it. And very keen on trying the products. Today we had 2 radishes and 2 strawberries. They tasted surprisingly good. Or would that mainly be because we grew them ourselves?
We meet a lot of new people obviously, now that we are living in a new country. Mainly English, which makes conversation very easy. At least easier than in Spanish, which we are still learning. Not every English person is willing to discuss the brexit. That’s fine. We respect that. But whenever we can, we … Read more