I’m going to be in TV! Only local, Canarian TV, mind you, and after 11 pm, but still TV. The have a programme about foreigners who’ve made their home in the Canaries, and they were looking for someone connected with the observatory. Luckily, someone suggested me. The TV crew are going to follow me around filming for hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, of which about 15 minutes will be broadcast….
All the heather trees are in bloom along the road to the Roque de los Muchachos. Yes, heather trees. Canarian heather (Erica arborea) is close relatives of English and Scottish heather, but it’s a tree, growing anything up to 5 m tall. The tiny leaves are very like English heather, and the flowers are much the same shape, but always white. The wood’s very dense and hard, so it’s good…
All the heather trees are in bloom along the road to the Roque de los Muchachos. Yes, heather trees. Canarian heather (Erica arborea) is close relatives of English and Scottish heather, but it’s a tree, growing anything up to 5 m tall. The tiny leaves are very like English heather, and the flowers are much the same shape, but always white. The wood’s very dense and hard, so it’s good…
This is a traditional recipe for Carnival in the Canary Islands. A literal translation would be “honey soup” but as you can see, this isn’t soup. It can be rather soggy, though. I believe in some places they use honey, but on La Palma, it’s always “miel de cana”, which is like black treacle or molasses, but a little runnier. Ingredients Molasses (one small jar) 1 tsp cinnamon anis 1…
People’s Friend are buying my story “Muddy Holes”. I don’t know when it’ll be published, but obviously I’m chuffed.
To the tune of “Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud” by Flanders and Swan. Life, life, glorious life!It would be boring without all the strife.So laugh at your trouble,Fight through the muddle,And you’ll enjoy doubleYour glorious life.