Just before Christmas, somebody left the freezer open a crack all night, and the inside filled with enough snow to build an igloo. But I was far too biusy to do anytng much about it, then. So I ran down the contents. After all, over the Christmas rush, it was rather handy to do a bit less shopping and eat stews out of the freezer, rather than cooking. And last…
A Happy Valentine’s day to all my readers. I hope you all have someone to hug.
I got to the doctor’s yesterday, and she prescribed ear drops. They’re great! After just 24 hours of treatment, I woke up this morning without thinking, “Eek! I need a pain killer RIGHT NOW!” In fact, I’ve only had one painkiller all morning. With a bit of luck the brain fog should start to blow away soon, and I can start dealing with the backlog. As Mum-in-law used to say,,…
What are murgas when they’re at home? Well, they’re not murgas. They have to go out to do that. And they usually go out during Carnival. A murga is a large, costumed choir singing a medley of popular tunes with their own lyrics. The costumes can be quite elaborate, and run from clowns, demons, big, hairy blokes dressed as schoolgirls, Arabian princes, or fairies (usually the big, hairy blokes again.)…
Like the rest of Spain, La Palma celebrates Carnival in the week before the season of Lent. I always say people are making sure they have something really juicey to repent, but these days most people just regard it as a darn good excuse for a party. It wasn’t always that way. Franco banned Carnival. It’s always been a time when people could say and do things they wouldn’t normally…