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A healthy Casa Tyr!
We noticed that we have been eating fewer vegetables lately. I think that is because our summer veg are finished now, and the weather has been sufficiently warm that we haven’t felt like breakin… more →
Leaving the fast lane for a slow life in Spain
A healthy Casa Tyr!
lujos wrote 2 weeks ago: We noticed that we have been eating fewer vegetables lately. I think that is because our summer veg … more →
The Social Studies Classroom
teachdylan wrote 2 weeks ago: After a few months of carefully observing my CT’s methods and style in running a class, listen … more →
It's not all rosy in Yunquera
lujos wrote 3 weeks ago: I know that sometimes I must make Yunquera sound like a paradise. Well, in many ways it is – c … more →
The death of newspapers doesn't mean the end of journalism
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Colin Mulvany wrote 1 month ago: Last week I stood in front of a convention of high school journalists and told them a career in jour … more →
Are We Saints?
teachdylan wrote 1 month ago: In my training as a pre-service teacher, I’ve noticed some funny things about the way teachers … more →
Almond rustlers!!
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lujos wrote 1 month ago: Last year it was rumored that olive rustlers were about. The hot gossip in the campo was that … more →
"Four Seasons" exhibition preview
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lujos wrote 1 month ago: Diego owns land adjoining ours. He lives and works away from the village, but his family have owned … more →
Why I Read "Comics"
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psygremlin wrote 1 month ago: There’s invariably a rather tense moment in my house when unsuspecting friends come to visit. At som … more →
Modern life - who wants it?
lujos wrote 1 month ago: Living in a rural area as we do, family spirit and community spirit is very strong. People look out … more →
Smells like community spirit
lujos wrote 2 months ago: Guys, you may have read my recent entries on the flooding and hail that hit Yunquera over the weeken … more →
A disaster in Yunquera
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lujos wrote 2 months ago: After our lovely start to the day, it began to gently rain. And then rain harder. And then hail. And … more →
Rompe suenos
lujos wrote 2 months ago: It is really common here that when a relative dies, the will divides up their land so that each memb … more →
it is good medicine
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eber wrote 2 months ago: This post may seem a bit irrelevant given it has been three weeks since the race, but it took me som … more →
Pandapas Pond
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teachdylan wrote 2 months ago: There’s always some skepticism, at least for a guy like me, inherent in any activity designed … more →
Vacations are such hard work
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lujos wrote 3 months ago: Why is it so hard to prepare to go on vacation? I’m sure it shouldn’t be like this. It c … more →
Man's best friend
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lujos wrote 3 months ago: Our daughter’s beloved dog Henry died today. My heart broke for her, and probably for myself a … more →
How the other half lives
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lujos wrote 3 months ago: We were on the coast for an evening out last night, for a whole host of reasons I won’t go int … more →
Veggies...again!
lujos wrote 3 months ago: I know I bang on about our wonderful veg all the time. But it’s hard not to take pride, and sp … more →
Butterflies at Casa Tyr
lujos wrote 3 months ago: I don’t consider myself a lover of flying wildlife, but I do like butterflies. But I don … more →
