Category Archives: A view of life

Noche del Vino XXXIX

Posted on 18/08/2014 by magwood

Each 15 August sees the return of Cómpeta’s annual fiesta ‘Noche del Vino’. Always a very special event, it was made even better this year by the visit of my daughter and grandson, and of course my son-in-law, for a … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Cómpeta, El Balilla, Expats in Andalucia, flamenco, night of the wine, Noche del Vino XXXIX, Spain, Spanish fiestas, travel | 25 Comments

Cómpeta Rocks

Posted on 09/08/2014 by magwood

Last night (Friday 8 August) saw the return of Cómpeta Rocks, a very successful musical extravaganza in support of two local charities. Last year’s inaugural event raised over 1,800 euros which was shared by cancer hospice CUDECA and animal charity … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Bar Fernan, Cómpeta, Cómpeta Rocks, El Recreo, Expats in Andalucia, Guiri, MPG, Spain, travel | 25 Comments

CBBH photo challenge: flowers

Posted on 30/07/2014 by magwood

This month I’m participating in the ‘Conejo Blanco Blog Hop‘ hosted by Marianne of East of Málaga blog fame. Marianne’s blog concentrates on the area of Andalucia known as ‘La Axrquia’ and is full of useful information and stunning photographs. … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Frances, Camino Portuguese, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Camino Adventures, Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago., Camino Frances, camino Portuguese, CBBH photo challenge, East of Málaga, Highland Hind, Portugal, Portuguese route, travel, Wild flowers of the camino | 12 Comments

Shhh…….can you keep a secret?

Posted on 28/07/2014 by magwood

We were a little tired this morning (Sunday) following an extremely late night at the Cómpeta feria (actually very tired and a little jaded after getting to bed at 4:00 am and our animal alarm going off at 7:00 am). … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Animals, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta feria, Expats in Andalucia, Fabrica de la Luz, oleander, Roly, Spain, travel | 21 Comments

Who needs clocks when you’ve got animals?

Posted on 26/07/2014 by magwood

We don’t need clocks and watches in our house – we always know when it’s food o’clock I am reliably woken every morning at exactly 7:00 am when my cat Sheba commences her demands for breakfast. Although a rescue moggie … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Animals, Expats in andalucia | Tagged animals' time clock, Food o'clock | 13 Comments

Green shoots of recovery

Posted on 20/07/2014 by magwood

I’ve been into the fire-ravaged natural park a few times over the three weeks since we were evacuated from our village celebrations – see here for that story. It still smells of bonfire but looks somehow hauntingly beautiful. Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia, Horse riding in the mountains of andalucia | Tagged arson, Casa de la Mina, Cómpeta fire, Cruz del Monte, Expats in Andalucia, Liana, puerto Collado, Roly, Sierra Almijara | 9 Comments

Me and my shadow

Posted on 14/07/2014 by magwood

I guess this post could be alternatively titled ‘spot Roly’. The only photos he is missing from are those taken on camino.

Posted in A view of life, Animals, Expats in andalucia, Horse riding in the mountains of andalucia | Tagged Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta fire, Liana, Roly, shadow play, Shadows | 18 Comments

A walk on the dark side

Posted on 04/07/2014 by magwood

Today Liana, Roly and I took ourselves for a trip into the Canillas de Albaida valley, down to the river where we can usually find a bit of grass for Liana, although it is rather sparse at the moment. It … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Animals, Expats in andalucia, Horse riding in the mountains of andalucia | Tagged bombeiros, Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta, Cómpeta fire, spanish firefighters | 15 Comments

It started with a bang……..and ended in disaster

Posted on 30/06/2014 by magwood

A volley of rockets was launched at about 7 am to announce the forthcoming party. It was a beautiful clear morning, albeit rather windy, and I was in the stable preparing liana’s breakfast. As usual she took absolutely no notice … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia, Horse riding in the mountains of andalucia | Tagged Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta, Cómpeta fire, Fabrica de la Luz, fiesta, fire fighters, romeria, San Juan, Sierra Almijara | 36 Comments

Unavoidably detained…….

Posted on 29/06/2014 by magwood

I’ve done it again! Bagged myself a bank of three seats, all to myself, on an otherwise full flight. This also happened recently when I took a Ryanair flight from Santiago de Compostela to Málaga after my camino, having booked … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Bristol Airport, donkey rides, ryanair, Weston super Mare | 8 Comments

Woohoo – today I got Greenland!

Posted on 18/06/2014 by magwood

My first post since I walked into Santiago – three weeks ago. I have been working on an assessment of the clothes and gear that I used and will post this info soon, but meanwhile I wanted to share with … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Camino de Santiago de Compostela | Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago., Greenland, statistics, travel, wordpress, world map | 32 Comments

Hung out to dry

Posted on 25/04/2014 by magwood

We took a trip down the mountain to the coast today. We have been considering a new phone/internet service for some time (months, actually) and finally got around to doing something about it – or not, as it turns out. … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Caleta de Velez, dried fish, el Camarote, Expats in Andalucia, photo opportunity | 5 Comments

If I Had a Hammer

Posted on 25/04/2014 by magwood

If you could learn a trade — say carpentry, electrical work, roofing, landscaping, plumbing, flooring, drywall — you name it — what skill(s) would you love to have in your back pocket? There are actually loads of new skills I … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Expats in andalucia | Tagged dry stone terraces, Expats in Andalucia, gardening, Mosaic, new skills, Scallop shell, steeply sloping garden | 16 Comments

Roly saves the day

Posted on 25/03/2014 by magwood

We don’t get much excitement in the Wolfe/Woodward household, and that is just how we like it. We don’t even have the TV to distract us these days, since a new satellite was launched recently and the UK TV beam … Continue reading →

Posted in A view of life, Animals, Expats in andalucia | Tagged Animal hierarchy, cat flaps, Expats in Andalucia, hunting cats, rats, Spain | 11 Comments

Never miss a photo opportunity

Posted on 17/03/2014 by magwood

My garden was looking so pretty this morning that I took some photos of the irises, osteospermums, and my pride and joy Echium Fastuosum, common name Pride of Madeira (the name of which I have only just this minute looked … Continue reading →