Category Archives: Expats in andalucia

David (and Maggie) versus Goliath

Posted on 01/01/2015 by magwood

I’ve been away for a very long time, leaving Spain for the UK on 2 December 2014 to help out with my beautiful premature granddaughter, and only returning today on 1 January 2015. A lot of ‘stuff’ had accumulated during … Continue reading →

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Just one of those (excellent) days

Posted on 03/11/2014 by magwood

Yesterday I took a rare trip down the mountain to the coast, with two main objectives (1) to look for some plants to put on one of the terraces that I rebuilt this year and (2) to visit the music … Continue reading →

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Blood swept lands…….another perspective

Posted on 20/10/2014 by magwood

I recently read a blog post by Sarah Shumate who volunteered to spend a day planting poppies at the Tower of London memorial to the British and colonial servicemen lost in WWI. It’s an interesting account with some stunning photographs … Continue reading →

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Diagnosed by the Vet

Posted on 12/10/2014 by magwood

Eczema is something new to me. I guess I even felt a bit smug that it wasn’t something that affected my family, neither myself and my siblings as children, nor either of my own children………until recently that is. My grandson … Continue reading →

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Escape from the mountain

Posted on 06/10/2014 by magwood

I don’t get out much so it has truly been like a holiday to spend the night away from home. One of the prizes at the recent ‘Cómpeta Rocks On‘ extravaganza was a ‘radio experience’ that the winners did not … Continue reading →

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…….start walking!

Posted on 23/09/2014 by magwood

It’s about time I got my walking feet back on! I have hardly walked over the summer – it has just been so very hot here in southern Spain. I’ve probably only walked three or four times over the last … Continue reading →

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100,000 views – THANK YOU

Posted on 19/08/2014 by magwood

Today I have reached a milestone – and not of the kilometre variety that were marking my journey along the camino de Santiago, but a blogging achievement – 100,000 views on the Trepidatious Traveller blog. When I started writing the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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.

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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 →

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