The Rubí Tuesday blogue The Tour de France finished on Sunday evening so we had to wait nearly an hour for our feed. The Peasant turned up in his cycling clothing. He had been lounging in front of the TV all day drinking beer and watching the bike race on Eurosport. “Oh well,” he announced, … More The end of the summer
Politics is not for you. Politics is not for me either. Politics is for the rich now. Some of us tried hard to be team players. In the post-2016 period after the disastrous Brexit vote, I spent three years of my life organizing online and marching on the streets of London with millions of others, … More Now we are on our own, like Tour de France break-away riders.
Hello. I’ve had a few prompts from people in these past weeks, but I do not actually need prompting, thank you. In emails or in social media, the question has arisen: are you not continuing your blog? Elsewhere, in other places I have written, readers have asked: “Have you stopped writing?” Well I suppose I … More This blog continues in its own time
Retirement brings many projects. Some prove futile, such as my grand ambition to grow my own vegetables. It would have been useful to start out with good soil, but my kitchen garden soil was destroyed with chemical weedkiller by the previous owner of this property. No amount of donkey manure will ever revive it; but … More The Magic Mountain
We suggested a visit to Lola for some time but the unusually wet spring has meant the plan was postponed. Lola is the 4-year old donkey of Hilario and Julie, who has not seen another donkey since they bought her. Since we have recently both enjoyed the excellent services of the same equine vet (Cristina … More Matilde and Aitana visit Lola
Equus Asinus 