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Free holiday accommodation in Spain

March 19, 2023

Chalet below the spectacular Castellets ridge, rent free in exchange for donkey sitting Please read carefully: this is NOT a commercial advertisement but a genuine free offer of accommodation in a beautiful setting with access to mountain walks and beaches in exchange for twice a day animal care for the period of your stay. El … More Free holiday accommodation in Spain

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“Yes, we Asno Bananas” – the Rubí autoburrography

January 31, 2023

Part 1: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Donk The earliest memory of my life as a young donk in the foothills of the Sierra Bernia in Parcent, is my donkey mother swaying to the sound of the flamenco tablao from the Restaurante La Piscina*, nextdoor to our big stable full of donkeys. … More “Yes, we Asno Bananas” – the Rubí autoburrography

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The Rubí Tuesbray blogue

January 24, 2023

The Peasant has gone out for the day. We like it when he does that because he leaves us extra food, just in case he comes back late. He told Morris he is going to Calpe bookshop to collect the new addition to our stable #libraybooks, so Morris is very excited as he has run … More The Rubí Tuesbray blogue

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Rubí and the Golden Fleece

January 17, 2023

Rubí donkey writes her #RubíTuesbray blogue. Yesterday was definitely Monbray. Although it was not a normal Monbray, as Monbrays go.  It was a quite confusing Monbray and I don’t want a Monbray like that again for a very long time. Prolly not for at least fifteen years. Anyway that means today must be Tuesbray and I’ll write … More Rubí and the Golden Fleece

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Feast of the Ass, 14 January

January 14, 2023

Introduction to the liturgical context I have written about the Feast of the Ass before on equusasinus.net – including a link to the medieval hymn for the feast “Orientis Partibus” (see https://equusasinus.net/2018/01/14/feast-of-the-ass/ from 2018.) Today I am simply using this blog page to replicate the social media thread I am posting on Mastodon, so the … More Feast of the Ass, 14 January

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We live in the Xarquer valley below the spectacular Castellets ridge (header photo, credit Mark Edwards of Compass West climbing centre). Click on the gallery and see the photos in full size in a carousel with captions.

Matilde's cultural morning at the museum
Matilde’s cultural morning at the museum
Aitana's Easter bonnet
Aitana’s Easter bonnet
Rubí does thinking on Tuesdays
Rubí does thinking on Tuesdays
Morris reading his favourite book
Morris reading his favourite book
Matilde and Rubí in the almond blossom
Matilde and Rubí in the almond blossom
Morris appreciating trees
Morris appreciating trees
Rubí helps pick lemons
Rubí helps pick lemons
Walking with Rubí on the El Parral estate
Walking with Rubí on the El Parral estate
Aitana's bonnet and Puig Campana mountain
Aitana’s bonnet and Puig Campana mountain
Spain's national day
Spain’s national day
The day of moving house: walking to our new home 2016
The day of moving house: walking to our new home 2016
Morris leaping a stream to avoid getting his hooves wet!
Morris leaping a stream to avoid getting his hooves wet!
12th Christmas with donks, 2022
12th Christmas with donks, 2022

“Mad Rubí in the Wind” is one of our videos on the Equusasinus YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/ZRUcV-VgFeM

Recent blog posts

  • Free holiday accommodation in Spain March 19, 2023
  • “Yes, we Asno Bananas” – the Rubí autoburrography January 31, 2023
  • The Rubí Tuesbray blogue January 24, 2023
  • Rubí and the Golden Fleece January 17, 2023
  • Feast of the Ass, 14 January January 14, 2023

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Matilde and the donkey in the mirror

Matilde let out a bray of surprise: Who is that donkey in the window of Finestrat town hall?

2010 – 2023

Equusasinus.net is a donkey diary blog by Gareth Thomas and it continues from the original brotherlapin.wordpress.com blog recording life with donkeys in Spain from 2010 – 2016 (still available but no longer updated.)  The scallop shell in the header is the symbol of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.  The banner header photo shows the author walking on the Camino de Santiago in 2008, while walking from Worcester on a 2500 kilometre pilgrimage.  The donkeys in the header are superimposed: Matilde with pannier bags bearing the scallop shell symbol and Rubí donkey walking behind her.

 

Rubí writes her #Tuesbray blogue, but only on Tuesbrays when she can be bothered.

Rubí donkey
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