‪ Find it weird that this article doesn't once mention Granada where tapas are free (with a drink) - and, no, it's not a bowl of olives but the very tapas mentioned here: fried fish, prawns, rice. It's ALWAYS the same cities: Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastián... 🙄 💤 www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

The receipt from a self-service check out after purchasing three items …

Spain: 34°, parched fields, animals trying to keep cool outside - but it’s San Juan so let’s set off loads of fireworks into the night - yay!

The heat is aligning the paws …

I once met Barry Harris post-gig at Pizza Express in Dean Street, London - he was lovely, gave advice and shone like a star. #PracticePracticePractice

I never tire of this knee-trembling walk along the old El Camino del Rey (‘The King’s Walk’) near Málaga, before the new - and safer - path was constructed a few years ago. youtu.be/ZmDhRvvs5Xw?...

June 10, 1926: Antoni Gaudí, the dazzlingly imaginative Catalan architect who helped shaped the look of Barcelona with his organic, voluptuous and colorful buildings, dies at 73 of injuries from being struck by a streetcar. His masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia church, is unfinished on his death. 1/2

I found this witch's bottle in my house in Spain under an entrance step. It contains items of unknown origin matching a known pattern of apothecary/medicine-style glass that was intentionally filled, sealed and hidden (hair, nails, twigs, pins, urine?) They were used to ward off evil spirits.

Goats grazing in front of Gaudí's Sagrada Familia. 1910. Photo by Cèsar Comas Llaberia.

This was part of my 1970s childhood - my parents treated us to the soundtrack LP. Still watch the film to this day (and James Bond films, of course).

How many people know that THIS is the original version of 'Bette Davis Eyes' (co-written by Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss) ? youtu.be/L3ig6yJZE_E?...

It’s time to try and cook the entire menu over the next few weeks …

The way the outfits here create flashes of blue and white is very mesmerizing.

It is admittedly an old one, but it remains relevant.

Two of my late father's oil paintings. He loved John Constable but tried different painting styles – the snow scene is a favourite.

Up at dawn (In Spain) and heard – via the Merlin app – these birds in a 15 minute period: Black Redstart, Western House Martin, European Goldfinch, Magpie, Rock Dove Swift (lots), Woodpigeon, European Serin, Common Kestrel, Golden Oriol, Common Starling, Spotless Starling, Sparrow, Collared Dove. 🐦‍⬛

The mere concept of slavery is so wild. This maps shows when different regions in the Americas came to their senses and finally abolished slavery. Source: buff.ly/EN9vaqF

When people think of olive oil, many presume Italy – or perhaps Greece – is the largest producer. 2024/2025 est. production (tonnes): Spain: 1,419,000 Turkey: 505,000 Tunisia: 340,000 Italy: 248,000 Greece: 250,000 Portugal: 177,000 source: International Olive Council

Ever wondered how Barcelona became the city it is today? This great video explains how the buildings and streets took shape over the centuries - and the engineer who looked to a post-horse and cart future to enable the city's road transport system we see today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfN5...

Have an annoying neighbour? Serenade them all day and night with this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCge...

When we used to visit this bar in Granada we'd often have a sherry/jerez. Never Cream, normally a Fino or Amontillado with some jamón and almonds.

Paloma lost her front tooth today. She hasn’t noticed, but it’s under her pillow all the same … 🦷🧚‍♂️

Gambas Pil Pil - prawns sizzling in olive oil with garlic and chilli. Photo taken in a tapas bar in Granada, Spain.

My favourite work of art www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8VR...

Ruby Flipper named after a curry-loving dolphin #totp

A beauty of a song (in Spanish) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE-W...

No words. Fuck.

One of the 1980s´ great songs Honey Be Good 🎵 The Bible www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0TX...

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This is Bowie's best friend, George Underwood, famous for punching him in the eye, giving him two different coloured eyes. It was George's wedding day and Bowie is on the right. They were classmates with Peter Frampton. My house was in the neighbouring road. 📍Murray Avenue, Bromley © George's Dad

Current reservoir levels in Spain. Think Almería could do with some rain – it's where several of the spaghetti westerns were filmed, including 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. ©embalses.net

In case anyone’s wondering, this is Spain’s best beer. Estrella Galicia (not to be confused with Estrella Damm).

Our cat now, us before midnight.

‘And the award goes to …’

It’s been raining a bit … #españa

Christmas at the local bakery … #spain

It's El Gordo ('The Fat One') lottery in Spain today where millions of Spaniards embrace the Christmas spirit and hope they win loads of money.

It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.

A well in Spanish street from 1611.

Scrolling through photos to find the last one taken of a beloved cat. Two years gone today. Beautiful Pip 💔

Avoiding all of the Black Friday nonsense like a Pro. Put that money into a cancer or animal charity instead 👍

A lorry has overturned in a local street carrying multiple crates of apples. There must be a ‘Two Ronnies’ joke there …

The same arm ... the same kitten Our beloved Paloma twelve years on.

Could spend hours on this site. It's brilliantly designed and easy to use. For example, you can click on 'Sign' in the tab menu, then 'Ghost' to filter the area's old shop and building names. I love the entry for one of Soho's oldest Italian restaurants, 'Isola Bella'. heritagemap.planforsoho.org

Beautiful carrots on today’s trip to a local shop.