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.

Meanwhile in Spain …

I once found this very touching inscription in a book: “This book belongs to Gillian Love, aged 7 8 10 12 60”

Would love to know where this was once located. #Spain

One year ago. 224 people died but many have forgotten about this ... meanwhile ... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Autumn (Otoño) Spanish apples … #Fuji 🍂

Huiii... 🤣

I like the idea of visiting all countries that fall within “your” 10% slice of the world. See how your fellow 10% live.

Sunday morning walk - summer definitely over … #Spain

Spotted in Spain: a shop going into liquidation.

For those bleating about ID cards in the UK (the Tories are against them). In Spain it's a legal requirement to have one (aged 14+). It's not mandatory to carry it at all times, but most do. The card makes dealing with town halls, the police, health services, buying a car/property etc WAY EASIER.

So, will you be putting taxes up in the Autumn budget?

I only get to post this once a year! 😀 "Do you remember The 21st night of September? Love was changin' the minds of pretenders While chasin' the clouds away.... Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember? Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...

The orange turd hasn’t even visited recently (Barcelona in 2014?) but he’s still hated …

My cat as Jane Austen ... #masterchef #janeausten #chawtonhouse

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome

Found this in the garden. Believe it’s toxic but gave it a nibble to find out.

The Merlin bird app is saying there are lots of Western House-Martins around.

The Wall Street Journal took the letter from Donald to Hillary that I own and overlayed the signature with Donald’s letter to Jeffrey Epstein