Here in Spain, the Christmas and the New Year celebrations are slightly different those in the England. 22nd December – The day of the draw for the national Christmas lottery –  El gordo (the fat one). The draw goes on for most of the day, with many winning tickets and prizes varying […]

It would seem that quality extra virgin olive oil is super healthy and, probably the healthiest fat in the world! Here’s why…   Protects Heart Health. Helps Fight Cancer. Helps with Weight Loss and Obesity Prevention. Supports Brain Health. Fights Mood Disorders and Depression. Great for Boosting Skin Health. Can Help Prevent or Treat Diabetes. […]

      So, there has to be a plus side to doing a 3rd year of level 1 at our Spanish lessons apart from revision! Yes, we are invited on the ‘school’ trips organized by the Casa de la Cultura in Antas. To date we have visited Cape Palos, La Manga, Murcia and last week Serón. […]

  We thought we would take a great idea from our god-daughter Rosie’s blog ‘Cider with Rosie’ and list 10 things that made us happy this month. Fame at last! If you would like to visit aplaceinthesun.com and hit the tab ‘news and features’ you will see our smiley faces as they have featured our […]

It has been two years since moving to our cortijo here in Los Chopos and we thought that we would take time out to reflect on the good, the bad and downright mad!   ‘Manana’ means tomorrow or more likely, ‘possibly tomorrow or possibly not’. ‘Let’s have a cafe con leche’ means let’s sit and […]

  This month’s blog is a very personal account of our dog, Freddie, who has sadly passed away at the grand old age of thirteen. If you are not a dog lover then you may find this account a tad boring but for those of you who are, and understand how dogs with their unconditional […]

Believe it or not, we do actually get ‘seasons’ here in Spain, although a bit mixed up. In the autumn the plants come back to life after a long hot summer and the desert becomes green again. Never expected to take this photo! We had sleet but fortunately Los Chopos was just below the snow […]