Wow. What a weekend! Fin de semana! Our neighbors, Kim and Virginia, asked us Friday if we wanted to drive together to the market in Vilafranca on Saturday. They had mentioned before that it was the big Christmas market. Vilafranca has a big market every Saturday but we had yet to go to it. Vilafranca… Continue reading A day at the fair
Oh my gosh! Christmas is in 10 days!!! It always comes and goes so quickly. I added another decoration to our house this morning. Something simple and easy which is what I am going for this year. Simple and easy has not been the case in trying to get supplies for baking Christmas goodies.… Continue reading Christmas baking…if only it were that easy
It has been a fairly quiet week here as pretty much everything shut down for 2 holidays this week. Wednesday was Spain's Constitution Day. Thursday was a "bridge" holiday where some shops closed and some did not. Let's be real...who wants to go back to work for one day. Friday was Immaculate Conception Day. So… Continue reading A Quiet Week
Today we wandered over to the nearby village of Canyelles to attend their 15th Santa Llúcia Fair. Canyelles is a sleepy village with a population of about 4,400 people. Well, the crowds for this fair must quadruple that amount. With over 350 stalls there was something for just about everyone. There were a lot of… Continue reading Canyelles’ 15th Santa Llúcia Fair
December 1st. Wow! Now it is only 24 days until Christmas. And for the most part we are ready. 🙂 We got our tree. Okay, so that is our Charlie Brown Christmas tree decoration. Here is our tree. Isn't it cute?! We went to the nursery and saw this one first. We saw some taller… Continue reading Christmas decorating done. Check.
The Winery Woman 