Fridays certainly come around quickly here in Spain. We joke that there are 5 Fridays a week. Why is it that when I was in an office all day the weeks just draggggggggged by? It seemed like Friday would never come. Now we blink and it is suddenly Friday once again. I'm not complaining believe… Continue reading September’s first Friday
Harvest continues here in Viladellops. Bob and I went for a walk yesterday afternoon to check out the progress. We were hoping to dodge the rain that seemed sure to come. It was a dark and stormy... These guys and gals work so hard. Sun, heat, rain, humidity. How many of us could do this… Continue reading Dodging the rain
It happened! This morning they came to roll the hay! And I was home! I got to see it happen! Okay, that is a lot of exclamation marks but I am excited!! We've watched it grow over the last few months. We love watching the doggies play in it. https://vimeo.com/256924226/9b9d7a01f3 What we missed last… Continue reading Rollin’ in the Hay
Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening It is amazing to me how the vines are awakening from their Winter's rest and bursting with the promise of things to come. Grapes. Wine. That's what is to come. Some are still yawning and contemplating whether it is really time to awaken or not. I love the remnants of vines… Continue reading The Awakening Vines
Yesterday we attended "A Day to Experience" here in our village of Viladellops. The Marquis Marcelo Desvalls (the owner of the Viladellops estate) opened a museum of his family’s history here in the village. “Els Desvalls i Catalunya . A noble Catalan lineage in history” "All the main episodes of the history of Catalonia included the… Continue reading “A Day To Experience”
The Winery Woman 