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Never ending rain and a blocked drive

Never ending rain and a blocked drive

Yesterday we ventured out in between the rain to go buy some plastic to try and stop the leaks in the house. It is then that we noticed our neighbours land was on the move and was partially blocking our drive.
When we came back from Lanjaron we decided to move the cars lower down the [...]

Extra virgin olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil

So there we are in the kitchen, Richard is asking if we have a smaller jug to put the olive oil in, the 5litre bottle is no that easy to manoeuvre oil into yorkshire pudding trays, so I bend down, open the cupboard to look for a smaller jug, next thing I hear is Richard swearing and [...]

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools

Chickens, Mules and two old fools is the title of a book I recommend you to read. The book was written by Victoria Twead and was awarded the HarperCollins Authonomy ‘Gold Star’. It is an interesting and hilarious read about life here in rural Spain. It seems every rural town/village has its characters, I know ours does, [...]

After the rain comes more rain

After the rain comes more rain

My last post about the weather here in Andalucia “Whats with the weather in Andalucia” was written before the great deluge that arrived on our town of Lanjaron on 24th December, yes Christmas Eve. We recorded a massive 81mm of rain on that day! Needless to say there has been damage in Lanjaron with our [...]

Whats with the weather in Andalucia?

Whats with the weather in Andalucia?

Having basked in temperatures of 18C for the first 15 days of December and having a never ending summer, its now been raining here in Andalucia since the 16th December! To start with we in Lanjaron thought great, the long awaited rain has arrived, time to get the land rotivatord, crops planted, snow will arrive [...]

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Kiersten RowlandBetween the Sierras & the Sea, Lanjarón, gateway to Las Alpujarras. Living in the spa town of Lanjaron in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, follow the adventures of life in this part of Andalucia.

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