The fiesta season is still with us - yes STILL, we are in Spain after all - and bull running through the streets is the fiesta of the moment in Jalón. Victoria, one of my superstar daughters (she has just received 3 A’s for her AS exams), decided to take her younger sister, Lucy, down […]

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My alarms at the gallery have been going off rather frequently of late. Maybe it’s the heat, I’m not sure, but I now know the Altea police force on a first name basis, and it is rather reassuring to have them at your door within minutes. Oh I do love a man in uniform!

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My beautiful teenage daughters have arrived. Victoria is 18 years old and Lucy is 15. Lucy has brought a girlfriend, Kerry with her and the fun has started.  On the trip back from Alicante airport, Lucy said, ‘Mum, remember you said that I could have a kitten to replace Button (Button, cat, died of old […]

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Last Sunday I was invited to the first in a series of unique open air concerts in Beniarbeig entitled ‘Music at the Manor’. The fact that it clashed with Spain’s European Cup Final against Germany did make me think twice about attending, but I am so pleased I did decide to go along. It was […]

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My daughter has chosen Spanish markets as a theme for her ‘A’ level photography project in the UK. This meant she had talk to her tutor and ask permission to fly out to Spain to fulfil the brief she had set herself - clever girl! The tutor agreed and Victoria later took a taxi to […]

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Monday 19th May was my birthday and as a birthday treat I decided to go away for a long weekend. The beauty of living where I do, is that I have a choice of two airports to fly from, Alicante or Valencia with a huge variety of destinations to choose from.
As I don’t particularly like […]

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After weeks of absolutely glorious weather, I have developed a gorgeous golden tan and have been coaxed into a false sense of security: summer is here. I have put away all of my cold weather clothing and have replaced the empty clothes rails with floaty summery dresses and strappy high heeled sandals - it is […]

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We had a client that came into the gallery this morning who was looking for an original gift as a wedding present. She has friends who are getting married this weekend and the whole event is being arranged by friends of the bride and groom. The wedding is taking place in the countryside in the […]

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Altea really has come alive now, and it’s just fabulous. We have of course had wonderful weather. It’s a well-known fact that the weather is a catalyst for mood swings.
When the sun shines people’s moods improve, they have more energy, they smile, they enjoy life – I wonder why there are so many expatriates here […]

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Now that we are nearly into April and the weather is beginning to really warm up, Altea is coming alive and opening its doors for the fiesta season.The town is known for being the cultural centre of the Costa Blanca.
For starters we have The Palau Centre d’Arts, which provides a vast variety of entertainment and […]

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