Category Archives: Spain

Sailing in the real world

Posted on August 13, 2011 by El jardinero zurdo

Warning: Excessively long blog post ahead. Scan ahead for the pictures, if you prefer… We just returned from a sailing trip to Menorca: Dulcinea and myself, as well as our friend and skipper Bravo, her cousin Alpha and another friend, … Continue reading →

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Pray for the zapatero

Posted on May 23, 2011 by El jardinero zurdo

No, this blog post is not about the disastrous results for the PSOE (Partido Socialista de España) in Sunday’s municipal and regional elections, where they lost in a big way to the conservative Partido Popular. You might be mistaken for … Continue reading →

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Disenfranchised

Posted on March 30, 2011 by El jardinero zurdo

Well, Canada’s off to the polls for a federal election on Monday, May 2. As a good (albeit non-resident) citizen, I thought I’d check out the party positions (on the off chance they’d changed, ha ha, since last time I … Continue reading →

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Painter’s delight

Posted on August 7, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Recently I’ve been suffering from frustrations with the fantastic “customer service” here in Spain. Sometimes things get done efficiently. Sometimes. And it’s not that the “agents” aren’t always friendly or trying to be helpful, it’s just seems that the different … Continue reading →

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Mar de Medusas

Posted on May 19, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

New News Last summer, jellyfish (aka las medusas in Spanish or les meduses in Catalan) ruled the waters of the Mediterranean. It looks like this year will bring more of the same, because we saw huge schools (if this term … Continue reading →

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El primer año

Posted on March 21, 2009 by El jardinero zurdo

Well, hello there, you! It’s really been a while, hasn’t it? Description of our Nepal travels began, very promisingly, and then…nothing! So did I drop off the face of the Earth? No, not exactly. Just lost my momentum, with the … Continue reading →

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¿Se equivocó? ¡Sé proactivo!

Posted on September 3, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Often, we say that “no news is good news.” But the fact that you haven’t heard anything certainly isn’t always a good thing. Especially not here. Here in Spain, it seems you really have to stay proactive; if you actually … Continue reading →

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¡He aprobado!

Posted on July 24, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

[WARNING: rough road long, rambling post ahead. It's a rough cut from a mind with some sleep deficit -- but I wanted to get it down before I forget...] That’s right, today was Judgement Day. I can’t blame last night’s … Continue reading →

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A fistful of Euros

Posted on June 26, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Here’s a neat Spanish-Canadian connection: Margaret Atwood just won the 2008 Príncipe de Asturias prize for Literature, which is almost as good as winning a Nobel (there have been a few winners of both awards over the years, such as … Continue reading →

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Enough tests!

Posted on June 11, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

To keep my poor readers from bursting with suspense, I’d better mention that…I won the jackpot! That is to say: I passed my written driving test, with only two of the 30 questions wrong on the examen teórico. You may … Continue reading →

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