at fromista, far out on the plains in northern palencia, opposite this fantastic romanesque church ...

... is a bar/museum dedicated to one fabulous cheese ... boffard ! beware of imitations

a deserted hamlet north of castrojeriz, about thirty miles west of burgos

more neck-ache in burgos

cherubs in burgos

poseurs in burgos

house signs in vitoria

an elliptical bandstand on the avenue in san sebastian

san sebastian

playa de laga

an acorn from guernica

cafe casino in santiago de compostela

an elegant bar/restaurant/cafe with carved panels all around that seem to be inspired by dante's visions of purgatory, appropriate for a place of pilgrimage where people hoped to reduce the time they might spend there

there's always plenty to smile about in bilbao

an annoyingly grainy picture of the cemetery at goiriz, i kept forgetting to reset my camera for daylight after taking indoor pictures

karaoke nights in granada ... salvador dali sings "its my party and i'll cry if i want to"

a "souvenir" for "la peregrina"

we'll be back ...

our noisiest neighbours

too busy ... i haven't taken many pictures this week so here's an old one of a lovely old friend and her lovely old cat

the resident at bailiffscourt

how farmers wrap straw on the sussex downs ... although some say it is all done by fairies under the moonlight

ashdown forest acorns

did i say that we'll be going to northern spain next week ? ( the beginning of september )

role models for young wimmin ... an occasional series ... chapter one ... moody and difficult

marriage guidance tips ... safety first ... always leave the stairways cleared for action

marriage guidance tips ... part 99

rhett might find married life a lot less bumpy if he made the tea more often

when i'm emperor, the last saturday in august will be national emotional blackmailers day

she allows herself to be manipulated by two emotional blackmailers ...


















... so it all ends rarther badly

one, two, three, up she goes ... a nice moment from the red shoes ... the film is crammed with lovely moments

by some traffic lights at the west end of acton high street

regular visitors to the covent garden market

prize eejit

almost the entire scene i described yesterday can be seen on youtube

sorry for wasting your time ... and mine !

however, you may notice that the ?americanised? subtitles have lost much in translation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8Mp3FXiUg