Take me back to the Place where sand and sea collide, Where summer secrets Sink deep behind garden walls, Calling your name in the wind. **** Chris Rea was inspired by a different beach, Ibiza, but I’m always reminded of his song when I visit a beautiful beach. Enjoy your Sunday!
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#ThursdayDoors ‘Alceda’ Cantabria #Spain
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” ― Nelson Mandela **** My mother was born here and I used to visit my relatives during the summer holidays, when I was a child. I still come back every year, or so.Continue reading “#ThursdayDoors ‘Alceda’ Cantabria #Spain”
#WordlessWednesday ‘Sunset at Peninsula de la Magdalena’ #Santander, #Spain
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Elizabeth is Missing’ by Emma Healey #Amreading #Bookreviews
Today I’m reviewing Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. Blurb In this darkly riveting debut novel—a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging—an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared, and her search for the truthContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Elizabeth is Missing’ by Emma Healey #Amreading #Bookreviews”
#SilentSunday ‘Segovia Cathedral by day and night’ #Spain
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE ‘Seduced by a Star’
This Tanka is for Colleen Chesebro’s challenge. This week we are using synonyms of ‘bewitch’ and ‘treasure’. Seduced by a Star Seduced by Cary Even playing the villain My favourite star Spellbound by his wit and charm Perfect English gentleman **** Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra, among others, stayed at the Hotel Real in Segovia,Continue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE ‘Seduced by a Star’”
#ThursdayDoors Basilica of San Pedro, #Cordoba #Spain
I meant to post these pictures of the Basilica of Saint Pedro in Cordoba, on Thursday, 29th June, Saint Peter’s Day, but it was my last day at school before the summer holidays, a bit hectic! Then I went away for a much needed break and had to put it off again. It’s live atContinue reading “#ThursdayDoors Basilica of San Pedro, #Cordoba #Spain”
#WordlessWednesday ‘Of Rivers and Novels’ #amwriting
Every river like every novel Is born of a single drop, idea or word, Growing into a tiny trickle In a shallow pond Pushing along in search of a wider berth Unforgettable beginnings Clear and pure is the source Of inspiration Time to pick up my pen and write… **** Pictures taken at Fontibre, Spain,Continue reading “#WordlessWednesday ‘Of Rivers and Novels’ #amwriting”
#SundayWalks ‘Redwood Forest’ #BosqueSecuoyas #Cantabria #Spain
Life in and out of the woods… Straight path, Fun path, Curves ahead, Weathered steps, Tall and straight, High enough to crowd the sky, Firmly rooted, Broken, Blocking paths, Multifaceted, Symmetrical, Wounded, Breathtaking, And more… I hope you enjoyed your virtual visit to ‘Parque Secuoyas’ in Cantabria, Spain. **** This Redwood Forest is located justContinue reading “#SundayWalks ‘Redwood Forest’ #BosqueSecuoyas #Cantabria #Spain”
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Then She Ran’ by Charlie Gallagher #Amreading #Bookreviews #Heist #Thriller
Today I’m reviewing Then She Ran by Charlie Gallagher. Blurb On a lazy Sunday morning, Jenny Harris is shaken awake by her panic-stricken boyfriend, Joseph. Their baby daughter lies asleep on her chest. ‘We’ve got to go!’ Joseph screams. In their hotel room, Jenny hurriedly wraps her tiny baby up. All their belongings are left behind. There’s no time. Joseph’s panicContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Then She Ran’ by Charlie Gallagher #Amreading #Bookreviews #Heist #Thriller”
