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I have been making samples of the new yarns which I have recently received from the Uk and am really excited at how they are knitting up. Some are really like dolly mixtures with loads of different colours of varying shades which are really super to knit.  I have DK and 4ply which I have […]

Ask a random group of people how they’d each spend a €1,000 windfall and nine out of ten will reply, “On a holiday!” With record hordes of happy holidaymakers hotfooting to the Costa del Sol, the European Commission’s new European Tourism Quality Principles aim to ensure value for money for visitors to Member States and

      As a keen knitter and being on the larger side it is with great pleasure to have found such a lovely pattern for me to wear especially during the cold winter days here is Spain – (not that they are really cold) however we do feel it after out summers here. I am

It happens to all of us. We have been hibernating during the Winter, and all of the sudden Spring is upon us, at which point we find out, we are simply “out of shape” not to mention hungry, thirsty and in need of much-wanted nourishment. And it is not just about the body, but the

This week I started the 5×50.org challenge and my bum  hurts!  Are you allowed to say bum here? The reason why … sciatica! Can’t seem to shake it, so probably heading off to the chiropractor this week. Anyway, enough of my moans and groans  I also completed another  Handbag and Shoes video (Hangout on Air)

Vlad the Inhaler, a novel for children aged 8-12 and adults up to 100, is launched today. VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, AND PEACHES, OH MY! Vampires suck… But Vlad is half-human – and a vegetarian! Vlad’s parents have disappeared, and his evil relatives will stop at nothing to steal his inheritance and eliminate the asthmatic “hupyre” they

Brits Living in Spain (an initiative by the British Consulate) have shared the dedicated website for Healthcare for British Nationals in Spain.   Click here to find out how you are entitled to healthcare in Spain Visit Healthcare in Spain for more information

You may have heard talk recently of a new “video interview” trend, we are calling Handbags and Shoes. (it’s a long story how we got that title so you will just have to watch all the videos from the beginning!) The technology to create these live, recordable, video chats was launched by the teams at

How can a cancer that was spreading and needed urgent surgery simply disappear within four weeks without ANY conventional treatment? In early 2006 I was diagnosed with cancer of the endometrium (womb). It was a like a bolt out of the blue. The doctors scheduled me for surgery at the end of the month and