A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 15 August 2017 - T for Coca cola and a silver wedding

Hello lovely people,


Happy Tuesday! Lots has been happening this week, so it's a rather photo heavy post today!


First of all Happy T-Day all. I'm joining Elizabeth and Bluebeard for their weekly T-fest. Please join us with a post with something drink related in it.


My week has been quite busy. There is the yearly fiesta in the village which lasts 5 days. Everyone with roots in this village has come back to mother 0r sister and people are seeing their school friends again and people that have moved away will come back for these 5 days to enjoy the fiesta. The village is full of 'tourists' I don't know.


The whole village had that 'buzz' about it.

We went to see a performance of singing called 'copla'.

It was held in the Little park just round the corner from our house. The older people came out in droves, as these are the songs of old that they all know and love.

We didn't care for it much (also because we don't understand the words) and didn't stay long.


There was the usual fun fair with rides and stalls etc. For the children they held a foam fest outside the town hall:

There were loads of sports activities and races:

Then Sunday night there was the parade. We didn't go to that as we had something to celebrate ourselves (but more of that later)

Then in the evening there were Fireworks:

The reason we didn't go to the parade Sunday night is because we were celebrating our silver wedding anniversary.

I made a huge cake (normal récipe x6!) and invited all our friends.
Here we are cutting the cake.

The party started at 6 with drinks and nibbles:

I've put this one in as I think it is the only photo with a glass in it so it can qualify for T for Tuesday.
Then those who had brought instruments tuned uyp and we had a singing sessión with some great worship songs to which even our non churchy friends happily sang along to.

The at 8 we started the BBQ. Hubby of course is the chef. We had to feed about 30 people.

I had made salads and side dished etc, as you do.

We left the washing up for the next day. I don't like to do that on the night, after a lovely party. But the next morning there was no wáter! It doesn't happen very often in our village, but ok, that was sod's law.

You can tell by the clock that it was 20 past 10 and still no wáter... (We did get it done. By 2 pm it was all clear and clean).


We are preparing to go on a road trip through Spain and France and England. (Leaving this Friday. I don't mind saying this as we have a house sitter) My sister is getting married and we will be visiting our family. So we were on the lookout for Little gifts we could easily take along with us. Apart from the usual olive oil which is bulky and wine is also bulky. We found a man in the village who makes soap with olive oil (no glycerine). It is lovely and soft on the skin especially on my face. I love it and we commissioned him to make some small gift soaps. This is the box of soaps with rose petals on them:

And we also got a box with soaps with olive leaves:

They are now all individually wrapped, courtesy of the wife, whom we met yesterday. Here is her husband in front of a huge piece of household soap:

Yes, that blue/Green man-high thing is soap! It gets cut up of course:

And sold in squares. Women here handwash their clothes and undies with that sort of soap.


Finally a few potos from Saturday night, when we went to the folk festival in the nearby town of Baza. We try to go every year. It is fabulous.

These are local dancers and the orchestra at the back are all from the local conservatoire.

Ole!
There are always several dance groups from abroad. These are from Croatie:

In the introduction they said that all the clothes were hand made. Beautiful embroidery!


OK let's not forget my postcard....

It comes from Belgium and has a timeless feel about it. Coca cola is still going strong and I remember drinking 7Up, but I'm not sure if it is still being made....


Well done if you made it this far! Lots of photos this time. It does mean that in the coming 5 weeks I will keep a low profile or be absent all together as I don't get on with my Tablet. I use my camera for taking pictures but cannot put them on my Tablet. Anyway...we'll see.


Perhaps until next week. I'll do my best.


Hugs,
Lisca
Happy T-Day all of you