Tradition says that you have to bury a ring, a coin, a rag, a pea and a stick to do a fortune telling game during Samhain (best known nowadays as Halloween). Each piece will tell you if you would get married or not next year, or if you would be rich or poor. I’m known for being a very positive person, so I changed the game a bit. First of all beacuse I really didn’t want…
Did I ever tell you I am obsessed with Halloween? No? Really? Well, here it comes. Actually, I’m obsessed with celebrating, but Halloween is the most exciting event of the year for me. In fact, I celebrate Samhain, which is the Celtic tradition before it became viral 😂 Galicia, where I live, is a Celtic region and we actually call it Samain. It’s the Witches’ new year! For many years, I celebrated Halloween…
I love the rain. I think it isn’t a coincidence that I was born in October. Nothing is never a coincidence anyway. Don’t you think? I’ve been thinking about this month for a whole year. I love the begining of Autumn. If you don’t live in Galicia (or Ireland) you probably don’t really get why I love it so much. That smell of wet…well, everything! is so intoxicating. As soon as the season changes, the…
Today is a very special day. We celebrate Galician Literature so I made a special playlist. I love Galicia and I love literature, so today is a day I’ve always enjoyed. I remember when I was a little girl, this day meant a very well deserved holiday very near to the end of the school year. The weather would be warm (even if it rained, because here we have a lot of rain, always) and we could ejoy a pre-summer…
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day and you know I love celebrating everything. Ireland has a very special place in my heart. It’s been a second home for years, I have many friends there and most of the music I love comes from Irish writers. I’m guessing this year, many of them won’t be in the mood for celebrating. But I have found that it is best to celebrate when you are not in the mood. Why? Well, because mood is…
It’s been a while since I’ve made pancakes. Well, actually crêpes…well, they’re actually filloas here. You know what? I made this vegan gluten free batter in the shape of crêpes, thick filloas or thin pancakes. Call them what you want, I’ll eat them while you choose. Jokes aside, one of my favourites as a kid was making filloas (the Galician version of crêpes and pancakes) on Shrove Tuesday. Usually my dad would make a Galician Stew and with…
We started 2020 working. Logroño was our first stop on the map this year. We played at Actual Music Festival (January, the 4th) Right before the Epiphany. For those of you who don’t know, the Epiphany in Spain is a greater deal for many than Christmas Day. They usually exchange presents that day instead of December 25th. The day started with the buffet breakfast at the Hotel. We stayed at Husa Gran Vía, where the breakfast…
It’s a new year. There’s so many memories worth talking about in 2019, but I’m one of those that really enjoys just thinking about them instead of talking about them. There were some losses too. One of them really shook the end of the year and tinted all the Christmas festivities with a very different tone. But I’ve learnt a lot, and I keep learning. 2019 has been a constant learning experience, and I think I’ve never known my true…
I am naming this new kind of posts: Express Experiences. Why? I don’t know, but the name is catchy, isn’t it? 😁 Just kidding, I know why I call them this way. I usually take my camera when I know I’m going to talk about my experience in a restaurant. I really want to give as much credit as I can to the restaurant and I believe the qualitiy of the pictures is something they deserve. Nevertheless, this…
I love this dessert. The good thing about it is that it is so energetic and so healthy that it makes a perfect breakfast, afternoon snack, dessert after lunch…you name it! The base is simple: bananas, peanut butter and cacao nibs. That’s it…the rest is up to your imagination. A couple of weeks ago, Lucía (a friend) and I decided that the best way to keep in touch was to meet for breakfast on Sundays. And I must say, we…
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