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blanche
Cereal of course
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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Blanche
Don't you mean 48 minutes?
Thrips are those minute black thunderbugs that swarm off ceaeal crops in humid weather, and drive you insane.
Yep, learn sumthin noo every day in Blogit.
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 10:28 AM
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Moxie again
Yes, if you care to take the trouble, you'll find Spanish stuff on pages 12 to 4 of my blog. You'll need to start from that end, 'cos there are series/serials down there. There might be more stuff lower down ; dunno.
You'll also need caving gear and iron rations. Bit gloomy down there LOL
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:59 AM
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Post, riposte, and parry, Ariel, I say repost away, after 48 hours, no one
will see the original, as you said, we have the attention span of a thrip (whatever a "thrip" is) and it's off to the next blog like a bee with ADD.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 23, 2006 at 6:57 AM
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Moxie
Yep, and I'm brazen about it, too!!
Look at it this way, right? A post has a short shelf life, say two days. Now, if you had a stall at a craft fair, or pictures in an exhibition, would you feel that you had to chenge everything every day? Of course not!
People just can't/don't get around to reading you first time round, so repost, repost, and then repost again. I see nothing illegitimate about it. Saves a hell of a lotta work too! LOL
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:54 AM
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Tony
Near Periana, in La Axarquia. Our holiday house is in the tiny hamlet of Los Marines, also in Axarquia, and five miles from our house
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:50 AM
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Lovely
Why, of course you're forgiven! As it says in the Good Book, " People in grass houses should not stow thrones!" and " let he who is without sin cast the beam from his neighbour's eye!"
Something like that, anywayLOL
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:48 AM
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TAPS
THank you. I'm glad that I evoked pleasant memories for you!
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:46 AM
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marieclaire
Gracias. Yep, I'm an amateur poet too. In fact, I didn't start writing properly until I was 69, 7 years ago.
Never too late to start!
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:42 AM
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Wiley
I think you can find the Spanish Inquisition from page 11 to page 8 of my blog
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:40 AM
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mneme
A typical example of Spanish generosity ; it seems to be hardwired into their DNA.
Spanish police are a damned sight more tolerant and understanding than their fascist British couterparts.
posted by
ariel70
on October 23, 2006 at 6:37 AM
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Ariel70
I liked the poem, and you stirred a memory for me... on holiday in Spain, many years ago, I was a bit taken aback when two Spanish policemen who passed us not only said hello but handed us a couple of freshly-gathered almonds. They were huge (the almonds) much bigger than I thought they would be. I'd forgotten it until now.
posted by
mneme
on October 23, 2006 at 5:02 AM
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Ariel70
I did know "pissed as a newt" and "opidum", probably from high school Latin, however I did enjoy the poem.
I'd really be interested in your writing on the Inquisition. Where would I find that Sir?
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 22, 2006 at 8:30 PM
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arriba! que me gusta mucho su poesia.
antonia Machado, federico Garcia Lorca, are you related to these people??? well you write like a pro anyway, makes me feel like a... beginner, which is true anyway.
posted by
marieclaire66
on October 22, 2006 at 8:23 PM
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Hello Ariel,
Sorry I've not been by to read you in so long, my friend. Please forgive me. Thank you so much for explaining bits of your poem. I love it!!...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on October 22, 2006 at 7:17 PM
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Thanks, El Tel.
I know you've probably told us, but where in Spain is su casa?
posted by
Antonionioni
on October 22, 2006 at 3:57 PM
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Interesting Post .I enjoyed reading it .
posted by
afzal50
on October 22, 2006 at 3:47 PM
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EN Espana...scuse me!
posted by
Moxie_Maven
on October 22, 2006 at 3:28 PM
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Ariel...you are naughty? Reposting?
in Espana? No, tell me this is not so...salud!
(no vasso de vin available...sorry!)
posted by
Moxie_Maven
on October 22, 2006 at 3:16 PM
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Great post, Ariel70. I've always had an interest in Spain as long as I can remember and am old enough to remember reading in the newspapers of Franco and his censorships and civil guard patroling with their machine guns. Your poem is lovely and so reminds me of my time spent in las tieras altas de Soria with its ruins and buitres y icnitas.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 22, 2006 at 3:04 PM
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and yes, it just sank in, Ariel, that they bloom in winter, how gorgeous!
posted by
Blanche.
on October 22, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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Beauteous almond tree, Ariel, I love the fragrant oil as well, I have some
it's so delicioius. The almond trees blossoms look ethereal and wedding-like to me, bridal.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 22, 2006 at 2:44 PM
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Moxie
Thank you for your interest.
Indeed I shall post lots more in future, anbd should you care to take the trouble, you'll find a lot os Spanish theme stuff down in the depths of my blog.
Of course, my dark secret will be revealed : you'll also find that I'm a naughty little serial reposter! But who cares? If it gives others pleasure, so be it.
posted by
ariel70
on October 22, 2006 at 2:43 PM
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Blanche
Thank you.
In January and February around here the almond blossoms hang thick on the trees and fall like snow. The land is a sea of white, and the air loud with the songs of a million bees. In winter!
posted by
ariel70
on October 22, 2006 at 2:40 PM
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shypettite
Thank you very much. I'm glad that you found some enjoyment in my work.
posted by
ariel70
on October 22, 2006 at 2:38 PM
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I am glad I found your post. It is very interesting.
posted by
shypettite
on October 22, 2006 at 2:36 PM
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I love your Spanish history blogs, Ariel, plus the new lexicon: jota,
pavane (pavane, I sort of knew, but not really), jabal, never heard of, the wild pig; Mezquita and Oppidum, all new to me. Lovely image of the almond tree petals falling, my grandparents, my mother's parents, had an almond tree in the middle of the horse's pasture, and it was so lovely in the spring.
posted by
Blanche.
on October 22, 2006 at 2:32 PM
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I have always wanted to visit Spain.
Can you share more, Ariel?
posted by
Moxie_Maven
on October 22, 2006 at 2:29 PM
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Tony
Got a gorgeous house you can rent cheaply. It's in my sidebar. Casa Golondrina.
Yes, jota is J
Paco el Guapo
posted by
ariel70
on October 22, 2006 at 2:23 PM
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Oops, the frustrating thing is I haven't yet found the time to go!!
posted by
Antonionioni
on October 22, 2006 at 1:36 PM
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Muy bien, jefe de Barca!
I love Spain and things Spanish. The frustrating thing is it's so cheap to go there for a week or two, especially in winter. Fly there and stay on the south coast for next to nothing, hire a car for next to nothing and drive into the Andalusian interior, that's what i'd like to do. Or go along the northern mountains to Santiago. Iwas lucky enough to study Spanish and went to Spain a couple of times in my younger days, seeing among other things the Easter festivities in Sevilla and the sights of Granada. Isn't the jota the letter 'J' as well?
posted by
Antonionioni
on October 22, 2006 at 1:35 PM
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