An Amazing Parrot Story
Plaza de Mina is probably my favourite square in Cádiz, in a city full of pleasant squares, great and small. I like its benches shaded by leafy, old trees … Continue reading
May turns winning hand into busted flush
Less than two months have flown since Theresa May gave her one and only reason for calling a snap election. Yet that one and only reason seems to have slipped … Continue reading
My very tenuous connection with Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Where does time go? I don’t really want an answer to that, as I think there maybe a plug hole at the other end of the universe. To get straight … Continue reading
Summer of Love ’67 – The very first rock festival in the World
It’s fifty years since the Summer of Love, and exactly fifty years to the day since the very first rock festival in the world took place on May 29th 1967. … Continue reading
Wild flowers in Andalucia
Winter and spring are the seasons for wild flowers in Andalucia. Though I’ve lived here for years, I’m always surprised at just how many varieties there are within a short … Continue reading
Corporate Media in Heavy Trumpcrush!
Talking about the corporate media – like I so often do – does anybody in England actually read the papers, or even watch the news on the telly, anymore? If they … Continue reading
“Didn’t even notice you were gone”
Sometimes I feel like one of those kids who always gets left behind on school trips. They pop into a toilet for a quick piddle, only to find the bus … Continue reading
Romería de Conil 2016
Unbelievable as it may seem, nearly a whole month has elapsed since Christmas Day. With New Year’s celebrations three weeks behind us, and Dia del Reyes more than a fortnight ago, the … Continue reading
“… between the Devil and the Horse”
This morning a man in cowboy hat signed off a dream with the words: “You godda decide between the devil and the horse”. Nothing more, just that. How selfish dream … Continue reading
Christmas ain’t over till the bag lady sings
The festive season in Spain just keeps on giving. Even when you fall to your knees begging it to stop. Here in sleepy old Conil de la Frontera, January 5th … Continue reading
Goodbye 2016 and good riddance!
Normally, I try to be in bed by ten at the latest on New Year’s Eve. That’s if Angelica doesn’t catch me and make me stay up till midnight. This … Continue reading
I wrote Fake News for a National British Newspaper!
In the spring of 2002 I was living in countryside of Andalucia when I submitted an idea for a regular column to the travel section of UK’s Independent newspaper. Intent … Continue reading
Bryan Hemming 