Spring flowers

An earthquake update... on the 31st January at 5.30 our time in the afternoon,  I was sitting outside reading in the sunshine when the chair trembled....  there were ripples on the pool but also a slight breeze which might have caused that..... and then I looked at the website and yes!  Another tremor off the coast near Almeria and felt all the way up to Granada - and by me here in Montenegro.  John was indoors on a much sturdier chair and in an old solid house - he didn't feel a thing.








I must say though that if you  look at the website,  there is always activity,  we've never felt anything before though.

Another fiesta over the last few days, San Blas this time, celebrated this weekend in Cadiar, 
he is patron saint of lots of things such as animals, builders, veterinarians,  throats, choking, infants, stonecutters, carvers and woolworkers.  (Note the comma between choking and infants please!!)

We have friends who live in Extremadura and  they celebrated San Blas in their village.  Take a look at the photos on there and also there are some wonderful examples of hand embroidered clothing - and shoes!

Yesterday and today have been very windy,  our hatches are well and truly battened and we've been watching the 6 Nations Rugby. 

But outside we have some early spring flowers, 

This tub of freesias has lots of buds and the first flowers.

Also the grape hyacinths are coming up.

In the vegetable garden the Inca berries or Cape Gooseberry is still producing fruit.  The parsley has never stopped growing,  we are picking baby spicy salad leaves as and when we need them and I saw some small strawberries yesterday.  More water and a bit more sun and maybe they'll be pickable.