frayed at the edge

Multi-cultural cuisine!

We found this new tapas restaurant in Puerto Pollensa

 

it is very stylish

 

and if I had a big enough space on the wall, I would make a clock like this

 

there is a bright covered courtyard

 

given how much I like to eat, I must be the very best person in the world!

 

eat, drink, sleep, repeat ........ good advice

 

but can you guess from the menu what we ate on our first visit?

 

yes, we had the full Scottish breakfast, which was very stylishly presented

 

when I lifted the lid on my mug of tea, I found a strainer filled with tea leaves, which lifted out - the lid turned over then to become a dish to put the strainer on 

 

we did go back to have a Spanish meal 

 

a delicious selection of tapas, with empenadas, chicken skewers and calamari in panko breadcrumbs

 

spicy patatas bravas

 

and superb albondigas 

 

of course we also ate Italian, visiting our favourite pizza restaurant.  Malcolm had ham and mushroom, topped with an egg

 

and I had ham and pineapple

 

and just looked at the view!!

 

and a little taste of Chinese - beef chop suey and chicken with almonds

 

and another good view from the restaurant

 

and now for something completely different (yes, I stole that from Monty Python) ....... the Great British Sewing Bee started again last night.  There is a new judge called Esme ....... she may be tiny, but she has a big personality and was very entertaining

 

and the delicious, delectable Patrick is as gorgeous as ever ....... you could just drown in his big brown eyes!!  (oh, the sewing was good too).

Home again!

We got home at 7pm yesterday, and after dinner we slumped in front of the tv until bedtime!  Today has been busy ....... I have done an enormous food shop (the fridge was empty) and lots of laundry, while Malcolm has been out in the garden, cutting the grass and generally tidying up.  I took over 400 photos, which will take me a while to sort through, but for today, here is just a quick selection

the villa, on the afternoon of our arrival

 

the (slightly chilly) pool

 

this is early in the morning

 

one of the views over to the mountains

 

Malcolm's first cake, a delicious fruit tart

 

and mine, a yummy toffee sponge

 

just one of the many boats that I took photos of

 

An unusual topic!

Of all the things you might have guessed at for this last holiday post ....... I am sure you didn't think of old cars!!  When we came out of the Town Hall after our buffet lunch, we didn't expect to see this magnificent car (which we remember from our childhood)

 

this little sign on the front explained why it was there - the owners were having a jolly weekend away

 

then we walked on round the corner, and found this beauty.  I had to wait to take the photo until a man on the other side of the road had finished taking his photo!

 

I was rather taken with the mascot on the bonnet

 

a fine display of badges on the front of the car

 

then, the next day when I went to Kelso, as I turned into the car park I saw this magnificent specimen

 

I didn't need to see the USA badge on the back to know that it was American

 

they just don't make cars like this any more!!

 

I hope you have enjoyed these random posts ....... if we can tear ourselves away from the delights of Majorca, I'll be back on Monday with tales of our holiday!

Blue skies

I will try to bring the blue skies home with me!!

A little bit of sewing

When I was looking back through my photos for these holiday posts, I realised that I hadn't shared these ones with you.  Once I had stitched all the blocks together

 

I assembled the leftover strips, some double stick fusible web and my circle templates

 

the first set of circles ready to cut out

 

peeling away the backing paper to show the fusible web on the wrong side of the fabric

 

the first six in place

 

and the next six added

 

the advantage of the double stick fusible is that you can peel it off and reposition it, before you iron it to permanently bond it

 

I like this so much I was jumping up and down and shouting woohoo!!

 

to finish - a little tip.  Cutting out the double stick fusible can gum up your scissors ...... to clean them, just use some nail polish remover.

Almost over!

 

 

On the beach

I have mentioned before that the winter storms caused changes to the beach, with a lot of groynes being uncovered

 

these old bits of wood have lots of different colours

 

 

and interesting shapes

 

this has had a newer piece of wood added at the back

 

I changed the setting on the camera to B&W

 

I had to wait until a dog, then the dog's owners, then the dog again, got out of the way to take this photo!

 

I like the different textures on this old piece of wood

 

a mix of old wood and bolts, attached to new wood

 

going back to colour shows up the contrast better!

Post boxes

 There are all sorts of post boxes throughout Britain, but most of them are made in Scotland.  Machan Engineering is one of the main firms making them.  Here is just a small collection that I have seen recently

 

 

Frustration!!

Oh dear, I was going to show you photos of the delicious dinner we had last night, but TypePad absolutely refuses to insert the photos!  So I will just have to tell you that Malcolm had fish and I had chicken ..........

Red shells

At the far end of Spittal beach, a stream comes out of the cliff.  It is very red, probably because of iron in the rocks

 

I first noticed that these two shells had been dyed red by the water

 

then I saw these ones

 

and these ones

 

and even a golf ball stuck in a cleft of rock had turned red!

 

while I was taking the photos, Malcolm suddenly called out "watch your back".  Usually he shouts this when I haven't noticed a big wave coming up behind me, but this time it was a little Jack Russell.  I'm glad that I had finished taking photos of the shells on this little outcrop of rocks, because the dog ....... well, he did what boy dogs do!