frayed at the edge

Little and large

It has been cloudy today, but finally the sun has come out, the swallows are swooping over the garden and an enormous dragonfly is flying back and forward over the pool.  When we were out this morning, we saw this tiny car .........

 

.......... then we saw a tractor on the beach - and not just any old tractor, but a John Deere!!

 

we went back to the cafe where I had the apple cake with the caramel topping, but today's offering was the apple cake like Annette's - delicious

 

on the way back to the villa, we caught up with this big Beastie - as you can see, it took up more than half the road

 

this is the turning into the side road that the villa is on.  We had to wait until the oncoming traffic had shuffled about to let the Beastie through

Relaxing!

I'm sitting with my feet up, enjoying a chilled glass of white wine and listening to some good music - Malcolm as always is still soaking up the sun beside the pool!

This morning we headed to Cala Sant Vicenc

 

 

the sea front there is quite different to Puerto Pollensa

 

I'm getting better at taking photos through the windscreen

 

two cakes to share today - the first is Saturday's LMP

 

and today's fruit tart

Bundles of fluff

When we were strolling along in Puerto Pollensa this morning, we saw a bunch of people looking over the bridge ........ what was so interesting?  Ducklings!!

 

while Malcolm enjoyed his almond cake ......

 

I was enjoying this amazing confection ........ apple, custard, crunchy bits, topped with caramel

 

just a short post, as I have to get ready to go out for dinner.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend, love Anne

 

Dining out

Most evenings we have dinner at the villa, but last night we went to Puerto Pollensa, sitting on a plinth built out into the sea, similar to this one

 

it was very pleasant looking out to sea .......

 

.......... while tucking into posh burgers and chips!

 

this morning we went to Alcudia.  When you cross the road from the car park, the first building you see is this magnificent church

 

there are lots of pavement cafes

 

this little shop sells all sorts of flavoured salts - we didn't buy any today, as we haven't finished the ones we bought last year!

 

usually we walk round the top of the old town walls, but today, for a change, we walked round the foot of the walls

 

are you fed up seeing photos of cakes?  We aren't fed up eating them!  Today's was a delicious strawberry flan

 

there is an Iron Man competition here on Saturday, so we will have to avoid the roads which will be filled with fit, muscular, tanned young men in tight Lycra ........ what's that, can you pop in for a visit?  Of course you can!!

Strolling in the sunshine

We had a stroll round Pollensa this morning.  The main square is dominated by a very old church ......... this is just a very small part of it

 

on up the hill is another church - this one is smaller than the other one!

 

we strolled on to the Pont Roma (Roman Bridge), pausing to take a photo of this gnarled stump of an olive tree

 

this is the driest that we have seen the river bed

 

I think that this building has been for sale all the years we have been coming here!

 

of course after all that strolling, we needed cake.  Today's was a delicious apple cake, similar to the most favourite apple and sultana one that Annette regularly makes for the patch'n'chatters

 

this last photo is for The Squealers, my fabulous quilty friends in Melbourne ......... 

 

All at sea!

Yesterday we had a stroll round the marina in Puerto Pollensa.  I don't particularly like being afloat, as I get seasick, but I could be persuaded to have a trip on this boat (click on the photo to enlarge it)

Ko

 

we were back in Puerto Pollensa this morning, to have a stroll along the Pine Walk

 

after all that strolling we were in need of ice cream.  Malcolm chose coconut and rum and raisin for his two flavours, and I had mango and banoffee.  This is why I get up at 6.30, five mornings a week, to exercise on the implements of torture, so that on holiday I can eat cake and ice cream!!

A busy weekend!

On Saturday we went to Alcudia, which is just a short drive away along the coast (it isn't easy taking a Hudl photo through the windscreen)

 

Alcudia has lots of old buildings ......

 

........ narrow streets

 

........ beautifully restored houses

 

Yesterday we went to Pollensa for the Sunday market.  It was very busy 

 

with lots of fresh produce

 

this photo is for Rachel and The Gardener

 

and there may have been cake!

 

thank you for all your concern for my knee - it is slowly getting better!

Cloudy!

It was cloudy and cooler when we went to Pollensa this morning, but the clouds made it easier to see the screen when taking photos.  This is one of our favourite shops - it doesn't open until later in the morning, but stays open well into the evening

 

we also like this one, which if full of wonderful brightly coloured ceramics

 

this is the start of the 365 steps up to the Church of Calvari - we have walked up them in the past, but I have hurt my knee, so we won't be tackling it for a few days

 

and now for the cake!  Malcolm had a pastry filled with custard and topped with nuts, and I had a delicious sponge topped with caramel

 

the clouds vanished mid-afternoon, and Malcolm is still catching some rays, while I sit on terrace with a glass of wine, writing today's post.

Have a wonderful weekend, love Anne

May Day .........

........ don't worry, that's no a cry for help!  Unlike at home, where we have a public holiday on the first Monday of May, here they celebrate on the first day of the month.  We popped into the old town this morning to buy the newspapers, but the shop was shut.  But I did get the chance to take a couple of photos in one of the narrow old streets

 

we decided to head into Puerto Pollensa for an ice cream, but the sun was so bright, there was a bit of a failure taking a photo!

 

do you remember the laundry bag that I made?  It looks good hanging in the bathroom

 

 

Today's cake ......

........ was a delicious chocolate and fresh cream concoction.  I wouldn't want you to think that we have cake every day, sometimes we have ice cream!!

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The villa we are staying in is a short drive from Pollensa, and a slightly longer drive from Puerto Pollensa, which is where we were this morning, as it was market day.  It's hard to take photos with the Hudl in the sunshine, as you can't see the screen, but this one shows you some of the fresh produce on sale

 

To finish, a photo of the scenery, taken through the windscreen as we drove back to the villa