Category Archives: From a Foreign Field

Reports and thoughts from places and events outside the UK. From festivals to nature walks, events to everyday life.

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Tormentas

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Tormenta – noun (f), storm or tempest. Researching a book is one of the most interesting aspects of being a writer ( overheard recently from one writer friend to another,  ‘You must have had an amazing time researching that one!’ ). … Continue reading

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Summer Nights 2016

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I have written before about high summer in Jerez and the concerts which take place in the town’s ancient monuments, like the Alcazar and the Cloisters of Santo Domingo. This year, however, the Ayuntamiento has gone one step further and … Continue reading

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The High Sierras

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I am just about to return to Jerez, after the gloom and doom of London. Lambeth, where I live, returned the highest percentage ‘Remain’ vote in the whole country, so the atmosphere here is one of mourning. The Tory party, … Continue reading

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Heavenly motions – the music of the spheres

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There was a full moon in the night sky on Monday ( and it is still only just past its gibbous best ) but I have loaned my telescope in Jerez to friends who live in the campo and are, … Continue reading

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Heavenly music

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Regular readers of this blog may recall my mentioning the Vendimia in Jerez last Autumn and the early music concert which was part of the festivities.  It took place in the 13th century Capilla de Santa Maria in the Alcazar … Continue reading