Or maybe not… The blame game has started Trump blames the ChineseEurope blames AustriaSpain blames itself for not acting sooner The hindsight has started and in some cases (USA most noticeably) the law suits have allegedly begun. The blame throughout the world is also focused on those who should have ordered ventilators, protective clothing and…
From Friday 13th March to Wednesday 25th March 2020 The diary of living with a virus in the Soller Valley 2020 Friday 13th March 2020 Children will go to school this morning and learn how remote learning is going to work for them. Two weeks of school closures will be joined by two weeks of…
A few days of lockdown and talking to friends and family over the the world in the same position, leads me to this conclusion. The ‘Entitled Generation’ (that’s you and me) have developed a crocodile thick skin. We have all been conscious of those that have little and struggle but knowledge hasn’t put a halt…
Today I am responding to kind readers who have asked me for ideas for a trip to London. My Nan’s Days Out take place in all sorts of sites from Majorca to Cornwall to London. London is the one many want to know about apart from the huge interest in our adventures round Majorca. London…
Balearic Day … Every year, around the 1st March, the Balearic islands organise activities around culture, sports and gastronomy to commemorate their Statute of Autonomy, proclaimed in 1983 and renewed in 2007. March 1st is the official day of celebration on the Balearic Islands with events and activities beginning a few days early and finishing…
The Soller Football Club ground is 97 years old this year – its birthday is on August 24th. The stadium was built in the centre of town about 5 minutes walk from the town square. Of course when it was built it was on the outskirts of town but these days the urban sprawl has…
‘The corporate banking world of the Royal Bank of Canada opened many doors for us and started us on our adventures away from the suburbs of Sussex. City of London opportunities meant that the hop across the world to Toronto happened at the time our children were grown enough to make their own choices. The…
Time to think of others in Soller By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin on Tuesday 9th January 2017 Photograph by Rachel Fox No sooner had we enjoyed the arrival of the Three Kings and the presents when reality hit us with a bump. On Saturday 6th January 2018 our Town Hall issued…
Back in the day – Soller reminiscences Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin The streets of Soller are full and the Port of Soller is jumping. The height of the season for the whole island and holiday memories are being made by the hour. Apart from the extremities of the weather I really love August…
Changing times – Soller style Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 31st July 2017 Twenty years ago the Soller Tunnel opened. The road was blasted through the mountain and cars flowed freely as long as they paid the toll. This development was hugely controversial and…
