By Soller Shirley The class of 2022 have imaginative, innovative people amongst them, and this is the story of one couple. Jamie, Constanze and little Athea are new arrivals to the Soller Valley. They love this world and their rural life, 15 minutes from the centre of Soller. They are embracing everything and determined to…
By Soller Shirley Whichever side is emphasised will always limit the interest. The reasons some new arrivals are here is rarely the whole truth. Many recent arrivals are migrants. They have left economic disasters and war zones and found their way here. Some are refugees and many are asylum seekers. The reason many Russians have…
By Soller Shirley The visitors will leave and make decisions on whether they will return. Some residents have enjoyed shaking the tourism tree to see how many oranges will drop off and not return. Some of them have genuine concerns for the future of the islands and some just love to be spikey, and antagonistic….
By Soller Shirley I love Soller because it strikes my soul and the primeval need to belong. I loved London, and still do. I am fortunate to have had choice in where I have lived and found acceptance. I was not fleeing persecution, or making an economic choice, when the removal van came to collect…
By Soller Shirley The stuff of November life Sollerics are mountain people and, although many live in the Valley or by the Sea, they understand the rules. Layers are the style statement they live by. Leaving the house to go to school or work at 7 or 8 am they are freezing. The night air is cold…
By Soller Shirley Pic by Rachel Fox of Puig Mayor In 2024 many of our summer visitors are from the USA. This in part is due to the direct flights which are now possible from Newark to Mallorca. In addition, there are those who fly to other Spanish airports and explore. Then they make a…
By Soller Shirley Yesterday I sat at the counter of a favourite Palma Deli. Four o clock, with a cup of coffee contemplating, what, if anything, I was likely to buy. To start with I was the only one there but soon a table or two filled up and a few joined the counter space…
By Soller Shirley I am fortunate enough to meet many people who tell me of their life experiences and stories. One, this week, has stayed in my mind, and I share it. My new friend told of an exciting family life, full of travel and adventures in half the world. The family unit was great,…
By Soller Shirley Did you play that game when you were a child? You sat in a circle and had to answer the question. Repetition was not allowed and if you came anywhere near an answer already given you were ‘out’. There were always about six common answers and then you struggled. A bit like…
Still has a home in Mallorca; his heart is still here… “Success at last with the birds!” As I grow older, I grow wealthier: silver in my hair, two new titanium knee replacements, sugar in my blood, gold in my teeth, precious stones in my kidneys, free eye tests on the NHS, a bus pass,…
