By Shirley Roberts A frequent Nan’s Day Out for me is to our local park. Known by many names in the Port of Soller but mostly as the ‘Camp de Football’. This is a park with a football pitch in the centre and a running track round the outskirts. Swings for children on one corner…
The tide is out but I’m going on… By Shirley Roberts God and the ethics of the virus have been doing the rounds. Last week it was conspiracy theories and now the God debate has started. The Pope gave a message about the virus in St Peter’s Square, considered significant and important at the end…
A Humans of Majorca story A trip to London and a coffee in Goodge Street, introduced me to whole new CAKE world. Christmas music played and a few guys up a ladder were putting up the decorations. It was then I noticed the CAKE. Beautiful cakes displayed in a refrigerated unit tempting us all. But…
Good news for house purchasers in Majorca and for the charities that the successful estate agents support. This is the news of Saturday 24th January 2015… The pound has hit a seven year high against the Euro which is good news for visiting tourists from the UK. This is exceptional news for those who have put…
‘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…
Joan Rubio spent a long time in Soller…He was the Architect who worked with and was influenced by Gaudi. The facade of Sant Bartholomew church in Soller was his work as was the Bank of Soller building on the corner of the square. These are very well know examples of ‘Gaudism’ and bring the disciples of…
Here come the class of 2014 to Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 29th July 2014 Mike Watts Neil Doloughan Bill Webb Photograph of Mike Watts by RACHEL FOX This is the time of year when the lovely Mr Bill Webb of Webb’s International Removals spends more time in Soller and Deya than…
Saint Bartholomew – the Patron Saint of Soller The Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew – every year from 22ndto 25th August – or thereabouts… In 2014 the Fiesta is from Thursday 21st August to Sunday 24th August 2014 Saint Bartholomew is one of the twelve apostles and credited with the conversion of people in Armenia. After…
Plus doing much for the Victims of the War in Ukraine Meanwhile, on small island Mallorca what are we doing? 2022-03-10 Palma – Written By Shirley Roberts plus all photographs by Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts There is only one subject on our lips this week and we deal with it in our own way. Some…
Betwixt and Between in Soller By Shirley Roberts Today is Monday 26th December 2016. In the UK it is Boxing Day with traditions of brisk walks, visits to the sales and another family gathering. The Boxing Day feast is usually centred around left overs and pickles and altogether a more relaxed affair than Christmas Day. …
