Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – 13th May 2014 The organisation of the Soller Firo has to be seen to be believed. This is the major event of the year for Sollerics and the well oiled machine runs all year round preparing for these special dates in the calendar. It was all change for…
The hills are alive in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 5th May 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX There is a whole world that lives in our mountains and I am not just talking about the sheep and goats. On first sight it is not easy to see the paths and…
The projects of the Soller Valley PUBLISHED IN THE MAJORCA DAILY BULLETIN TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox So many projects that have been a long time in the planning are finally coming to a conclusion in the Soller Valley. If you have travelled our way over the past few months you will…
Lessons from the the past in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 2nd December 2014 Photographs by RACHEL FOX Last Thursday in the Escolapies Cultural Centre a lecture with slides and film was shown to a packed house. This was the beginning of a series of events taking place here in Soller to…
By Shirley Roberts And all other small towns… The Hallmark Movies on TV are sugar sweet and will hardly win any Oscars. There’s a ‘small town’ theme running through most of them. The hero or heroine has left for the big City for education or a fine job and said goodbye to small town roots. …
A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts The Anglican church in Mallorca is busy working behind the scenes to keep its presence warm and effective in the Lockdown. Not easy when both the Anglican Vicars recently left their posts on the island for ecclesiastical pastures new in the Diocese of Europe. The congregations in…
The Kings Cake or Roscon de Reyes Did you get to wear the crown? The tradition on January 6th after the Kings arrival is to have a celebration family lunch. The dessert is always the Roscon de Reyes which is a round sweet bun like texture cake often split and filled with cream. Contained in…
This black trend in summer dresses and wedding dresses is happening for a reason 2021-09-02 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Summer dresses have taken on a black look this year. So many have bought the cotton black look or the lacy black one. It is not a colour we associate with summer but in these days of uncertainty…
RV BONNIE LASS Bonnie Lass was built in 1949 on the east coast of Scotland. Her life was that of a wooden framed working fishing boat. She caught herrings and dredged for scallops in Scotland and then fished for Salmon in the beauty of Northern Ireland before becoming a museum piece in the Maritime Museum…
By Shirley Roberts Sunday 23rd August 2020 Raixa is located 15 minutes from Soller. Signposted to the right when the main road turns into serious pot holes and bumpy track. Coaches of the ‘great and good’ use this route to get to Raixa for important Consell conferences. Difficult to understand why they haven’t sorted the…
