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Introduction
Here we are in April already with spring around the corner & summer on the horizon. The weather and work situations in the last 2 months have been very unpredictable; more and more ex-pats leaving Spain to go back to the UK is also a worrying development. The towns and villages have been very quiet but hopefully the warmer weather will improve the overall conditions from now on. Looking forward, we have Easter celebrations to come, the Elections and no doubt the Ferias will be starting soon after that. Holiday makers will hopefully start visiting this area again and businesses will flourish once more. I have had mixed reactions regarding the new look magazine, the main one being that it´s too big to pop in a handbag! Well not one to disappoint the ladies, I am considering another change to the magazine and won´t stop trying until we get it right, so watch this space because you never know what “Inland Solutions” will come up with next. On that note, I hope you will enjoy this issue and please send me any information from your area that you think our readers would like to know about. Chat soon,
Aquí estamos en abril ya con la primavera casi encima y el verano no tan lejos, pero durante los últimos 2 meses las cosas han sido muy imprevisibles con El tiempo y preocupante las situaciones de trabajo ya que muchos extranjeros han dejando España para volver al Reino Unido. Los pueblos han estado muy tranquilos en esos meses, pero espero que a partir de ahora el clima más cálido mejore las condiciones generales. Mirando hacia el futuro, tenemos las celebraciones de Semana Santa, las elecciones y, sin duda, las romerías y ferias van a empezar después. Aquí están empezando de nuevo el turismo y los negocios comenzando a florecer otra vez. Las Reacciones del nuevo formato de la revista han sido diferente, la principal queja es que es demasiado grande para meterla en un bolso de señora Bueno, no quiero decepcionar a los lectores y voy a considerar los cambios de la revista como buenos para todos, ya los podrán disfrutar en la próxima entrega de "Inland Solutions” En ese sentido, espero que disfruten la revista y me puedan enviar cualquier información de su pueblo o barrio que pueda ser interesante para nuestros lectores.
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DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN: SUR Catas de vino personalizadas a domicilio. Asesoramiento sobre sus vinos preferidos. Le entregamos sus vinos en su casa. Visitas guiadas a bodegas exclusivas. Conozca la Andalucía interior: sus vinos, su historia y sus costumbres.
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Interesting Articles
Tell the Doctor … (How to communicate with the Spanish doctor ...) An ENGLISH - SPANISH phrase book with words and phrases to help you communicate on medical matters and with useful information on using the Spanish health and social services. "Tell the Doctor" was originally compiled to help doctors in Orba (Alicante) communicate with their non-Spanish speaking patients. From these small beginnings, it is now used all over Spain. It now also contains information to help you use the various services that are available to those who live or come on holiday here.The phrases contained in this book are to help you tell your doctor what your problem is and to then be able to understand what his diagnosis and treatment are. The book is divided up into sections that tell the doctor something about you and your condition, and other sections that the doctor can use to tell you about his diagnosis and treatment. If you cannot speak Spanish well, or maybe not at all, you can just point to an appropriate phrase. Or the doctor can point to a phrase and then you indicate if it is true or false (nod or shake your head). If there are alternatives (printed in italics), point to the word or phrase that applies to you. On pages 94-95 there is a very useful personal information checklist form. It´s a good idea to make photocopies of these pages for each member of your household. Keep them up-dated regularly and where they can be found easily, maybe with your other medical documents. Keep a copy in your car as well. If you take a number of drugs it is also very useful to keep a list of these and the times of day you take them. Take this information with you to the doctor or hospital whenever necessary but especially on a first visit. If you have had treatment in another country, please ask your doctor there for a medical report and get it translated into Spanish before you see a doctor here.
The SPANISH NHS CARD (Tarjeta Médica, a.k.a. Tarjeta SIP) Every Autonomous Region in Spain has its public Health Service ( Servicio de Salud )] and all EU citizens who live here permanently and who are registered with the INSS are entitled to obtain their NHS Card and use it anywhere in Spain. However, non-pensioners who are not working will have to take out private insurance, unless they are covered by an E106 (see below). Each applicant must first register on the padrón in his local municipality and obtain a certificado de empadronamiento, and have his Foreigner's Identification Number ( N.I.E. ) or Certificado de Residencia. He also needs to provide proof that he is entitled to health care in his country of origin, with a valid EHIC and E106, or an E121 if he is a State Pensioner, so that the cost of his care can be recouped from that country. He will also need to show his passport and will need photocopies of everything. Take these documents to the INSS in the nearest main town to register ( hours 0900-1400 ) [see the phone book under "Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social" for the address]. They will usually process your application immediately and give you your NHS Card with your Spanish Social Security number on it. Take it to your local Centro de Salud, where you will be allocated to a local doctor. Tell the Doctor is a new book that no ex pats home should be without. It includes information regarding all aspects of Hospital and Clinic visits, at the chemist, social services, repatriation, when someone dies, lists of illnesses and a whole lot more important information. Be sure to order your copy as soon as possible: At Diane´s Hair & Beauty Studio, Fuente de Piedra Tel: 659991743
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Sixty Detained in Timeshare Fraud Affecting British Pensioners in Malaga Region According to the national police, sixty members of a criminal network who preyed on retired British expatriates have been arrested. Using a telesales team these crooks offered to purchase timeshares at very attractive prices. The owners of these properties would have to pay a sum to proceed with the sale. The British victims rumoured to be around 500 and who were defrauded of amounts between 300 to 50,000 euros have not as yet come forward. The gang, not content at having taking huge amounts of cash from the victims, dismantled the operation and called the pensioners again, this time posing as a group of lawyers offering their services to bring the criminals to justice and to recoup the losses incurred. In this way extracting even more money from the victims in the process. The final phrase of this fraud was to call the clients to say that the lawyers (impostors) had obtained a satisfactory result in the courts. Now the affected just had to make a final payment to recoup their funds. The mainly British criminal gang who have been carrying out these operations since 2009 are thought to have made illicit gains of over 30,000,000 euros. In the police swoop, over a million euros in assets have been confiscated. This is not an original swindle so please, if anyone receives calls from a telesales team with attractive offers for your property or if you are told that there is already a buyer in place, make searches of the company, where they are located and if registered as a business. Never sign a contract until proven as legal by a reputable solicitor. For anyone who believes they may have been tricked by this criminal network, please contact us. myra@citizensadvice.org.es or if you prefer to speak with one of our reputable lawyers
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What’s On Guide
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Monthly Wellness Clinics with a British Trained Nurse take place at Diane's Hair & Beauty Studio in Fuente de Piedra. Please book your appointments now for all regular health checks and any medical issues in private - book early as appointments are limited.
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THE WANDERERS. If you have a motorhome, caravan or tent and would like to join like minded people to rally far & wide, then The Wanderers might be for you. We are a group of friendly campers who aim to rally together approx 8 times a year. If the idea appeals to you, contact us for more details by sending an e-mail to campingwanderers@gmail.com or contact Peter Harrison on 634 366 922
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Interesting Articles
F. SCHATZ Premium Wines By Carmen Aparicio, Professional wine taster by ESH Seville aparicio.carmen64@gmail.com WINE OF THE MONTH PETIT VERDOT 2008 Winery: F. SCHATZ Variety: Petit Verdot is a variety introduced in Ronda by oenologist Juan Manuel Vetas. It is a late ripening grape, red, intense in colour, very aromatic, resulting in very complex wines. It usually is the crown jewel of many wineries. Ageing: 15 months in French oak barrel, on its own fine lees with battonages every 2 to 6 months. It is a high cape wine, dark violet in colour. Scents from dry aromatic plants like laurel, thyme, rosemary, eucalyptus, are intense and clear in the nose. Dark chocolate notes can be discovered in the mouth, it is very mineral and its tannins are strong but with a correct and fresh acidity. Pairing: To have with starters, it pairs perfectly with fatty cheeses like Gorgonzola, any dish made up with this cheese is ideal. To pair it with main courses, pig fat meats are the most appropriate ones for the wine-food marriage to be superb. Bon Appétit. Sold at Carmen Aparicio (Antequera, Spain), tel. 639 620 555 This life is full of marvellous people teaching you everything they know and teaching it with all the passion with which they learnt it. Finca La Sanguijuela is hidden among unpaved roads surrounded by vineyards. When you feel you are lost, an iron gate appears between the trees, showing a welcome board to Friedrich Schatz’s home. Friedrich is a true Málaga man from Germany. When he speaks, you end up not knowing if Friedrich comes from one place or the other. His wines are organic and, furthermore, biodynamic. In the Schatz family there have been winemakers since the Seventeenth century. At the age of eighteen years old, Friedrich packed up and left with all his heritage to look for what he called the paradise. He fell in love with Ronda, its climate, the land and the people. Finca Sanguijuela y Friedrich Schatz
matched, that was a big coincidence and he decided to stay. Ronda lost all its vineyards after the phylloxera and there were no wineries remaining. Friedrich’s great efforts got the people to believe again in their lands and in Ronda’s potential. Now, after thirty years, it is again a land rich in wines with twenty-three wineries proving it. One of these wineries is Friedrich Schatz’s. The first thing you see and feel when you enter his home is a microclimate made up of aromatic herbs, plants and shrubs, their names never heard before. Federico guides us through that garden that wreathes us with unknown fragrances. He tells us that all those aromatic herbs play a very important role in the Finca and in the vineyard, keeping away any insect that may harm the vines. After a little walk we find part of the vineyard. To step on the ground is to step on a mantle of natural composting waste, created during years with falling leaves and the remains of pruning that became part of the ground to turn into a component of the vine that rendered them. Those aromatic plants are again at the beginning of each row of grapevine. Friedrich explains to us the particularity of each of the varieties grown. You can tell a proud glint in his eyes when he looks at the result of so many years of work. Hens and cocks join us during the walk, it is like living in another world. We enter the winery. The tanks are waiting for us, the manual press, the casks and the sleeping bottles, waiting to be ready for tasting. All the work in this winery is manual. No pesticide, fertilizer, nothing artificial is used, thus certifying it as ecological. This winery is the only biodynamic one in the entire province and maybe in all Andalusia. Biodynamic agriculture is based on creating for each discrete situation, a unique agro-eco system called agricultural organism. This grows full of its own strength and health as it becomes a complete agricultural individuality. It is not only about working with the
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forces in the earth’s inside but considering the power of the cosmos, i.e. the influences from the solar rhythms, the moons, the zodiacal constellations and the planets of our solar system. The best way to understand biodinamics’ results is to drink the wines created by these lands. Made with the very same grape variety, Schatz offers a stunning Chardonnay white, very fruity and aromatic, with a strong mineral taste in the mouth. A rosé elaborated with Muskattrolinger grape, aged during five months in French oak barrels on its own lees with daily battonage. A red wine Finca Sanguijuela with a coupage of Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Souvignon, ageing during fifteen months in French and American oak barrels on its own lees, daily battonage. Red berries like blackcurrant can be readily identified in the nose, the wood bringing in notes of vanilla and cocoa, powerful in mouth. Acinipo is a red one owing its name to the Roman ruins of Ronda la Vieja, a few kilometres away from the vineyard. Lemberger grapes produce a cherry and blueberries wine in the nose, very silky in the mouth, twelve months ageing in Slovenian and French oak barrels. His Pinot Noir, ageing during fifteen months in French oak barrels and battonage during two to six months, makes an aromatic wine with strawberry, raspberry and cocoa scents, even mint easy to identify. Its tannins are elegant in mouth, correct, high enveloping taste with a long aftertaste. We stand before some unique, complex wines, not only to be drank but to be tasted … they are like that candy we love so, so much that we keep it for a very special occasion, thinking that we will not chew it but leave it to melt slowly in the mouth. It is a wine we will have in the nose, trying to recognize all its nuances and in the mouth all its flavours, always looking for a memory of life to match those aromas.
Bodega F. SCHATZ Por Carmen Aparicio, Catador Profesional por la ESH de Sevilla aparicio.carmen64@gmail.com VINO DEL MES PETIT VERDOT 2008 Bodega: F. SCHATZ Varietal: Petit Verdot, un varietal introducido en Ronda por el enólogo Juan Manuel Vetas. Es una uva de maduración tardía, tinta, de color intenso, muy aromática y que da como resultados vinos muy complejos, suele ser la joya de la corona de muchas bodegas. Crianza: 15 meses en barrica de roble francés en sus propias lías finas con batonages de 2 a 6 meses. Es un vino de capa alta y color violáceo oscuro. En nariz los aromas son intensos y francos a plantas aromáticas secas como laurel, tomillo, romero y eucalipto. En boca aprecias las notas de chocolate amargo, es muy mineral y de taninos con cuerpo pero con una acidez muy correcta y fresca. Maridaje: Para tomar con primeros platos, marida a la perfección con quesos muy grasos como el Gorgonzola, cualquier plato elaborado con este queso es ideal. Para tomar con segundos platos, las carnes grasas del cerdo son las más propicias para que el matrimonio vino-comida sea sublime. Buen provecho. Pueden adquirirlo en Carmen Aparicio (Antequera), tel. 639 620 555.
decir las influencias de los ritmos solares, lunares, de las constelaciones del zodíaco y de los planetas de nuestro sistema solar. La mejor forma de entender el resultado de la biodinámica es beber los vinos que dan esas tierras. Schatz tiene una carta de un blanco Chardonnay que te deja sin sentido elaborado con la uva de su propio nombre, muy afrutado y aromático y en boca con mucha potencia mineral. Un rosado elaborado con la uva Muskattrollinger con una crianza en roble francés durante 5 meses en sus propias lías con un batonage diario. Un tinto Finca Sanguijuela con un coupage de Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah y Cabernet Souvignon con 15 meses de crianza en barrica de roble francés y americano en sus propias lías, realizando batonage diario, en nariz se reconocen perfectamente frutos rojos como la grosella y la madera le aporta notas de vainilla y cacao, potente en boca. Acinipo es un tinto que le debe su nombre a las ruinas de Ronda la Vieja a muy pocos kilómetros del viñedo, del varietal Lemberger da un vino en nariz a cereza y arándanos y en boca muy sedoso con una crianza de 12 meses en barrica francesa y eslovena. Su Pinot Noir del mismo varietal con una crianza de 15 meses en barrica de roble francés y un batonage de 2 a 6 meses, tiene como resultado un vino aromático a fresas, frambuesas y notas de cacao, incluso menta fácil de detectar. En boca sus taninos son elegantes, correctos y su sabor muy envolvente de recorrido largo. Estamos ante unos vinos únicos, complejos y que no sólo se pueden beber, hay que saborearlos… son como ese caramelo que nos gusta mucho, mucho, y que guardamos para una ocasión especial y siempre nos decimos que no lo vamos a masticar que lo vamos a dejar que se deshaga en la boca lentamente. Es un vino que tendremos en la nariz intentando reconocer todos sus matices y en la boca todos sus sabores, buscando siempre un recuerdo de nuestra vida que podamos poner a esos aromas.
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Esta vida está llena de personas maravillosas que te enseñan todo lo que saben y te lo enseñan con toda la pasión con la que ellos lo han aprendido. Finca La Sanguijuela se hace difícil de encontrar entre caminos llenos de viñedos y cuando crees que ya te has perdido aparece una cancela entre una arboleda y un cartel te da la bienvenida al hogar de Friedrich Schatz, una alemán muy malagueño, que según cómo te hable ya no sabes si es de un lugar u otro. Sus vinos son ecológicos pero no se quedan ahí además son biodinámicos. La familia Schatz son bodegueros desde el siglo XVI. Friedrich a sus 18 años hizo la maleta y se marchó con todo su legado de cocimiento a buscar lo que él llamaba el paraíso. Se enamoró de Ronda, su clima, su tierra y su gente. Finca Sanguijuela y Friedrich Schatz coincidían, eran muchas casualidades y decidió quedarse. Ronda tras la filoxera perdió todas sus viñas y ya no quedaban bo-
degas. La gran labor de Federico logró que de nuevo la gente creyera en esas tierras y en el potencial de Ronda, ahora tras 30 años de nuevo vuelve a ser una tierra rica en vinos y da fe de ello sus 23 bodegas, entre ellas la de Friedrich Schatz. Cuando entras a su hogar lo primero que ves y sientes es un microclima de hierbas aromáticas, plantas y arbustos que ni tan siquiera había escuchado nunca sus nombres. Federico nos guía por ese jardín que te envuelve en aromas desconocidos, nos explica que todas estas hierbas aromáticas hacen una labor muy importante en la Finca y en los viñedos y es que repele cualquier insecto que pueda dañar a la vid. Al cruzar nos encontramos de lleno con parte del viñedo, pisar la tierra es pisar un manto de abono natural que se ha ido creando a lo largo de los años por la caída de las hojas, los restos de la poda que se han ido incorporando a la tierra para que de nuevo vuelvan a ser parte de la vid que los dejó. En la cabeza de cada hilera de vid de nuevo están estas plantas aromáticas. Federico nos cuenta la peculiaridad de cada uno de los varietales que tiene cultivados, puedes ver cómo le brillan los ojos de orgullo por ver el resultado de tantos años de trabajo. Las gallinas y gallos nos acompañan en todo el trayecto, es como vivir en otro mundo. Entramos en la bodega, allí nos esperan los depósitos, la prensa manual, las barricas y las botellas que duermen esperando estar a punto para que las podamos degustar. Todo el trabajo que se hace en esta bodega es manual, no se utiliza ningún tipo de pesticida, ni abono, ni nada artificial, eso lo certifica como ecológico. Esta bodega es la única biodinámica de toda la provincia y quizás de toda Andalucía. La biodinámica se basa en crear en cada situación particular un agro-ecosistema único al cual se le llama organismo agrícola. Este va tomando la fuerza y salud propia en la medida en que se va convirtiendo en una individualidad agrícola completa. No solo se trabaja con las fuerzas de la tierra sino que también se toma en cuenta las fuerzas provenientes del cosmos, es
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Fuente de Piedra
Car boot sale / Mercadillo - Fuente de Piedra Fue un día precioso el domingo 8 de marzo, ideal para el primer mercadillo que tuvo lugar en la Plaza de la Constitución de Fuente de Piedra. La venta de cosas de segunda mano donados a la Asociación Girasol es la única forma viable de recaudación de fondos para la Asociación, y debido a que se había suspendido el mercadillo mensual del Hotel Saydo, AG organizó el evento con la colaboración del Ayuntamiento de Fuente de Piedra. Habia 9 puestos en total que vendían, además de artículos de segunda mano, piezas de artesanía, con una maravillosa participación. La Plaza se llenó de vida desde las 8.30 de la mañana. El próximo mercadillo será el segundo domingo de cada mes. Si desea reservar un puesto al precio de 5 €, por favor póngase en contacto con Hilary: amigosdegirasol@gmail.com. La mitad de lo recaudado de la reserva del puesto se donará al colegio de Fuente de Piedra, la otra mitad va destinado a mejorar la vida de las personas con enfermedades avanzadas, e incurables, sus familias y cuidadores.
The weather was lovely on Sunday 8th August, ideal for the first car-boot sale to be held in La Plaza de la Constitution, Fuente de Piedra. The sale of second-hand donated items at Saydo´s Wednesday Market is the only consistent form of fundraising that Asociación Girasol organizes, and with the Saydo monthly car-boot sale being recently discontinued, AG´s fundraisers organized the event with the cooperation of Fuente de Piedra Town Hall. There were 9 stalls in total, not only selling second-hand items but also handicrafts - a marvellous turnout. The Plaza was brought alive by customers who appeared from about 8.30 onwards. The car-boot will be held on the second Sunday of the month, and if you would like to reserve a pitch (€5), please contact Hilary on amigosdegirasol@gmail.com. Half of the cost of the pitch is donated to Fuente de Piedra Junior School, the other half goes towards helping to improve the life of people with advanced, incurable illnesses, their families and carers.
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or contact Jane on jane@bordechoice.com
Seven years on and Border Choice is kicking trends with borders all over the globe, having now expanded with Border Choice Europe and Border Choice Italia. The Cypriot based Company run by Andy Carrington and Martin Haigh has seen some big changes in the last few years. “We've practically re invented the wheel” says Andy and Martin; “It was no easy feat in the early days having gone back to the drawing board on various occasions. It would have been easier to have used an outside source for the original product but knowing we were going to encounter problems such as borders coming unstuck we decided to manufacture our own product by using extreme testing and yes during the early stages we did come across some very tough hurdles.”
Shark Force has been specially developed to cope with the extremities of living in an interchanging environment and is produced in our British
We have over the years helped various customers in Spain make their pools look like new but would like to be able to offer our services to more people in the Spanish community. We still enjoy talking to customers and hearing of the various problems that they encountered and how happy they are with the solution that Border Choice gave them. Over the years many of these customers have become our friends promoting our products. We now have a representation here, with you, in Spain. Jane has welcomed the opportunity to represent Border Choice in Spain and is relishing the challenge. So if you own a property in Spain that would benefit form a Border Choice border being fitted email Jane at jane@borderchoice.com Just let her know your pool size, the border design and width that interests you and she will send you a no obligation quotation.
So where next? We seem to be getting known more and more each year and we keep introducing new ideas like the Empire Range to keep our new customers interested and we also have some old customers coming back to refresh their old borders with a new design. It makes sense; why replace the liner when you can just refresh the border and save money! We want to remain a border company -that’s what we do best! The product's very easy to order On Line and you'll save 20% by doing this. There's a contacts page if you have any questions about measuring and there's even a film on the web site to show you how to check that your measurements are correct. We've got one of the largest collections of pool border designs in the world so plenty to choose from. Go on line now to browse our range and see our before and after gallery.
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The borders have to cope with some extreme situations, heavy dosage of chemicals, strong sunlight, modern sun creams and various other factors that can cause malfunction but we've tested and fitted thousands of different products and proud to say we have now produced a product that we can be proud of.
based factory, we now have our own design teams based in various countries such as Andreas in Italy who has designed some of the borders in the Designer Range and who also runs Border Choice Italia and along with Paul and Guido who look after France, Belgium and Germany with Border Choice Europe.
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Carnaval 2015 - Fuente de Piedra El pasado sábado, 14 Febrero, las calles de Fuente Piedra se vistieron de colores, de vecinos y visitantes disfrazados, unos con disfraces innovadores y otros con disfraces ya clásicos, unos con más imaginación y otros con menos, pero lo que si es verdad que todos los disfrazados tenían ganas de disfrutar de una tarde noche de Carnaval, tanto niños, jóvenes como adultos. La tarde comenzó con un desfile de disfraces por las calles del pueblo que terminó en la calle de la Iglesia, donde se había ubica-
do el escenario y habilitado un espacio para las actividades; hubo una actuación infantil, reparto de regalos para los niños y niñas y después los asistentes pudieron disfrutar de las canciones de una comparsa. Por la noche todos los disfrazados pasaron por los bares del pueblo, ya que estos formaban parte del jurado, y los grupos que lo tenían preparado cantaron las canciones compuestas para el carnaval y consiguieron sacar una sonrisa con el toque de humor puesto en temas cotidia-
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nos del municipio, al final un nuevo encuentro en la Calle de la Iglesia donde actuaba una orquesta. El Alcalde, Paco Hidalgo, y la Concejala de Cultura y Fiestas, Susana García, manifiestan estar muy satisfechos con las actividades organizadas y además quieren agradecer a todos los disfrazados su predisposición a participar y trasladar su enhorabuena a los ganadores y a los no ganadores del concurso.
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Pepi’s Page
A Book of Poems all written by Alan Brian about the dogs and their lives at Pepi´s Refuge.
Paige enjoying the spring sunshine at the refuge this week. Paige has been at the refuge from a puppy, she is now around two years old! Lets hope that 2015 is the year that adorable Paige can finally leave refuge life behind her!
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Galgo Mabel who is also looking for a forever home. Please contact the refuge for more details of Sponsoring a Dog.
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That was the game that was… The year was 1891 and a match between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers was to go down in history as one of the only times a team has been reduced to one man and the game continued when he had to face the opposition alone. That man was Herbert (Herby) Arthur the Rovers keeper. Arthur was born in Blackburn on 14th February 1863 and joined Rovers at the age of seventeen in 1880. It was a freezing winter’s day in 1891 that history was made. Snow was falling heavily and no one could really have felt much like playing a game of football in the bitter cold. Certainly the Blackburn players didn’t feel much like it but being the men that they were they got changed, left the Pavilion and entered the fray with their local rivals Burnley. Conceding three goals in the first 25 minutes didn’t help raise their spirits either let alone their temperatures. Not surprisingly they were not happy and it became a rather tetchy, niggly sort of game. Two players in particular took a dislike to one another, Alexander Stewart of Burnley and Joseph Lofthouse of Rovers. They scuffled and fought with each other (perhaps just to keep themselves warm) during the first half but the referee the infamous JC Clegg allowed them to continue in the game. As half time arrived it seems that most of the players were happy just to get into the pavilion and warm up a little bit. After the 10 minute interval had come and gone Burnley returned to the field but there was no sign of the Rovers players. The referee Clegg from Sheffield was a high ranking FA Official and not a man to stand much nonsense and probably didn’t take too kindly to waiting in the cold. He warned both teams that he would restart the match in two minutes time and if the Rovers players were not on the pitch he would
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award the game to Burnley. Consequently he actually allowed four minutes and a straggle of Rovers players appeared. Not all of the team but more than the requisite six needed for the game to restart. Clegg, being a man to follow rules then blew for the second half to begin. Tempers though soon rose once more in the fierce cold and the two feuding players from the first half Lofthouse and Stewart once more came to blows. Clegg felt he had no option but to send them both off. What happened next though was extra-ordinary. The Rovers players felt that the treatment of Lofthouse was unfair and they all followed him off the field and refused to return. All that is except for goal keeper Herby Arthur. He was made of sterner stuff. The referee was aware that he had done the correct thing and had no option (under the rules of the day) but to blow the whistle for the game to restart. It was Herby against Burnley’s ten remaining players. Arthur was an England international and approaching the end of his career but not even he could hope to continue for long. He was though a clever sort of bloke and when the Burnley players bore down on him he appealed for offside which given that he was on his own referee Clegg had no option but to give each time. In all Arthur's games for Rovers this must have been his biggest test. He tried to waste as much time as possible, dallying on the ball at every opportunity and a farce ensued. With Arthur eventually refusing to kick the ball quickly enough for a free kick the referee eventually had no option but to abandon the match and report the day’s events to the FA. Blackburn Rovers apologised later on saying that their players were just so numb with cold they couldn’t play properly or possibly have continued. Two days later Arthur was given a benefit match against Sunderland in recognition of his efforts. He died in 1930 aged 67 and has gone down in footballing history as the only player to face a team all on his own and manage to outwit them all. Good old Herby.
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Gauro’s Luna Mora festival
As darkness fell 20,000 tea-lights were lit both sides of the narrow winding streets. On a flight of steps, candles had been arranged in the shape of the signs of the zodiac; one sign on each step. A team of young people armed with lighters constantly patrolled the streets ready to relight any candles that had gone out. Market stalls lining the long main street offered a range of craft items such as dates covered in marzipan and chocolate, foam puppets, soap, wooden toys, jewellery and cakes. You could have your name written in Arabic or your hands decorated in henna. Another street was devoted to food stalls, ranging from Moroccan fare to curry and pizzas. Every September the white village of Gauro, 6 km from Coin, holds its popular Luna Mora (Moorish Moon) festival. A modern creation, first held in 1996, the festival celebrates the Moorish history of the village when Christians, Moors and Jews lived side-by-side. Gauro has no more claim to a Moorish past than any other white village in Andalucia and unlike neighbouring Monda (3 km) it
does not even boast a mediaeval castle. It has no clearly demarcated Christian, Moorish and Jewish quarters like the cities of Jaen and Cordoba. Situated on the edge of the Sierra de las Nievas national park, a Unesco Biosphere Reserve, Gauro is a popular centre for park users. In such an environmentally conscious location it is perhaps no coincidence that the children’s roundabout at the festival was pedal-powered. As the night wore on the crowds became more intense and movement through the streets changed from leisurely to interminably slow. Good news for stallholders as the eyes of potential customers, forced to linger longer, might alight on just the very thing as they ambled past. Street entertainers played music of Christian, Moorish or Jewish origin. In the church, a concert of jazz-flamenco fusion did not seem to please aficionados of either genre. This small town of just over 2,000 people has a purpose-built auditorium with seating for 1800 people.
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Vast numbers of visitors on a hot summer evening inevitably means a lot of dish-washing, toilet-flushing and hand-washing, placing heavy demands on the water supply. But in this village supplies were already stretched. At the beginning of August drought had forced the town council to turn off the water between 11.00 p.m. and 7.30 a.m. By the end of the month they were trying to find alternative sources. In the town square, above the heads of festival goers, someone had hung a sign asking the mayor what was happening about the water supplies. I wonder how many people noticed. When we left, before midnight, the streets were heaving. The carpark, covering a hillside some distance away, was full and on the road, the headlights from cars bringing more visitors stretched all the way back to Coin. A lot of money was going to be made in Gauro that night and it was only the beginning; they were going to do it all again the following weekend. Jenny Whiteley
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Puzzles / Rompecabezas
Across 1 - Edible fruit 5 - High mountain 8 - Entry document 12 - Spur on 13 - Tree with cones 14 - Revered person 15 - Unskilled laborer 16 - Eastern principle 17 - Airtight closure 18 - Wide awake 20 - Catch sight of 21 - Noisy shouting 24 - Printer's widths 26 - Cowboy display 27 - Epoch 28 - Expert 31 - Mineral deposit 32 - Hurled away 34 - French water 35 - Music sources
36 - Take a meal 37 - Russian sovereigns 39 - Mythical monster 40 - Pouch 41 - Clutched 44 - Swedish monetary unit 46 - In the center of 47 - Zero 48 - Lab animals 52 - Metal filament 53 - Deer 54 - Fit of shivering 55 - The sun is one 56 - Affirmative vote 57 - Infant
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Down 1 - Cub 2 - Before (poetic) 3 - Before now 4 - Change identity 5 - Later 6 - Fibber 7 - Mentee 8 - Gripping tools 9 - Important Roman dates 10 - Cleansing substance 11 - Associate 19 - Pillager 21 - Snappy animal 22 - Titled peer 23 - Sweetened beverages 25 - Sir Isaac 27 - Creative activity 28 - Pinnacle 29 - Uncommon 30 - Kick out
33 - Type of carriage 38 - Stout-bodied beetle 39 - More bizarre 40 - Lively Bohemian dance 41 - Hesitant sounds 42 - Give out 43 - Former Italian currency 45 - Vex 49 - Turkish title 50 - Bath vessel 51 - Observe
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Royal British Legion News
Exploring Spain's Wine Trails To raise funds for the Poppy Appeal the RBL Mollina branch have over recent years organised a cruise holiday for members and friends. For 2015 they decided to do something entirely different and in conjunction with HalconViajes travel company have arranged a visit to Rioja Region. Rich in culture ,political history ,and agriculture the region offers something for everyone. Tony Burns Social Chairman of the branch said “realising that many people living in Southern Spain never consider holidaying in the rest of the mainland we decided to build on the love of a glass of rich red wine and good food and raise money for the Legion at the same time” Based in the beautiful city of Lagrano the holiday includes the best of Modern and traditional winemaking as well as guided tours of the surrounding area for a cost of only €495 per person. Non Legion members are also welcome to join us as indeed they are at any of our social events held on the 4 th Tuesdayof each month at 11am Parque Vina Mollina Details of the trip or any other aspect of Legion activities from Steve 68014889 Tony 958829547 or punshon.dave@gmail.com
LA RIOJA - LAND OF WINES 7 days/6 nights Coach Trip from Mollina 12th to 18th October 2015 ITINERARY October 2015 12th Travel by bus from Mollina area to lunch, dinner and overnight stop in Toledo 13th On to Logrono via Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Arrival at hotel and free time in Logrono. 14th Briones - Museo Vivanco and modern Bodega visit (with wine tasting). Tour of Logrono in the afternoon. 15th San Milan de la Cogolla and Viana. Monasteries of Suso and Yuso 16th Pamplona and La Guardia 17th Olite and Haro (visit to traditional Bodega with wine tasting) 18th Return to Mollina via lunch stop in Madrid INCLUDED 3* Hotels (1 night in Toledo and 5 nights in Logrono) All meals (except dinner on 14th October) Wine and water with meals Visits and entrance fees (with local English speaking guides) Travel Insurance Travel Bag courtesy of Halcon Viajes COST PER PERSON Single supplement
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Cuentos
El secreto de Harry La fiesta del duodécimo cumpleaños de Harry acababa de terminar. Todos sus amigos se habían marchado; ya no quedaba nadie en el amplio salón de juegos, solo él... y Joanne. Se miraron en silencio, sin saber qué decir. Ella, porque cada vez le costaba más hablar cuando se quedaban a solas; él, porque estaba pensando en su secreto. La fiesta había sido divertida. Harry, sus amigos y Joanne acababan de pasar unas horas jugando con las consolas, viendo vídeos de sus youtubers favoritos, riéndose por nada... La tarde se había pasado muy deprisa para todos... excepto para ellos dos. Para Harry, porque esperaba impaciente la hora de bajar al lago; para Joanne, porque esperaba que la invitara a acompañarle... por primera vez. Harry había nacido en aquella ciudad, y siempre había vivido en aquel barrio y en aquella misma casa; Joanne, sin embargo, se había mudado hacía siete meses, justo para empezar el primer curso en el instituto. Harry era un niño algo tímido, buen estudiante, y tenía media docena de amigos y un pastor alemán con el que jugaba en el jardín por las tardes... pero le faltaba lo más importante. Joanne apenas contaba con un par de amigas en aquella su nueva vida, tenía buenas notas, un setter irlandés de pelo rojizo y una sonrisa algo melancólica. Los nuevos vecinos solo habían tardado unas semanas en hacerse amigos. Pero no fue solo la vecindad lo que les unió; el hecho de tener perro y salir a jugar solos al jardín – salvo por sus respectivas mascotas – facilitó aquella relación que ninguno sabía muy bien como definir. “¿No tienes hermanos?” -le preguntó ella una tarde mientras los perros de ambos se olisqueaban -. “No. ¿Y tú?.” “Yo, tampoco.” “Y tus padres, ¿nunca están en casa?”-le preguntó Harry -. “Mis padres trabajan hasta tarde, en su despacho, en aquella habitación de la buhardilla -dijo Joanne levantando la vista en dirección a la ventana iluminada -. “Y los tuyos...?” “Yo solo tengo padre...” -respondió Harry -. “Lo siento.
“Harry pensó que Joanne era lo más parecido a un amigo de verdad, a esa clase de amigo al que un chico puede contarle que extraña a su madre...” charan, Harry y Joanne seguían en el salón, sin saber muy bien de qué hablar. Él pensaba que le gustaría tener un amigo, pero no uno más, uno muy especial, alguien a quien hablarle de esas cosas de las que nunca hablan los chicos. Y ella pensaba que Harry era lo más parecido a la verdadera amiga que nunca tuvo por culpa de las continuas mudanzas. Harry miró de reojo a Joanne, y ella le sonrió. Joanne creyó que él estaba pensando invitarla a que le acompañara al lago; Harry pensó que Joanne era lo más parecido a un amigo de verdad, a esa clase de amigo al que un chico puede contarle que extraña a su madre, que llora por las noches al recordarla, que siempre va solo al lago para mantener a salvo su secreto... o porque no tiene con quién compartirlo. No, se reiría de mí, piensa Harry cada vez que se plantea contárselo a alguno de sus amigos. Joanne miró a Harry, y él sintió que aquella tarde ya no quería bajar solo al lago. Pero Harry no dijo nada. Quizá porque no sabía cómo pedirle que le acompañara; quizá porque no estaba seguro de querer compartir su secreto. Finalmente, Joanne rompió el silencio. Le dijo que era hora de salir con los perros al jardín, que a los animales les vendría bien corretear un rato. Harry pensó en proponerle dar un paseo con los perros por el barrio, pero acabó haciéndole una propuesta que enseguida le hizo sentir inseguro, la propuesta que ella llevaba semanas esperando. “¿Me acompañas al lago?” -le preguntó -. “Vale” -le contestó ella intentando disimular su ilusión, sintiendo el corazón golpearle desde el pecho hasta la garganta -. Poco después, el niño que acababa de cumplir doce años, la niña que llevaba meses preguntándose por qué él bajaba solo al lago cada tarde, un pastor alemán y un setter irlandés caminaban sendero abajo. Diez minutos más tarde, Harry y Joanne estaban sentados a la orilla del lago, en silencio; él miraba un punto fijo en el agua justo delante de ellos; ella se preguntaba por qué Harry sonreía de aquella forma, por qué tenía aquella sonrisa en los ojos, precisamente él, que parecía no saber sonreír.
¿Qué pasó...?” “Mi madre tuvo un accidente...”
- ¿Puedes verla? -le preguntó sin dejar de mirar el agua.
“¿La echas mucho de menos?”
- No te entiendo, Harry...
Harry asintió con la cabeza y luego miró en dirección al lago por toda respuesta. A partir de aquella tarde se hicieron inseparables, pero nunca más volvieron a hablar de sus padres.
- Lo sé, no puedes verla. Solo yo puedo. - ¿A quién, Harry? ¿A quién no puedo ver? Continuará... Paco Sánchez Arjona.
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Harry´s secret Harry´s twelfth birthday party had just finished. Every one of his friends had left, and not a soul was left in the spacious game room, only him… and Joanne. They stared at each other, in silence, not knowing what to say. Her, because every time they were alone it was harder and harder to talk to him. And him, because he was thinking about his secret. The party had been fun. Harry, his friends and Joanne had just spent hours playing video games, watching videos from their favourite “youtubers”, laughing silly at every single thing…The afternoon had gone quite fast for everybody… except for the two of them. For Harry, because he was awaiting the time to go down to the lake, and for Joanne, because she was expecting him to ask her to join him… for the first time. Harry had been born in that city and had always lived in that neighbourhood and in that same house. Joanne, however, had moved there only just seven months ago, right on time to begin the first course at the Institute. Harry was somewhat timid, a good student, and had half a dozen friends and a German shepherd whom he played with during the afternoons… but he was missing the most important thing. Joanne had only a couple of friends in her new life, good grades, a red haired Irish setter and a somewhat melancholic grin. The new neighbours took no more than a few weeks to become friends. But it wasn´t only the neighbourhood that brought them together, the fact they both owned dogs and that they played alone on their yards - well, not alone, their dogs were always there - made that relationship easy going, but neither of them were able to define it consistently. “Don´t you have any siblings?” - she asked him one afternoon, while the dogs sniffed each other. “No. Do you?.” “Me neither.” “And your parents, are they never home?” - Harry asked her-. “My parents work until very late in their office, in that lonely attic room” - said Joanne looking up to the lit window. “How about your parents?” “I only have a father” Harry replied. “I am sorry. What happened?”
“Harry thought Joanne was the closest thing to a real friend, the kind of friend a boy can tell about missing his mother...” talk about. He thought he would like to have a friend, but not any kind of friend, a special one. Someone he could talk about all those things boys never want to talk about. And she thought Harry was the closest thing to the friend she never had because of all those unexpected, continuous movings from house to house. Harry casted a sideways glance towards Joanne, and she smiled. Joanne thought he was thinking of asking her to go with him to the lake, Harry thought Joanne was the closest thing to a real friend, the kind of friend a boy can tell about missing his mother, the kind of friend he can tell about crying every night when he remembers her, and the fact that he goes alone to the lake to keep his secret safe…. or maybe because he has no one to share it with. No, she will laugh about me, Harry thinks every time he tries to gather the courage to tell any of his friends. Joanne looked at Harry and he felt he did not want to go down to the lake by himself anymore. But Harry did not say a thing. Maybe because he was not sure how to ask her to join him, maybe because he was not sure he wanted to share his secret. Finally, Joanne broke the silence. She told him it was time to go out to the yard with their dogs, that they would enjoy a little bit of time to run around. Harry thought of proposing walking the dogs around the neighbourhood, but ended up making her a proposal that made him feel immediately insecure. “Would you go to the lake with me?” - he asked her. “Sure!” she answered, trying to hide her excitement, and feeling her heart beating all the way down from her chest and up to her throat. A while later, the boy that just turned twelve, the girl that had been wondering for months why he went down to the lake by himself every afternoon, a German Shepherd and an Irish Settler walked down the road. Ten minutes later, Harry and Joanne were sitting at the corner of the lake, silently; he kept looking at a fixed spot in the water right in front of them; she wondered why Harry smiled in that particular way, a smile that even his eyes showed, him precisely, who did not appear to know how to smile. - Can you see her? - he asked her while he stared at the water.
“My mom had an accident…” - I don´t understand you, Harry… “Do you miss her a lot?” -I know, you can´t see her. Only I can. Harry nodded and then looked in the direction of the lake, answering her question. From that afternoon on, they became inseparable, but they never spoke again about their parents.
To be continued… Paco Sánchez Arjona Stories
That afternoon, a while after everybody left, Harry and Joanne were still in the room, without knowing what to
-Who, Harry? Who can´t I see?
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Recipe
Crazy Cake In A Mug (adapted from Wish I could Cook,
Ingredients 5 Tablespoons flour (all-purpose) 4 1/2 Tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons cocoa (unsweetened) 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Dash of salt
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or canola) 4 1/2 Tablespoons water
Directions Using a large microwave safe mug, spray the inside with non-stick cooking spray. Next, mix the first 5 dry ingredients in the mug. After mixing well, make 3 depressions in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third depression. Pour water over top. Mix well until smooth using a fork. Place in microwave and cook on high for *2 minutes, uncovered. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Be sure not to over cook! Top with whatever you like - powdered sugar, frosting, chocolate chips, caramel or whipped cream! Enjoy hot or cold! TIPS Each microwave cooks differently, adjust time accordingly! One person made the cake in 1 minute 40 seconds, and another in 1 minute 20 seconds. If you overcook the cake, it may ruin it. Be sure to watch as it bakes. If you want a neater mug cake, mix the cake batter in a small bowl, then pour the batter in the mug. You can add mini chocolate chips to the batter for a super rich chocolate cake...or do what I did, throw some on top after you make it, while it's still warm! Mmm, mmm good! 28 - Inland Solutions Magazine - April/May Abríl/Mayo 2015
Take lemons, for example. Just because they've gone bad, doesn't mean that they've completely gone to waste. Ants, roaches, and fleas actually hate the smell of lemons.
So, if you've got a pest problem, just place small slices of lemon peel on windowsills, in doorways, and near any cracks or holes. The scent is enough to drive those critters away.
Lemons can also be used to remove mineral deposits that build up in your tea kettle. All you have to do is fill it up with water, add a handful of thin lemon-peel slices and bring to a boil. Afterwards, let it sit for an hour, drain and rinse, and your kettle will be as good as new.
Lastly, lemons are excellent stain removers. Just rub half a lemon on the stain and allow the garment to sit overnight.
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Fuente de Piedra
Día de Andalucía / Andalucía Day El pasado sábado el Ayuntamiento de Fuente Piedra celebró en la calle 28 Febrero el día de Andalucía junto a vecinos, vecinas y visitantes que quisieron conmemorar un día tan señalado para los andaluces y andaluzas. La celebración comenzó con un acto institucional en el que solo estuvieron presentes parte del Equipo de Gobierno y con unas palabras del Alcalde, Paco Hidalgo, donde recordó que el 28 de Febrero celebramos que en 1980, hace ya 35 años, el pueblo andaluz votó masivamente a favor de que Andalucía gozara de una autonomía plena. Ese día, con sus votos, los andaluces y andaluzas dijeron “no” a quienes pensaron en un sistema autonómico basado en la desigualdad y que reservaba un papel secundario para nuestra tierra. Ese día, los andaluces y andaluzas expresaron no querer ser más que nadie pero nunca aceptar ser menos. Manifestaron que la única vía que aceptaría nuestra tierra sería aquella que reconociera, bajo la base de la igualdad, la dignidad de nuestro pueblo a través de una autonomía plena que permitiera dirigir los designios de nuestra Comunidad desde nuestra tierra. Además el Alcalde hizo un llamamiento a la solidaridad del pueblo andaluz en los tiempo difíciles que atravesamos y a trabajar todos unidos por salir de la situación sin que se quede nadie en el camino. Posteriormente de las palabras de Paco Hidalgo se escuchó el Himno de España y el Himno de Andalucía cantado por el Coro de Nuestra Señora de las Virtudes. Seguidamente actuó el Cuadro de baile de Mª Mar Romero y el Coro, pasando después a la degustación de una paella gigante que se repartió entre los asistentes.
Saturday 28th February in Fuente Piedra the Town Council, locals and visitors alike joined in to celebrate Andalusia Day in la Calle 28 de Febrero a special day on the Andalusian calender The celebrations began with an official ceremony attended by the local council with the Lord Mayor Paco Hidalgo, making a speech where he recalled that the 28th February has been celebrated since 1980, some 35 years, when the Andalusian people voted massively in favor of Andalucía autonomy. That day, the Andalusian people voted on a system based not on inequality and reserving a secondary role in Spain. They said that the only way to be accepted and recognized would be under the basis of equal rights for all. The Lord Mayor also called on solidarity in these difficult times and for everyone to work to get out of this situation and not to leave anyone behind. After the Paco Hidalgo speech the national Anthem of Spain was played and the Andalusia Anthem sung by the Choir of Nuestra Señora de las Virtudes.. Then a dance quartet lead by Mª Mar Romero and choir entertained those present with a serving of giant paella to enjoy 30 - Inland Solutions Magazine - April/May Abríl/Mayo 2015
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