Time to heal Humans make mistakes and nobody is perfect, so when errors are made, the course of action is simple: Communicate properly, own up if necessary and 26 Jan, 2016 @ 14:08 Opinion
British expat takes legal action after leg operation left her paralysed in other leg EXCLUSIVE: Grandmother Carolyn Emmett was left with no movement in her left leg after an operation on her right femur went badly wrong 20 Jan, 2016 @ 17:52 Health·Lead·Malaga
Competitor 501 – Did Not Finish Twenty-five kilometres into the 40-km night walk, I concluded we were the last of the 806 competitors 7 Jul, 2013 @ 17:30 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Holding my head up high Mantilla: a lace or silk shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high comb. Peineta: (1) a large comb, with a convex 23 Aug, 2012 @ 11:56 Calliope's Musings on Spain
A bun-fight in Montejaque More than 50 local and international dishes – from gazpacho to Teriyaki chicken to ‘Gypsy Arm’ – were waiting to be tasted by the villagers 13 Aug, 2012 @ 20:11 Calliope's Musings on Spain
A gastronomic delight Taste more than 50 dishes from Spain and all over the world when the village of Montejaque launches its bilingual (Spanish/English) Cookbook and Village Guide 4 Aug, 2012 @ 21:32 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Hauling ass… or, what I’m willing to do for publicity! The printer jokingly suggested I travel by donkey to collect the first print run of the cookbook. So, wearing the traditional costume of 200 years 2 Aug, 2012 @ 10:40 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Spacious three-bedroom holiday home for rent… ideal for couples? We, along with most of our foreign friends in our Spanish mountain village, are owners of holiday homes that we rent out to walkers, bird-watchers, 2 Jul, 2012 @ 19:23 Calliope's Musings on Spain
A backward glance After four lessons to learn the ‘sevillana’ dance, I think I have finally mastered the steps. I’d been muddling my paso with my pasada, and 29 Jun, 2012 @ 08:25 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Cooking up a storm? For the past three months Carolyn Emmett has been co-ordinating the design and production of a cookbook and guide for the village of Montejaque 14 Jun, 2012 @ 16:38 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Rio Carnival? It came close… Six brawny men (three dressed as women and one in a chicken suit) won the jug-throwing contest - this was Carnaval day in Montejaque 2 Mar, 2012 @ 12:46 Calliope's Musings on Spain
My knickers are not wet! Up the hill and down the dale, I walked the rocky mountain trail; I saw the plains... I’ve got the pains to prove it. 26 Jan, 2012 @ 09:19 Calliope's Musings on Spain
¡Buen provecho! The foreign residents of Montejaque give the Spanish locals a ‘taste of the world' 10 Oct, 2011 @ 08:58 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Joseph Heller is right – It’s Catch 22! And IKEA is a four-letter word 18 Apr, 2011 @ 22:31 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Never a cross word This week’s clues and answers had so much meaning to me that I decided the compiler must be someone I know 11 Mar, 2011 @ 09:01 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Remember when… South Africa to southern Spain: A moving experience for Calliope 4 Mar, 2011 @ 17:39 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Gypsy Rose Lee has to strip again I am SO excited about moving to our little mountain village in Spain at the end of March 22 Jan, 2011 @ 13:44 Calliope's Musings on Spain
A gold shower? With all the walls in place, Calliope was able to make interior design decisions at the new house 31 Dec, 2010 @ 18:48 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Back to the drawing board A compromise was reached. Now everyone can sunbathe naked 23 Dec, 2010 @ 20:04 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Spanish property: A profit on paper ‘Recession’ should be a four-letter word; will we ever profit from our Spanish property investments? 12 Dec, 2010 @ 08:45 Calliope's Musings on Spain
What’s in a name? Big Basura Day and interior design decisions for Montejaque's Carolyn Emmett 4 Dec, 2010 @ 09:15 Calliope's Musings on Spain
A woman’s prerogative “We should enlarge that upstairs window and install French doors, to match all the other windows on the second floor.” The builder opened it up 26 Nov, 2010 @ 14:25 Calliope's Musings on Spain
It’s all in the translation Por favor, una horca,” I ask the señora in the hardware store. She looks horrified. I make digging motions to indicate I need a garden 24 Nov, 2010 @ 09:23 Calliope's Musings on Spain
Our renovations perturbed the locals Why did we remove the brown and blue mosaic tiles and paint the wall ‘magnolia’ instead? 18 Nov, 2010 @ 20:01 Calliope's Musings on Spain
The rain in Spain … Carolyn Emmett wonders if she'd bought a dream house or a nightmare 13 Nov, 2010 @ 01:47 Calliope's Musings on Spain
The Calendar Girls coming to Andalucia? Find your favourite recipes and get ready to get your kit off! Calliope is coming to town! 9 Nov, 2010 @ 15:44 Calliope's Musings on Spain