Simple pleasures

Occasionally we have a conversation about what we might miss out here. Apart from all of you, of course, it seems to come down to the occasional balti, Bio yoghurt with a layer of prune (they sell other sorts but not this one) and sun dried tomatoes. Although we found some of these in Granada, it's a long way to go, even for something that has always been a kitchen basic.

I would have said my favourite tea as well but Naomi brought me 240 (yes, two hundred and forty) Yorkshire Tea bags. What a girl! What a gift!

It is not that the Spanish don't drink tea but they drink it differently, without milk and the concept of boiling water has not caught on. So, if you ask for tea in a cafe you will probably get a cup of hottish water with a tea bag on the side. Be careful if you want milk. One of our friends once asked for tea with cold milk. She was brought a glass of cold milk and a tea bag on the side. Best to ask for un poco de leche fria en una jarra or a little cold milk in a jug. On the other hand, the Spanish do excellent coffee, paella, fish cooked in salt, tortilla, manzanilla...... And our little supermercado now stocks our breakfast Bran Flakes, specially for us. You could say that neither us, nor our friends, have much to complain about, as these selection of Naomi's photos show.

They were taken when we were all visiting our chums Rob and Lyn . Gracias, Naomi y hasta la proxima.