Sunday, April 1, 2012

No Corkscrew? No Problem! (2)


Forgotten you corkscrew?  Or have you a holiday home in which the corkscrew is BROKEN?  Well no problem.  Follow this easy to follow video clip guide.  Beat your bottle against a stone wall, until the cork pops out!  Really.  Dare you .......


Asturias 2012

Playa Silencio
(Bay of Silence)
Beautiful bay of ultramarine sea, with rocky islets, battered by strong seas, and a darkening sky.  Drama and beauty in Asturias.  One of those secret places known to a few hardy soles willing to walk down there when the weather is right.  Perfect for a Black and White photograph.

Madre de Vino


Cabo Vidio, Asturias, March 2012.

Returned from a wonderful day out visiting beaches and stunning headlands.  Supper that evening was Gamonedo Cheese, Manchego , chorizo and Asturian Cider.  Our neighbour is from Zamoro near Salamanca, and calls in giving us his home made wine.  And a very good wine it is too.  He then produces with a flourish Aguardente, (literally 'fiery water') - a home made spirit, made from the left over grape from the wine making - or as he calls it the mother of the wine.  Powerfulstuff!