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Themes & variations in 3 movements
After walking and walking in an old, old city, patterns have taken shape. Ghosts of one type or another have coalesced, gathered, and introduced themselves. Here’s three such things which took some time to recognize as thematic. Three discernible patterns that I’ve enjoyed imagining were real, then verified, all the while working through some hypothetical…
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February in Photos
February 2025, Córdoba, España — Somewhere in Córdoba. And then… somewhere else in Córdoba. In February, we didn’t leave Córdoba. We were too consumed with building furniture so we could, you know, furnish an apartment. Priorities are priorities. But I promised you photos. Julio Romero de Torres is a big deal in Córdoba. With good…
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8 things you probably didn’t know the Spaniards do differently
I’ve been keeping a collection of observations on life in Spain. Large and small differences from a lifetime’s experience in the U.S. As ever, a couple of caveats: 1) I’m making no complaints here, just pointing out what’s different. 2) It’s possible that most of these practices are prevalent throughout Europe. But I can only…
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January in Photos
Well, the demenshea.com site migration did not go off as smoothly as we’d thought. My first January in Photos post, to showcase some pix from January, disappeared as the lords of ether futzed with our site and domain configuration. Meh. Whatever. I have no backup of the post, so I guess I’ll do a little…
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A stroll around the block, a video message
I did a little impromptu video from my front door and around the block. To give a sense of where we live. Lots of unscripted commentary. Couple of things I could have been clearer about. 1) There is no garbage pickup where we have lived in Cordoba. All trash is taken to the nearby bins.…
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10 things you probably didn’t know about food in Córdoba / Andulasía / España
Inevitably, as new transplants to Spain, los dos were going to tell you about the different, strange, and remarkable things we’re seeing here in Spain — the Dorothy/Kansas things that are variously living-the-dream, am-I-dreaming, or WTF-this-is-a-nightmare sort of things. For this first take on things that make us go hmm, we consider things that make…
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OK, people
On mercadillo Sunday (the blessed day of the giant small market) we went a-photographing at the Mercadillo del Arenal de Córdoba — which, if I’m not mistaking, means the outdoor market of the sandbank, but ought to be the outdoor market of the arena, because it’s literally across the freaking street from the city sports…
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Where did 2024 go? Going going gone…
In the afternoons here, it’s really pretty mild. The temps rise above 16 and sitting outdoors is reliably comfy. 16 celcius. It’s taking a bit to make this adjustment from the F we’ve known and cursed all our lives. At 16C it’s a smidge over 60F. So we’re pretty cheery in all these afternoon settings,…
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Where did 2024 go? The final week, part I
Hell, I know exactly where 2024 went. Half of me says good riddance! And the other half is happy to start a new year in Spain. So much to do! We’ve been working a bit every day on getting a car and an apartment. It’s not nearly as easy as it might sound. In my…
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A Christmas Update
It’s Christmas Day in España and los dos have been here two and a half weeks. Things are not as chaotic now as was the harrowing migration here. We’ve had time to explore Córdoba and we’ve done a couple of day trips. Which means we have some pix to share, along with some updates that…