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(SI LO TUYO ES EL ESPAÑOL, LEE HASTA ABAJO)
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people in Spain are learning English, or have learnt it, or want to learn it. It is not an easy language for them: generally speaking, there is no gender, verbs are not ‘conjugated’, it’s ‘back to front’ and a whole [...]

DAILY REFLECTION

(Yes, it’s back, but no promises on regularity)

Keep it simple; as simple as possible, but no simpler. Albert Einstein

LOOKS DANGEROUS

(PHOTO BY MARCELO BULLRICH, WHO HAD TO DUCK)
Aside from fútbol, fútbol sala, balonmano, baloncesto, badminton, ténis, ciclismo, montañismo, senderismo, polo, equitación and a few more sports Prospero forgets - all of which can be played, watched and supported right here in the village or very nearabouts - here is parapente. (No, you look ‘em [...]

GOT HIM!

(NO NEED TO ENLARGE THE PICTURE, ITS BAD QUALITY WON’T MAKE HIM LOOK ANY BETTER)
That’s him, that’s Tio Jimeno! Tucked away in a corner at a political mítin (i.e. meeting or rally) on Friday, working for all of us after a very long day doing much of the same. This is the guy who has [...]

CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR

From left to right:Pascual Collado Saraiba (PSOE); José Antonio Castilla Navarro (PA); Sandra Gallego Domínguez (PP); Pilar García Quintero (IULV-CA); Sebastián Gutiérrez Gil (PTI). Absent: Juan Corrales Martínez (PPCr). Thanks to TioJimeno for photo.

ONE GREAT FISH STORY

EDUARDO LEDESMA has been selling fish door-to-door in Jimena for 11 years. He buys his fresh fare mostly at the quayside in Algeciras and occasionally in La Línea, his native town. He is a charming man often followed by droves of cats. He delivers on Tuesdays to Saturdays and you can catch his white van [...]

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

GUADALINFO is where the children of the village spend a lot of time learning to use computers. It is set up and monitored (there’s always an adult there, and access is restricted by age) as a free public service. Very good it is, too.They are organising their first photography competition, called Mi mascota y yo [...]

NEW MYSTERY POLITICAL PARTY

(CLICK ON PICTURE OF OFFICIAL PROVINCIAL LISTS POSTED ON TIOJIMENO)
We thought there were only five parties presenting candidates for election in the municipality of Jimena de la Frontera: PSOE, PA, PP, IU, PTI (Partido Tesorillo Independiente - a ’separatist’ party there) but another one has turned up called Partido Positivista Cristiano (loosely translated as Christian [...]

PARTIES’ PARTIES

The Partido Andalucista (PA) is presenting their candidates to everyone on Saturday, April 28th at 8 p.m. at the Reina Sofía Cultural Centre in Estación. Izquierda Unida, for their part, are doing the same, on the same day, at the same place, at 12 noon.

MAIN SQUARE PARKING LOT

The sign reads: “No parking from Monday 23rd April until end of work. Apologies for the inconvenience”. They have been there since about the 19th.If you have followed this blog lately (and why not? Just scroll down to April 25th) you will have noticed that there are pictures of the same bulldozer digger thing (will [...]