Summer farewell
August has come to an end and something autumnal is making itself felt here. The colors painted by the sunlight have become more intense. The sky is bluer and the...
Growing wild
Via a goat farm, the path leads from the small village of Femés up to the Ajaches, one of the oldest parts of the Canary Islands. Rocks covered in shell...
Día de Canarias
Día de Canarias, Canary Islands Day, is May 30th! White, blue and yellow flags adorn schools, village squares and restaurants. Gofio is a must today, as well as the vibrating...
Planting bananas
Today I write from my beautiful living room table. People sometimes ask me how I come up with my texts. I take this question with astonishment, because it is strange...
Virgen de los Dolores
The island is celebrating its biggest festival this weekend: the Virgen de los Dolores brought the lava flows in the heart of the island to a halt. To thank her,...
Autumn
Yesterday I caught myself thinking: “Oh, if only it could rain.” Listening inwardly, it was not so much the longing for moisture for nature that spoke to me as a...
Dolls
If you leave the house in the middle of the island in the morning, you will find yourself in a thick cloud of fog. Timanfaya is hidden behind a gray...