As much as we like to think that we live in the middle of nowhere, in our blissfully quiet valley, we don’t. We are surrounded by the evidence of man, we just need to look for it. Evidence of ancient man – old posts, old gates – and evidence of today’s farmers – tyre prints of Pablo’s tractor, a goatherd’s summer shack. 
It reminds us that man has occupied these hills for centuries, way before the Moors and Christians fought over Andalucía. I wonder how different the way of life was then, from now. Our neighbours are farmers, they farm groves of olives and fields of wheat, raise pigs and chickens, they forage for wild fruit, asparagus and herbs, they grow vegetables. They eat what they grow, the Andalusian way, still throwing in a crust of old bread to thicken a stew. 
5 to remember
me pregunto – I wonder [literally, I ask myself]
diferente – different
las gallinas – the chickens
un mendrugo – a crust [of bread]
un guiso – a stew
Notes on a Spanish Valley
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On Jan 9, 2015 2:27 AM, “Notes on a Spanish Valley” wrote: > > sandradan1 posted: “As much as we like to think that we live in the middle of nowhere, in our blissfully quiet valley, we don’t. We are surrounded by the evidence of man, we just need to look for it. Evidence of ancient man – old posts, old gates – and evidence of today’s fa” >
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So sorry! I must have hit the comment button by mistake; I didn’t mean to leave an empty post.
And by the way, I love this.
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Thks Angelique! SD
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Love that phrase – me pregunto – I ask myself. Lovely idea.
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Spanish is a very logical language, and it re-uses phrases hugely according to change of context! SD
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