October

Magosto - Chestnut fiesta. My daughter and I were invited by neigbours to attend the fiesta. There was typical Gallego fayre - hams, cheese, empanada, roast meat, bread, etc Music, dancing and wine. The following week my daughter's nursery also had a Magosto and chestnuts were roasted in the grounds with children helping. I read that a village in the UK had put up a screen to show a movie of a bonfire after it had been unable to pay the insurance for a real one. Is this bureacracy and threat to sue killing off British culture? Just a thought. A child did get too close and did put his hand where he shouldn't but he learnt from that as did other children.

The trees were a beautiful colour and the weather incredibly mild, thankfully, as we have no heating but the wood burning stove is about to be installed.