Hey, I'm back! Although I'm actually on holiday in Southern Spain as I write this. The Professor and I had our not-so-dirty dancing debut, and it turned out much better than I expected. We got through our Cha cha, Rueda de Casino, and Bachata without falling on our butts, and we managed to remember at least most of the steps, so I'm satisfied that at least we didn't make fools of ourselves. I have a video and photos, but unfortunately they are not mine, and I don't have permission to publish them, so y...
And the winner of Photo Fun #45 is......drumroll please.....Jeff B, of Go Travelzing!He guessed my photo was of some sort of cup or mug, and that's what it is. I got a set of these, with matching saucers, in Portugal one summer. I know it looks like a teacup, and maybe that's what the Portuguese use them for, but here in Spain this sort of cup is more likely to be used for coffee with milk at breakfast. I guess this one was pretty easy, because Jeff got it right away, and everyone else pretty much concu...
Okay, ready for another Friday Photo Fun?Here's this week's mystery object: It's not my best photo, but at least I think it will be fairly easy to guess.So, you know what to do. Guess what it is, and let me know in the comments. The first person to get it right will have their blog linked to my big red button until the next contest. If the winner doesn't have a blog, I'll link to the page of their choice (I reserve the right not to link to any content that I find objectionable).And remember, everyone wh...
And we have a winner! It's Ben, of Quod Erat Demonstrosity, who correctly guessed that this week's photo was of the back part of a stapler. Congrats Ben!Here's a photo of the back of my little blue stapler: And here's a photo of it from the side: There's not much more to say about it. It staples stuff together, at least it does when the kids haven't used up all the staples. And now I'm off to have dinner, and I suggest you all go over and pay Ben a visit. See you next time!
Well, it's Friday once more, and that means it's time for another Photo Fun Contest.Are you ready? Here's this week's photo: I hope this one will be a little easier than the last. Okay, I've done my part, now it's your turn. You all know what to do. Guess what this is, and let me know in the comments. The first person to get it right will get their blog linked to my big red button. And if the winner doesn't have a blog, I'll link to the page of their choice (I reserve the right not to link to anything I...
It looks as though this time around I picked a difficult object for Friday Photo Fun, since no one got it until yesterday afternoon.Erik, of American in Spain, finally guessed that it was a madroño fruit. In English, the plant this fruit grows on is called a strawberry tree, although the fruits are not strawberries, and while they are edible, they are nowhere near as nice as real strawberries. The bush itself isn't all that special, but when it's full of red berries, it is pretty spectacular. This is ...
Since no one has guessed what our Photo Fun image was yet, I'll give you guys a few more hours to figure it out. I've left you a clue in the comments.And in the meantime, I'll share something funny from Google Street View to entertain you on this, yet again, rainy Monday.The other day we were on our way to a dinner party and we passed a statue that's just outside Zizur. I've seen it hundreds of times, and every single time I wonder why someone would want to create a statue that looks like a giant toilet ...
Okay, ready for some photo fun?I'll get right to it. Here's today's photo: You know how this goes. Try to guess what this is, and leave your answer in the comments. The first person to get it right, gets their blog linked to my big red button. And if you win but you don't have a blog, I'll link to the page of your choice (I reserve the right not to link to anything I find objectionable). So, what are you waiting for? Go on. Guess. You know you want to.And when you're done with that, why don't you come ...
I survived Catgirl's party (and so did the house), and I'm back to announce the winner of this week's Photo Fun contest. Once again it's Erik of American in Spain, who claims to be my biggest fan. I don't know if he's my biggest fan or not, but he's certainly one of the biggest Photo Fun winners. And this week, he guessed that my photo subject was a fan, or an "abanico", as it's called in Spanish.I used Ultraviolet's fan for the photo, mostly because she always leaves it lying around, and when I saw it t...
It seems like these days all I do is jump from one Photo Fun contest to the next, with no real blogging in between, but the end of the school year is approaching and more and more things are piling up. My chairs are still not finished, and there are only a few classes left, so I've been spending some extra time trying to speed things up. And tomorrow Catgirl is inviting a bunch of kids over to celebrate her birthday, which means lots of extra work. The last time we had a real birthday party at home was w...
