This was a UK photojournalism magazine that had died before I was even born.
It lasted from 1938 to 1957, and was regarded as a thinking magazine, somewhat left of centre. For some strange reason, my parents thought it was rather good, and bemoaned its demise, hence the name ‘Picture Post‘ has always stuck with me.
So, here we have a picture post of 2015. Although hardly ground-breaking journalism, rather a pictorial review, to bring sunny cheer to a damp and drizzly start to the new year. At least drizzly here in Gib. All photos captioned. Well, most.
January
Work, snow, and the sensible ones hibernated.
Hibernating Pippadog
Ah, yes. Work. Replacing door and frame to roof terrace
Hibernating Podenco
Snow on the mountains from the N340
Veg in Gib in Jan
February
Domesticity.
Veg haul
Artichoke salad
Pickled cauliflower, lemon, vinegar, black pepper, garlic
March
Flat redec and garden invasions. Busy busy garden.
Thoughtful
Hello greedy caterpillars
Strange looking broad bean?
Beans, spinach, nasturtium flower and a few rogue tatties
Yes! An alcachofa. No, José, it is not cardo (cardoon). This is a real life alcachofa!
Enjoying the balmy evening – inside
Tidied up veg plot
Ah. Gout
Enjoying the balmy evening – outside
April
A quiet month.
Here it is, winter jasmine
Such a nice sock
Food for thought
May
Village romería. These are photos I never got round to posting. So. All. New. Original!
All dressed up and somewhere to go
Watching the parade
Petulant. Or bored?
Frock looks ok, what’s the worry?
Christo back home, ready for bedtime
Stepping out in style
Smile please
Take those flowers! Swirl that skirt!
Who is the smartest?
The three flag bearers, my neighbour on the left with the flag of Andalucía
Christo out for a drive
Can’t let those flowers go to waste. Villagers ready to pounce
Christo en ruta
Handsome beast
June
Pippa. No more else to say on that one. Bye bye beautiful boy.
Thank you for my chewy bone stick thing
The big dog
Enjoying the balmy evening – inside
July
Drudgery.
Cleaning up someone else’s flood
Painting a pub. At night :(
Putting up pctures for peanuts
August
Feria, evening walks and our new bank. And a 30th wedding anniversary but no pix of that. Or the pearls.
Much better views than from the car park
Prince Edward’s Gate
Gib bank
This doesn’t :(
And looking back
The tunnel
Ordnance Wharf
September
Jury service :( and evening pix
I said MINE!
Outside the Supreme Court
Wellington Front. Scene of the infamous accident
Supreme Court, inside the foyer
The rock from Convent Ramp
Line Wall Road, the sea use to be on the other side
October
Ladder work. More night-time walks. And … the roof leaked.
José, helpful as ever …
Always good to have lots of buckets
Raining – heavily – on the terrace, the lines in the photo are rain
He spends his life up a ladder
November
Balmy nights. A walk up the back of town. A personal first – the beach after 18 months. An election. Less said.
City centre park (let’s not mention the historic theatre ripped down)
Do we acknowledge women voters?
Tree and grasses
Ah :) some cater for us
Beach idyll
Festival. Too literary for me
Another hectic night in Gib
Typical Gib. Steps
In the centre of town!
Sauntering down the street
Local bar, El Cortijo
Garrison Library
Rosemary Bee
Moroccan bar up the back (the clue is in the name)
Thanks Gerard. I am trying to save up some time to catch up on yours. I wanted to read your Helvi stories with leisure and, I haven’t had any. Maybe this year …
An enjoyabubble review showing that there is always SOMETHING going on, Animals are so much more sensible. When it is chilly, they snuggle up and snooze. When hot, they siesta in a cool spot.
A shame it was Pippa’s time during the year.
I think it shows my life is food, walks, dogs and er …? Oh yes, his work. Couldn’t manage without that. Pippa gave us eleven and a half years after he found us. Shouldn’t complain I suppose. But still, I do. The textual one is to follow …
Thank you Postcard. I’ve always loved my garden. Nearest I get in Gib is a few windowsill plants (herbs from Spain). The romería is very colourful and very Spanish. I hope so too, and wish you the same.
A well chosen selection there, Kate, my recall of the bye ways and back doubles within the City walls would need an O/S map of minute detail to help a failing memory. A couple of random guesses. The Bar may have been the ‘Trocadero’ where in days of yore the dancing girls would twirl, stoutly encased in the most ridiculous costumes. ( approved for our avid eyes by the kill joys on t’ council 🙄)
The vine trellises surrounded by the pretty flowers may be Alameda Gardens ( scene of of my courtin’ days). (Where my ardent advances were effectively repulsed on a regular basis and I quickly
learnt the meaning of the hissed phrase “!Quedarte quieto!”)😟. Ahh! Happy days!
I do recall Picture Post and seem to remember the copy which published a pic. of a sexy young French nymphette Bridgitte Bardot and my Father’s reaction to his 3 teenage sons, eyes devouring each and every pixel of that outstanding young lady’s generously displayed décolletage His Belfast accent never left him and the roar of “get that rag out of this house!”, still reverberates in my memory 😱
Marjorie and I wish you and yours all the very best for 2016. Stay well and keep away from the gun emplacements !
El Cortijo is in Town Range, just past Convent Place. I’ll ask around and see if I can find out the history. It looks very old and authentic. I think it’s cheap as it’s usually busy.
I think you mean this in the Alameda over the Dell?
I love that photo. It’s the light and the dark, particularly the shine on the beams overhead. Beautiful.
You don’t have many of people. I wonder what happened to that bull, after: fiestas are all very well, but was it eyeing the church tower apprehensively?
Thanks Clare. I should really stagger up to the gardens again, I haven’t been in the last 18 months and I can certainly walk that far now.
I suppose I don’t think of people when I think of my year, apart from random strangers at the romería. The animals are actually bueys, draught oxen. They go for a tidy sum too. One finca near us used to breed them, and then one day, they’d all gone and the place was closed up. Most odd. So no, it wasn’t expecting to be thrown off. They are big animals too. Dread to think how many people it would take to lift one. If that was even possible. Very gentle though.
I remember the artichoke in your garden from earlier on this year and also the sad event. Is that what gout looks like, a swelling of just one foot? Looks painful. Hope this year will be a wonderful one for your family and Snowy!!!!!!!
There will be more on the artichoke front this month! The novel things one can grow in a warm climate.
I think the foot is still swollen from the broken ankle. The gout is actually the small shiny red nodule just below the big toe. It’s crystals in that particular joint that cause the amazing pain.
Had a good look through the photos, Kate – gives me insight into your surroundings! Perhaps you could pass the camera to partner sometime, eh? ;) (that way, we’d get a gander at you!) Happy 30th, by the way! Sorry about Pippa – highs and lows, eh? Lots in between, too. .
Hi Carmen, not much chance of giving him the camera, I take better photos, even of me! 30th was a lazy day, the sort we enjoy :) Yeah, Pippa was a definite low. But he thoughtfully waited until a few days after our birthdays. Considerate to the last. The inbetween bits are what makes our daily life I guess.
Thanks Cynthia. I suppose we could all make a picture book with the amount of photos we take each year. But I think there are enough on here, a mix of some already seen and some new ones.
what a full year you had! really enjoyed this photo retrospective of your last year, i think i may be inspired to create something similar over in my corner for one of the next posts, if that’s ok. will see how it goes. :)
so nice to see good old Pippa again early on in the year, and then the June images…. a lovely tribute to a handsome, large boy i never met but had grown to love. how wonderful that he had such a good life in your home.
that looks like a very sore foot. hope it has recovered, and if not yet completely, that it will be better soon.
enjoyed the celebration in May. all those bright colours and fancy gowns!
Jury duty! i somehow missed that story – i missed quite a bit while i was on hiatus. that reminds me of being selected to appear for jury duty, but i was not chosen to serve. it was a case of sexual assault, and the defense counsel was eliminating many of the women from the jury. the defense lawyer was allowed to eliminate something like 10 or 12 potential jurors without having to say why. and counsel for the prosecution was only able to eliminate 4 potential jurors before they had to start giving a reason why any others were being rejected.
you are supposed to be unbiased, i know, but i remember the defendant looking quite smug, and when the defense counsel stared at me in a somewhat bemused, arrogant manner, i lost my cool and glared back. and i was eliminated immediately. while i was happy to be eliminated, it was at the same time annoying to see how the defendant was losing all jurors who may have felt any compassion for the victim.
and of course, there is that last photo of Snowy. he looks so royal, the master of his domain, surveying his land from his garden throne. what’s not to love.
here’s wishing you and yours a happy and healthy new year. sending you hugs, cheers & blessings! and Timmy sends purrs.
I can’t remember if I’ve done a photo review before or not, but it seemed a nice idea, so voilà. Do make one, that would be fun to read. Doesn’t have to be from old posts either, I’m sure like me, you have plenty of unused ones. Well, he was there for half the year, so he merits his place, especially after eleven and a half years with us.
The gout was intense for about three days, and lingered for another week.
Romería is always so colourful. It was a decent procession this year.
Nice mix of new and reposted pictures! And if the quantity is any indication of how busy you were, this varied tremendously throughout the year. Those caterpillars and bees look amazing! Pippa and Snowy both full of personality, and Partner really dependable. He reminds me of a couple of men I know — who can be counted on in a pinch, and are able to fix pretty much anything. And I love the looks of your Gib veggies! And of Gib itself, actually. One day I’d like to visit to see the pictures beyond the frames.
Question for you: In the top left corner of Snowy’s Christmas present picture is small squarish thing with a little girl and a label of Mahou (?). What is that? A label? A mini book? For some reason it reminds me of something from my childhood, but not sure what.
May 2016 be a good year for you all. And may the foot injury become a mere memory.
Thanks Diana :) I think my life in pictures seems to be veg, garden, dogs, walks and buildings. Could be worse :) Gib is odd. It’s easy to miss out on its unique atmosphere. Many people stay in Spain and miss out on the peace and tranquility of the evenings and nights when you can wander around at all hours. Some of the interesting streets are off the main drag.
The small square thing is a drinks mat. Came free with a six pack of Mahou Cinco Estrella,ma good but rather strong Spanish beer. It’s probably about ten years old!
What an engaging pictorial journey through your last year and I just loved so many of the photographs, especially the doggy ones. The very best to you and those around you, two and four-legged. Happy New Year.
Thank you Paul. I could have had a dog pic in every month, but I didn’t want to overdo it for non-dog people! And the same to you Paul, especially those gorgeous four-legged ones you have. A special hug for Pharoah.
A beautiful journey and some fantastic photographs.Thank you. I remember the Picture Post for some reason, probably Doctor’s waiting rooms.
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
Drizzly? Deluge is a better word over here :) :)
Thanks for the picture show. So much to like but I love a good broad bean and a romeria. Must try to be back for the May Day one :) All the best for 2016, Kate!
We do have deluges but right now we’re still in the drizzle stage. It was deluge when the roof at the finca leaked :D
Yes, hard not to like broad beans and romerías. Am growing garlic at the mo though.
And to you too, Jo.
What a great way to sum up your year. A picture speaks a thousand words – there’s the truth.
So sorry that you lost Pippa, no words can help with that.
After an unreasonable, unseasonable run of glorious sunny, mild days throughout December, we too now have drizzle punctuated with heavier showers. Hoping to avoid deluge, as our roof tends to give up rather easily when it feels threatened. :)
Aaagh! Don’t say that Susie. I’m the reporter not the photographer, no words would put reporters out of work.
Yeah, Pippa. Still miss the big boy so much. We’ve all been there, and we’ll be there again.
December has been glorious, spent some lovely sunny days outside in Spain. Even with the drizzle it’s still mild. Our roof just suffered from old age this year I guess. Comes to us all.
Ha! I didn’t intend to imply words were unnecessary, but that each picture was worth a thousand words, and as by my count there are 91 images in the post, 91,000 words could be regarded as excessive for a blog post. :)
Hey, did you really count them? Actually I counted someone’s once and couldn’t believe it. But it wasn’t an annual summary. So I have an excuse. Honest. OK. Next post. Pic free!!
Your photo collections are much like mine: you (and I) are nowhere to be seen. In my case I’m the one always wielding the camera so that makes sense, but I’ve taken my girls on a couple of long-distance trips only to realize afterwards that there were no photographs of all of us together because I was on the other side of the camera.
A very nice roundup of what, for you, was probably a bittersweet year. It’s always difficult when you lose a beloved pet. I hope you and yours have a very nice 2016.
I take better photos than him. He’s not into the opportunity, the frame, the image. As with many things in life, photography has become my department. Ay, it’s a few years since our last dog Prince died (2006), so it wasn’t easy. Good to have the little one to cheer us up. I hope you and your family have a good year too.
What a wonderful review in pictures of your 2015. Great pictures of Pippa and Snowy. So sorry about sweet Pippa. My Baby Boy had to go in 2015 too, still miss him. All the food looks so delicious and the fresh veggies oh, my so beautiful. Gorgeous plants and flowers. Wish my feet looked as good as those in the picture…yours? Hoping you have a super, wonderful year in 2016 sweet friend. Hugs and give Snowy nose kisses for us.
I often seem to be last one at the ‘party’ with your posts – not that I am purposely avoiding you – and by the time I arrive everyone has said all the really interesting things including all the best adjectives.
Just know that I enjoy your posts – even if I don’t speak proper English,
;)
Time of posting? And when we are all online at different times?
Maybe you should expand your adjectival directory? Although a few bloggers probably think it is overly colourful as is. ;)
Thanks. Wrong side of the Pennines and all that, I guess. You have picked up Americanisms in SA. Just as I’ve picked up Spanishisms. ‘Proper’ English is for board papers and legalese. (And picky editors)
It does seem like any additional words would be duplication. I’ve run across references to Picture Post. Must have been wonderful to have all those pictures to dream about then.
Great captions. (cucumbers with artichoke salad, will have to remember that). For some reason I always like the red dresses with the dots – and the fringed shawls…I’ll move there if only to have those.
Snowy is the Little Lord, indeed
Pippa. A smile in tribute of a great one.
Perhaps I’ll return to posting loads of text if people are stuck for words! I think hearing my parents talk about it (and other deceased journals/papers) was the only time I as aware of it.
The rest of the salad was greens and herbs from the garden, and some of the veg given to us from next doors, green cabbage, red cabbage and hinojo.
Ah, the big dots. I’m not a fan of those. I posted a pic in a previous year of a woman with a fine dress and knee high flat boots. Sounds unlikely, but it was stunning. I’ll see if I can find it and add to this comment.
My boys :)
Somehow while those dresses might look comical other places, they are always perfect there…maybe the way the women carry them. Dots wouldn’t be my choice, but you have to admit it takes confidence. You have dresses with flounces, we have Neiman-Marcus rodeo garb in Feb…if I go, I’ll have to chronicle some of that.
Hinojo? The rest looked familiar…if we get back to upper 60’s later this week, salad season will return instead of soups.
Molly chasing birds trying to sun on fence – she’ll share, Snowy!
They are indeed perfect, and look totally natural. Only in Andalucía. While the large spots are traditional, there are some much more sophisticated designs. The dresses are a true work of art though. *Puts on dressmaking hat*
Hinojo. Sorry. Forgot the English. Fennel. Some words come first in spanish without realising. Especially as the veg shops in Gib we use are Spanish speaking. They don’t have hinojo though!
We eat salad all year round. Although supper was pasta and peas with fresh mint. Salad was at brunchtime.
Molly. Do not encourage Snowy. So far, barking at seagulls on the roof opposite is his only temptation. NO Chasing!!
I enjoyed those photographs – things you posted about, things you didn’t…
An aunt had a huge stash of Picture Post – kept us quiet while the adults gossiped.
I’ve just heard on Gardeners’ Question Time of a redheaded globe artichoke…. supposedly from Italy -now I’d like to grow that!
Thanks Helen. Handy in a way to have some pix I never used. I’m fascinated to see a real PP now after a few of you have sad you’ve seen them.
I’m not into funny coloured veggies, but red isn’t too far from purple I suppose. I’m a green veg and salad woman at heart though.
It’s interesting how many books suggest putting alcachofas with flowers anyway because of their stunning flowers, and because they are perennials too I guess. I keep meaning to move mine to a pot so it stops hogging the veg deposito.
Yeah. The money trees are already breaking some of the pots, I suspect the alcachofa might too. Still, after the next crop, I might try it. Trouble is, in summer, its leaves provide shade for other plants. Dilemma, dilemma.
Nicely put together. I used to get Pictorial Knowledge magazine as a kid. That always stuck with me. Don’t know when they stopped doing that… sometime in the late seventies, I think.
No need to tell you which pics I like best, but I did enjoy them all and I love those Spanish dresses. :)
I remember L&L used to get that too. PK was more like National Geographic. I thought it was better to be honest… still do. Needn’t go into Beano and Dandy… though I think most the ones I read where in the paper.
Interesting looking at a year in photos that tell the stories of our lives. My 2016 Instagram photos pretty much summed me up as street art, flowers, cats and food. I think your picture-post evokes a year well lived and enjoyed even with its ups & downs. I love the glimpses of place and the inspiration of food & garden but most of all the affection for your boys that clearly comes across.
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Thanks for last year’s journey. May you have a good coming year as well.
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Thanks Gerard. I am trying to save up some time to catch up on yours. I wanted to read your Helvi stories with leisure and, I haven’t had any. Maybe this year …
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An enjoyabubble review showing that there is always SOMETHING going on, Animals are so much more sensible. When it is chilly, they snuggle up and snooze. When hot, they siesta in a cool spot.
A shame it was Pippa’s time during the year.
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I think it shows my life is food, walks, dogs and er …? Oh yes, his work. Couldn’t manage without that. Pippa gave us eleven and a half years after he found us. Shouldn’t complain I suppose. But still, I do. The textual one is to follow …
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To put it all in context? :)
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No. This was the easy-on-the-eye post. The other is one I started more than six months ago!!
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Roll over Pepys!
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I wish!!
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:)
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This is an excellent compilation, montage – whatever the best word is. Anyway, I liked it.
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Thanks Rod. An excuse to use some photos I’d not posted before and a reminder to me of the year.
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Nice!
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Thanks. How about a Brasilian version?
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If I could take photographs, I would.
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Maybe I’ll have to hunt out some old photos from my cousin’s time out there, late 60s/70s to turn of the century approx.
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Beautiful photos. Your Spanish garden looks lovely. Enjoyed seeing the Spanish parade. Thank you. I hope 2016’s a good one for you :-)
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Thank you Postcard. I’ve always loved my garden. Nearest I get in Gib is a few windowsill plants (herbs from Spain). The romería is very colourful and very Spanish. I hope so too, and wish you the same.
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A well chosen selection there, Kate, my recall of the bye ways and back doubles within the City walls would need an O/S map of minute detail to help a failing memory. A couple of random guesses. The Bar may have been the ‘Trocadero’ where in days of yore the dancing girls would twirl, stoutly encased in the most ridiculous costumes. ( approved for our avid eyes by the kill joys on t’ council 🙄)
The vine trellises surrounded by the pretty flowers may be Alameda Gardens ( scene of of my courtin’ days). (Where my ardent advances were effectively repulsed on a regular basis and I quickly
learnt the meaning of the hissed phrase “!Quedarte quieto!”)😟. Ahh! Happy days!
I do recall Picture Post and seem to remember the copy which published a pic. of a sexy young French nymphette Bridgitte Bardot and my Father’s reaction to his 3 teenage sons, eyes devouring each and every pixel of that outstanding young lady’s generously displayed décolletage His Belfast accent never left him and the roar of “get that rag out of this house!”, still reverberates in my memory 😱
Marjorie and I wish you and yours all the very best for 2016. Stay well and keep away from the gun emplacements !
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El Cortijo is in Town Range, just past Convent Place. I’ll ask around and see if I can find out the history. It looks very old and authentic. I think it’s cheap as it’s usually busy.
I think you mean this in the Alameda over the Dell?
Full post here: https://everypicturetellsone.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/weekly-photo-challenge-today-2-the-dell/
Anyway, there are captions on the piccies!
It’s only the oldies who remember PP 😛
Thank you, and the same to you and M.
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I love that photo. It’s the light and the dark, particularly the shine on the beams overhead. Beautiful.
You don’t have many of people. I wonder what happened to that bull, after: fiestas are all very well, but was it eyeing the church tower apprehensively?
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Thanks Clare. I should really stagger up to the gardens again, I haven’t been in the last 18 months and I can certainly walk that far now.
I suppose I don’t think of people when I think of my year, apart from random strangers at the romería. The animals are actually bueys, draught oxen. They go for a tidy sum too. One finca near us used to breed them, and then one day, they’d all gone and the place was closed up. Most odd. So no, it wasn’t expecting to be thrown off. They are big animals too. Dread to think how many people it would take to lift one. If that was even possible. Very gentle though.
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I remember the artichoke in your garden from earlier on this year and also the sad event. Is that what gout looks like, a swelling of just one foot? Looks painful. Hope this year will be a wonderful one for your family and Snowy!!!!!!!
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There will be more on the artichoke front this month! The novel things one can grow in a warm climate.
I think the foot is still swollen from the broken ankle. The gout is actually the small shiny red nodule just below the big toe. It’s crystals in that particular joint that cause the amazing pain.
Thank you, and I wish you all the best too.
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Beautiful review of your year. I enjoyed it very much.
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Thank you Reb, I’m pleased you did.
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Had a good look through the photos, Kate – gives me insight into your surroundings! Perhaps you could pass the camera to partner sometime, eh? ;) (that way, we’d get a gander at you!) Happy 30th, by the way! Sorry about Pippa – highs and lows, eh? Lots in between, too. .
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Hi Carmen, not much chance of giving him the camera, I take better photos, even of me! 30th was a lazy day, the sort we enjoy :) Yeah, Pippa was a definite low. But he thoughtfully waited until a few days after our birthdays. Considerate to the last. The inbetween bits are what makes our daily life I guess.
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I kept on thinking about the artichoke salad right through the picture show. 😃 Happy new year to you all. 😘
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We’re big fans of artichokes. I like the fresh ones but tinned ones are pretty decent too. Had some last night. Thank you, and HNY to you too.
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What a great review! Feels like a picture book.
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Thanks Cynthia. I suppose we could all make a picture book with the amount of photos we take each year. But I think there are enough on here, a mix of some already seen and some new ones.
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what a full year you had! really enjoyed this photo retrospective of your last year, i think i may be inspired to create something similar over in my corner for one of the next posts, if that’s ok. will see how it goes. :)
so nice to see good old Pippa again early on in the year, and then the June images…. a lovely tribute to a handsome, large boy i never met but had grown to love. how wonderful that he had such a good life in your home.
that looks like a very sore foot. hope it has recovered, and if not yet completely, that it will be better soon.
enjoyed the celebration in May. all those bright colours and fancy gowns!
Jury duty! i somehow missed that story – i missed quite a bit while i was on hiatus. that reminds me of being selected to appear for jury duty, but i was not chosen to serve. it was a case of sexual assault, and the defense counsel was eliminating many of the women from the jury. the defense lawyer was allowed to eliminate something like 10 or 12 potential jurors without having to say why. and counsel for the prosecution was only able to eliminate 4 potential jurors before they had to start giving a reason why any others were being rejected.
you are supposed to be unbiased, i know, but i remember the defendant looking quite smug, and when the defense counsel stared at me in a somewhat bemused, arrogant manner, i lost my cool and glared back. and i was eliminated immediately. while i was happy to be eliminated, it was at the same time annoying to see how the defendant was losing all jurors who may have felt any compassion for the victim.
and of course, there is that last photo of Snowy. he looks so royal, the master of his domain, surveying his land from his garden throne. what’s not to love.
here’s wishing you and yours a happy and healthy new year. sending you hugs, cheers & blessings! and Timmy sends purrs.
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I can’t remember if I’ve done a photo review before or not, but it seemed a nice idea, so voilà. Do make one, that would be fun to read. Doesn’t have to be from old posts either, I’m sure like me, you have plenty of unused ones. Well, he was there for half the year, so he merits his place, especially after eleven and a half years with us.
The gout was intense for about three days, and lingered for another week.
Romería is always so colourful. It was a decent procession this year.
Jury duty: https://roughseasinthemed.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/im-free/
Yes, for a rubbish bin puppy, Snowy has acquired a certain aristocratic bearing. Suspect it is his breed ancestry being Pharoah dogs.
We send the same to you too, and Snowy wants Timmy to know he spotted a fine cat on New Year’s Day that he so wanted to chase 🐈🐾
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https://kardzbykris.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/my-2012-in-pictures/
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Nice mix of new and reposted pictures! And if the quantity is any indication of how busy you were, this varied tremendously throughout the year. Those caterpillars and bees look amazing! Pippa and Snowy both full of personality, and Partner really dependable. He reminds me of a couple of men I know — who can be counted on in a pinch, and are able to fix pretty much anything. And I love the looks of your Gib veggies! And of Gib itself, actually. One day I’d like to visit to see the pictures beyond the frames.
Question for you: In the top left corner of Snowy’s Christmas present picture is small squarish thing with a little girl and a label of Mahou (?). What is that? A label? A mini book? For some reason it reminds me of something from my childhood, but not sure what.
May 2016 be a good year for you all. And may the foot injury become a mere memory.
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Thanks Diana :) I think my life in pictures seems to be veg, garden, dogs, walks and buildings. Could be worse :) Gib is odd. It’s easy to miss out on its unique atmosphere. Many people stay in Spain and miss out on the peace and tranquility of the evenings and nights when you can wander around at all hours. Some of the interesting streets are off the main drag.
The small square thing is a drinks mat. Came free with a six pack of Mahou Cinco Estrella,ma good but rather strong Spanish beer. It’s probably about ten years old!
Thank you, and I wish you the same.
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What an engaging pictorial journey through your last year and I just loved so many of the photographs, especially the doggy ones. The very best to you and those around you, two and four-legged. Happy New Year.
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Thank you Paul. I could have had a dog pic in every month, but I didn’t want to overdo it for non-dog people! And the same to you Paul, especially those gorgeous four-legged ones you have. A special hug for Pharoah.
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A beautiful journey and some fantastic photographs.Thank you. I remember the Picture Post for some reason, probably Doctor’s waiting rooms.
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
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Thanks David. Ah, you and abuelo Eddie above must be the older generation to remember PP. Seasonal hugs for 2016 to you.
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Drizzly? Deluge is a better word over here :) :)
Thanks for the picture show. So much to like but I love a good broad bean and a romeria. Must try to be back for the May Day one :) All the best for 2016, Kate!
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We do have deluges but right now we’re still in the drizzle stage. It was deluge when the roof at the finca leaked :D
Yes, hard not to like broad beans and romerías. Am growing garlic at the mo though.
And to you too, Jo.
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What a great way to cover the span of a year. I enjoyed that. May 2016 be a good one for you and yours *smiles*.
– esme upon the 2016 Cloud
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Thank you Esme, and you too. Do hope our panto performances have finished now. Quite tiring.
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You were a sensation. Keep the boots, thigh high vegan ones are hard to come by. *nods*. So to speak.
– esme laughing upon the Cloud
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Lol. The knee high vegan ones have disintegrated. Too much kicking I guess.👢
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What a great way to sum up your year. A picture speaks a thousand words – there’s the truth.
So sorry that you lost Pippa, no words can help with that.
After an unreasonable, unseasonable run of glorious sunny, mild days throughout December, we too now have drizzle punctuated with heavier showers. Hoping to avoid deluge, as our roof tends to give up rather easily when it feels threatened. :)
Happy 2016 to you and yours.
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Aaagh! Don’t say that Susie. I’m the reporter not the photographer, no words would put reporters out of work.
Yeah, Pippa. Still miss the big boy so much. We’ve all been there, and we’ll be there again.
December has been glorious, spent some lovely sunny days outside in Spain. Even with the drizzle it’s still mild. Our roof just suffered from old age this year I guess. Comes to us all.
And to you too Susie, and all yours as well.
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Ha! I didn’t intend to imply words were unnecessary, but that each picture was worth a thousand words, and as by my count there are 91 images in the post, 91,000 words could be regarded as excessive for a blog post. :)
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OMG. Did I really post that many pix? 😚
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:D
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Hey, did you really count them? Actually I counted someone’s once and couldn’t believe it. But it wasn’t an annual summary. So I have an excuse. Honest. OK. Next post. Pic free!!
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I enjoyed them enormously, particularly your dogs and garden, so please don’t stop. :).
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Thanks. As I said to Paul, I held back on the dogs … not everyone likes them. For me, there can never be too many dog photos.
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Great pic’s RS !! Thanks for the journey into your life for last year !! May 2016 bring U many blessings !!
bruce
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Thanks Bruce. Sorry you fell into spam and had to drag you out, must be that god thing huh?
Hope 2016 is good for you too.
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Your photo collections are much like mine: you (and I) are nowhere to be seen. In my case I’m the one always wielding the camera so that makes sense, but I’ve taken my girls on a couple of long-distance trips only to realize afterwards that there were no photographs of all of us together because I was on the other side of the camera.
A very nice roundup of what, for you, was probably a bittersweet year. It’s always difficult when you lose a beloved pet. I hope you and yours have a very nice 2016.
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I take better photos than him. He’s not into the opportunity, the frame, the image. As with many things in life, photography has become my department. Ay, it’s a few years since our last dog Prince died (2006), so it wasn’t easy. Good to have the little one to cheer us up. I hope you and your family have a good year too.
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What a wonderful review in pictures of your 2015. Great pictures of Pippa and Snowy. So sorry about sweet Pippa. My Baby Boy had to go in 2015 too, still miss him. All the food looks so delicious and the fresh veggies oh, my so beautiful. Gorgeous plants and flowers. Wish my feet looked as good as those in the picture…yours? Hoping you have a super, wonderful year in 2016 sweet friend. Hugs and give Snowy nose kisses for us.
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Thanks Mags. It’s always hard isn’t it? Yet, in their short lives they bring us so much love.
The feet. Um, the swollen one was still the bad ankle plus gout!
We wish you the same, kisses to you and Chancey.
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What they all said. ;)
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Economy of words huh? A new year resolution? This is the second blog post where you’ve commented to say you’re saying nothing :D
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I often seem to be last one at the ‘party’ with your posts – not that I am purposely avoiding you – and by the time I arrive everyone has said all the really interesting things including all the best adjectives.
Just know that I enjoy your posts – even if I don’t speak proper English,
;)
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Time of posting? And when we are all online at different times?
Maybe you should expand your adjectival directory? Although a few bloggers probably think it is overly colourful as is. ;)
Thanks. Wrong side of the Pennines and all that, I guess. You have picked up Americanisms in SA. Just as I’ve picked up Spanishisms. ‘Proper’ English is for board papers and legalese. (And picky editors)
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It does seem like any additional words would be duplication. I’ve run across references to Picture Post. Must have been wonderful to have all those pictures to dream about then.
Great captions. (cucumbers with artichoke salad, will have to remember that). For some reason I always like the red dresses with the dots – and the fringed shawls…I’ll move there if only to have those.
Snowy is the Little Lord, indeed
Pippa. A smile in tribute of a great one.
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Perhaps I’ll return to posting loads of text if people are stuck for words! I think hearing my parents talk about it (and other deceased journals/papers) was the only time I as aware of it.
The rest of the salad was greens and herbs from the garden, and some of the veg given to us from next doors, green cabbage, red cabbage and hinojo.
Ah, the big dots. I’m not a fan of those. I posted a pic in a previous year of a woman with a fine dress and knee high flat boots. Sounds unlikely, but it was stunning. I’ll see if I can find it and add to this comment.
My boys :)
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Somehow while those dresses might look comical other places, they are always perfect there…maybe the way the women carry them. Dots wouldn’t be my choice, but you have to admit it takes confidence. You have dresses with flounces, we have Neiman-Marcus rodeo garb in Feb…if I go, I’ll have to chronicle some of that.
Hinojo? The rest looked familiar…if we get back to upper 60’s later this week, salad season will return instead of soups.
Molly chasing birds trying to sun on fence – she’ll share, Snowy!
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They are indeed perfect, and look totally natural. Only in Andalucía. While the large spots are traditional, there are some much more sophisticated designs. The dresses are a true work of art though. *Puts on dressmaking hat*
Hinojo. Sorry. Forgot the English. Fennel. Some words come first in spanish without realising. Especially as the veg shops in Gib we use are Spanish speaking. They don’t have hinojo though!
We eat salad all year round. Although supper was pasta and peas with fresh mint. Salad was at brunchtime.
Molly. Do not encourage Snowy. So far, barking at seagulls on the roof opposite is his only temptation. NO Chasing!!
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Great photos. :)
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Thank you.
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I loved the header. Such a contrast between the colourful statue and the sky. :D
Just said to hubby on New Year that the days really went by so quickly. It felt like yesterday when we started with 2015 and now it’s 2016 already.
I am going to comment on the photos instead. You know I do love your photo stories. They are always so amazing. You don’t have to reply to them. :D
Just loved your shots and this is such a great post. Thanks for sharing. ♥
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Thank you :) It did indeed go veeeerrry quickly. Especially the second part of the year. It just ran away!
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I enjoyed those photographs – things you posted about, things you didn’t…
An aunt had a huge stash of Picture Post – kept us quiet while the adults gossiped.
I’ve just heard on Gardeners’ Question Time of a redheaded globe artichoke…. supposedly from Italy -now I’d like to grow that!
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Thanks Helen. Handy in a way to have some pix I never used. I’m fascinated to see a real PP now after a few of you have sad you’ve seen them.
I’m not into funny coloured veggies, but red isn’t too far from purple I suppose. I’m a green veg and salad woman at heart though.
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I’d thought of it as an ornamental – with culinary uses!
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It’s interesting how many books suggest putting alcachofas with flowers anyway because of their stunning flowers, and because they are perennials too I guess. I keep meaning to move mine to a pot so it stops hogging the veg deposito.
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It’ll need some pot!
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Yeah. The money trees are already breaking some of the pots, I suspect the alcachofa might too. Still, after the next crop, I might try it. Trouble is, in summer, its leaves provide shade for other plants. Dilemma, dilemma.
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Food family frolics and, um, furry friends. Looks like a not bad year. More o f the same Kate?
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It will pretty much do me. The trip to Cuba and South America might be nice, but otherwise, I’ll settle for MOTS.
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Nicely put together. I used to get Pictorial Knowledge magazine as a kid. That always stuck with me. Don’t know when they stopped doing that… sometime in the late seventies, I think.
No need to tell you which pics I like best, but I did enjoy them all and I love those Spanish dresses. :)
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I used to get Look and Learn. Don’t remember PK. Also got Beano and Dandy of course, slightly less edifying, or maybe not.
The frocks are colourful and make for good photos if nothing else. Can’t see me in one!
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I remember L&L used to get that too. PK was more like National Geographic. I thought it was better to be honest… still do. Needn’t go into Beano and Dandy… though I think most the ones I read where in the paper.
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I think the picture of Pipa stayed with me the most. The ones with the nice weather made me something between wistful and downright Jealous :-)
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Pippa. Because he’s no longer here? He’s missed :(
Weather is what it is. I can actually manage any weather. My partner prefers sun. Cheaper on heating too :)
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Interesting looking at a year in photos that tell the stories of our lives. My 2016 Instagram photos pretty much summed me up as street art, flowers, cats and food. I think your picture-post evokes a year well lived and enjoyed even with its ups & downs. I love the glimpses of place and the inspiration of food & garden but most of all the affection for your boys that clearly comes across.
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