Early January, and we are picking ripe cherry tomatoes from the garden.We will be skiing on Sunday! Sierra Nevada is only an hour away by car. The weather is normally beautiful this time of the year, and our wood-burning oven keeps us warm in the evenings and early morning.

The practice range at "Los Moriscos" golf course in Motril

Easter is for many of us living here all year, perhaps the best time. The sun is warming, and the swallows and many other migrant birds are back. The fruit trees are blossoming and there are spring flowers everywhere.