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Hello all! As you might already know (if you have read my profile), I have been living in Cordova for just over thirty years now. Apart from teaching and translating, I love art and craftwork and also writing. I have written a book (mainly humorous and very illustrated!) about my experiences of living as an immigrant in this corner of inland Andalusia — and I also talk about the culture, history and geography of Córdoba and surrounding villages. Some of my blogs include excerpts and illustrations from my book, An English Lady in Cordova — the ‘Alternative’ Guide (which is, for now, available from me).

My other blogs talk about my days out and places I visit (illustrated and not only informative, but hopefully amusing too. There’s nothing like a good laugh!). I also like to include poetry, quotes, literature, photos and nature.

Anyway, that’s enough blurb for now — I hope you enjoy sharing these places and experiences with me…

Me sitting on the grassy, dandeliony and daisy-covered foot slope of the **Sierrezuela Natural Park** that lies just next to **Posadas** village (approx. some **25 miles west of Cordova**). There are loads of ‘Palmetto’ dwarf palms that grow wild (the dates are good for the tummy apparently), and you can also find wild **asapargus**, **thyme**, as well as **saffron milkcap mushroom**s (that’s a mouthful!) — and other edible stuff too. If you happen to be there, don’t forget to visit the **Stone Age dolmens** and the **Roman** and **Moorish quarries** and **watering hole**s. A place of great beauty and energising oxygen. There are picnic benches, barbeque spots, a bar/restaurant and also a ziplining adventure thing that lets you zoom across from one pine tree to another. Great place for **nature-lovers**, **trekkers**, **mountain bikers**, **fauna** and **flora lovers**, **camping enthusiasts** and the **historically-inclined** — or just simply those that like **good nosh** and **booze**! If you want to know more about this beautiful spot, you can visit http://turismoposadas.es/

— You can see some of my art work in my Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/es/shop/GillysWork

— In this link, you can view my book ‘Edward’s Secret and the Enchanted Throne’ (for children — travel, fantasy-fiction)

And below are some of the things that I have painted:

PS. Please excuse the poor photography — I am a beginner. I’ll have a second bash at it some other time (and will remember to clean the camera lens first!).