As a direct consequence of some recent pimento cheesery, a plan was hatched among some bloggers I have gotten to know to hold a Sandwich Party, a weekend in which everyone makes a sandwich that’s unique or special for them and blogs about it. I figured I would go for the most uniquely Spanish sandwich I know, the bocadillo de tortilla de patata, or the Spanish potato omelet sandwich!
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This is a joining of two recent posts, Frame Breaking 2 and Domestic Destruction in Colindres. I liked this photo so much that I thought it could use some 3D-ifying.
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There are two main gyms in Colindres. Or at least two with a specific, well-defined company logo. I think they are perfect examples of the varying opinions people have on what the ideal shape is for a human body.
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This morning, random curiosity caused me to search YouTube for “Colindres”, and I ended up finding a video blog by an American, named Scott, living in Laredo, the next town over from me. He arrived in late October. It’s funny to see him explore and discover his new surroundings, just as I did two years ago.
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On Sunday, we took a casual walk around town. Here are a few things that caught my eye.
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Yet another sunset timelapse video. I don’t like this one very much. The only interesting thing that happens is that two jets, that look like meteors at this speed, zing by above the right-hand crane just as the video starts. And we have more crane activity in this one. I made it, so I figure I might as well share it.
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For our dinner party with Marga’s coworkers last night, Marga was tasked with making desert. She made a wonderful cheesecake and another pudding-based pie with fruit on top. Sorry, no photos of the desserts. When we were at the store trying to find berries (preferably straw- or rasp-), we found these strange yellow fruits labeled “Phisalis”. The true name is physalis, and for some reason the Spanish name changes the ‘y’, which would be pronounced the same in Spanish, and keeps the “ph” which doesn’t have any business in the Spanish language at all. They are strange little berries, shrouded in golden leaves. My favorite of its alternate names is “Inca Berry”, which sounds like a character in a children’s book. Another name, Cape Gooseberry, sounds like where Inca and his friends might get into all kinds of adventures.
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