Chani's Creative Space

These cherry tomatoes have been resisting bulldozers for months. Without water, without care. The big garden with the old manor house is gone. So is the beauty of the place.  Torremolinos, Montemar (Spain)

Last week we had some rain, finally! Only one day, but we tried to harvest as much of this precious liquid as possible. It is hard to live in a region with a permanent water shortage.  I wish we had better policies.

Neighbors are one of the best inventions in the world. If there is a place we have not been or something we have not seen, they have and they can tell you. For example, that in El Boquetillo, in Fuengirola (province of Málaga, Spain), there are many wonderful murals in Calle Valladolid and Calle La Paz. On houses that would probably qualify from "not special" to "rather ugly", artists have left their mark on the landscape. Their names are Mon Devane, Lula Goce, Lidia Cao, Murfin, Steve Camino, EL Alfil, Not Japi, Kato, Francisco Alarcón Pérez, Lalone, Nesui, José Fernández Ríos, Slim Safont, Wedo Goás y Lily Brick (I found them in a newspaper and I hope I did not forget anyone). I will go back there for sure. In the meantime, just enjoy!