Bravalife

A word to the wise...

This is a message to everyone who still has a living parent or parents, or who is a parent.

Nov 27, 2025 • Kelly

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October 2025

Early Autumn rambling

Reviewing my Substack posts over the last two years, I realize to my horror that this is the longest time I have gone without posting and I don’t even…

Oct 9, 2025 • Kelly

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September 2025

Costa Brava beach bars: an endangered species

Just before the summer season came to an end – and I would love to be poetic here and talk about the gradual waning of the burning heat; the late-August…

Sep 4, 2025 • Kelly

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August 2025

For whom toll the bells?

... and other random ramblings

Aug 22, 2025 • Kelly

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Radio Liberty speaking...

Govorit Radio Svoboda (This is Radio Liberty speaking)

Aug 6, 2025 • Kelly

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July 2025

The Summer of '83

One of the conversational hazards of living in Catalunya as a Brit, and meeting other Brits for the first time, is the inevitable question: “How long…

Jul 25, 2025 • Kelly

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L'Escala and the story of salt

It is hard to overstate the importance of salt in times before refrigeration and canning were introduced.

Jul 20, 2025 • Kelly

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On health and safety in Catalunya...

Hello again.

Jul 8, 2025 • Kelly

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June 2025

Still in limbo

I started off my last Bravalife blog – entitled In Limbo – with an apology for having been unusually uncommunicative over the previous two weeks, little…

Jun 10, 2025 • Kelly

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May 2025

In limbo

The more observant among you may have noticed that I have been unusually uncommunicative on the joys of the Costa Brava in the last couple of weeks.

May 6, 2025 • Kelly

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April 2025

Brunyols de l'Empordà

I feel sure that all the readers of this blog are upstanding, god-fearing members of the community, so it stands to reason that since 5 March you have…

Apr 7, 2025 • Kelly

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March 2025

A week of thwartation

This has been a week of thwarted plans.

Mar 31, 2025 • Kelly

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