QUOTE OF THE WEEK

As Spring is bursting out all over, Shakespeare's words sum it all up.

"Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again." - [Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (1860 - 1911)]

"The great gift of EASTER is HOPE." [Cardinal Basil Hume]

“Humility, obedience, meekness, and love are the virtues that shine through the Cross and the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. O my Jesus, help me imitate you!” [St. Anthony Mary Claret]

"VIAJAR es lo UNICO QUE COMPRAS y te hace mas RICO!" "Travelling is the only thing you have to pay for and it makes you richer". A-ma-zing!

"THE ONLY THING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE IS THAT WHICH YOU DON'T TRY" [Anon.]

“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.” - [English proverb]. Meteorologists recognise March 1 as the first day of meteorological spring, which is based on annual temperature cycles and the Gregorian calendar.

Si Dios tuviese que buscar un nuevo lugar para vivir, seguro que elegiría Andalucía. [If God had to find a new place to live, He would surely choose Andalucía]

“February, bending from Heaven. In azure mirth, it kissed the forehead of the Earth and smiled upon the silent sea, and bade the frozen streams be free, and waked to music all their fountains, and breathed upon the frozen mountains.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley

Cartoonist Charles M Schulz hits the nail on the head! [courtesy of Readers Digest]

This year is a leap year, meaning that February has 29 days. This quote sums it up.

Interesting viewpoint from one of the UK´s best ever prime ministers. He was Labour PM from 1945 to 1951.

"However long the storm lasts, the sun always shines strongly again!"

What comes before a rainbow .....?

Loving and using .....

"You are never too old to set another goal, or to dream a new dream". HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024!

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” ― Bob Hope

“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” [Eleanor Roosevelt, former US First Lady]

"Let's get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini!" [Mae West, Hollywood actress]

The best is yet to come!

Do what you love; love everything you do.

House rules

"Say what you like, but do not deny that I am sweet." [Anon]

"A day without wine is a day without sunshine." [Anon] Also seen in the Casa del Jamon in Ronda.

"La edad sólo importa si eres un vino." [Anon.] "Age only matters if you are a wine." Seen in La Casa del Jamón, Ronda.