Jul 19, 2014

June 2014 Joy Jar

Nothing really springs to mind... You see? That is the problem about not writing things down as they happen... let it be a lesson that hopefully I'll learn. Soon.

Oh, wait, there was somthing...

I did a little race called the 2nd "Popular Race 'Challenge' of Mácher"or 2a. Carrera Popular 'Desafío Mácher' as it's know locally. 

Only the 5K distance, mind you. There was an option to run 10K which I discarded pretty quickly - I wish I did run that fast!

But as usual, although I did suffer - those hilly starts are going to be the death of me! - I enjoyed it enormously. I also got the support of a friend who although didn't run, was waiting for me at the finishing line. And then we went for a well deserved breakfast and a natter to catch up.


Yours truly with no. 18.
© Dory Hernández

No relevant posts on Lanzarote Information, other than the weekly English movies reviews.

I'll try to keep better track of my enjoyable achievements next month, OK?


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This is the post that started my 2014  year's resolution: Joy Jar

May 2014 joy jar

May 2014's achievements:

On the 7th I attended Margaret's book signing of her latest thriller, Houded. Then we went for a bite to eat with her husband and they introduced me to yet another faboulous restaurant: Asian Varadero in the Harbour in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. 

On the 10th I attended the 2nd marathon of free workshops organised by Esacan. This time I chose an introduction to dog traning, which later in the year will feature as a full course  & artistic reclycling, for the sake of it (as in, no course programmed yet). I met some lovely people and look forward to whatever initiatives come out of it. 

From the 26th to the 28th I attended a free workshop on how to make preserves at the Albergue de Tegoyo, organised by ADELRLAN, the local organisation for rural development. A lot of peeling, chopping & boiling involved but we got to take home with us the jars we filled: jams, veggies, sauces & chutneys...I am sorted for the winter (well, sort of!). 

In relation to my collaboration with Lanzarote Information, here are my favourite posts I contributed with this month:


I got almost tricked into writing this one as in: a friend offered me a ticket if I was interested in going, to which I said "yes". Only aafter I accepted I was told "but you need to write something about it". Ahhhhggggrrrr, how I hate that! The pressure! And, of course, I did agonise about it but I'm quite pleased about the result. Even some friends who didn't know I had written it, being big fans of this particular show in our island, told me: "hey, we read a very good review of it on Lanzarote Information". Chuffed. There is no other word for it.




Purely by chance I came across the news of some local artists presenting their works in London. I am very pleased to see that my beloved island was having a chance to show a different side of itself to the world.



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This is the post that started my 2014  year's resolutions: Joy Jar