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Issue 4Issue 4December 2008December 2008

Traders Directoryand Index on page 27

Restaurant & Bar - ‘Where we lead others follow’

Bookings now being taken for Xmas Day Lunch& Pre Xmas Parties - call in for detailsor go to www.diaynoche.co.uk

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A Native Spain Christmasby Debbie Jenkins - page 10

Christmas in Spainby Keith Nicol - page 25

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Our deadline for adverts, to ensure insertion in the next issue is the 20th of the month.Payment, in full, is required prior to the advertising deadline.

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this issue we are bigger again - now 40 pages!

This month we have a look at how to celebrateChristmas Spanish style and the origins to someSpanish traditions.

We thank our readers for their suggestions andcontributions - with your help we can continue tomake the magazine informative and interesting foreveryone. Our website has everything in themagazine, and more! Every edition is archived, soyou can always refer back - check it out on

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Lou 638 300 656

Bar LA TAPADiego welcomes you to come and try hishome made tapas with an English twistto them - have a complimentary tapas

with your drink.Made to order paellas etc for you to take home for

your dinner party.Come and give us a try,

you will not be disappointed

Telf: 626 937 084

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Judy’s Gift ShopSirena de Mar Tel: 968 56 92 35

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and stocking fillers for Christmas.New items in every week, If you haven’t

popped in before, now is the time to have a browse.

New picture framing serviceBaby/Kiddies Room - personalised baby

cards i.e. name, time, date of birth.Enchanted Room - Buddahs, Fairies,

Angels, Egyptian etc.Arrange a private consultation for Meditation

*Readings*Mediumship*HealingFine bone china beakerrss and gifft ssetss

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Monday-Saturday 9.30-3pm & 5.pm-8pm C/Mayor 66, Los Belones

(Next door to Jan’s Lounge)

Pre Christmas Menuavailable from 14th Dec

booking advisableEnglish Breakfast & Lunch

served from 10am - 3pmEvening Meal - 6pm till late

Sunday Evening Roast

6pm - 9pmFriday Night Quiz - 8pm

Please reserveTel: 968 137 256

Menu del Noche €15Monday - Thursday 6pm till late

JAN’S LJAN’S LOUNGEOUNGECalle Mayor 68, Los Beloneses


A Native Spain ChristmasA Native Spain ChristmasWe've spent 6 Christmases in Spain nowand each year it gets better. We've beenwelcomed with open arms into ourSpanish village and adopted by aSpanish family, so our Christmases areas Spanish as you can imagine.From the Christmas Eve shindig in thegarage of our adopted family, with a 6-course meal for 30 people, drinks (lots ofdrinks), singing (well, shouting), guitarsand cigars (only the men of course!) tothe quieter family lunch on Reyes day,with a 6-course meal for 30 people,drinks (more drinks!), singing (slightlymore tuneful than Christmas Eve), gui-tars and cigars. Plus the 4 parties inbetween and of course the 3King's Procession throughthe village, the bouncy cas-tle for the kids, the 12grapes on New Year's Eve,dare I go on! The SpanishChristmas period is not forthe faint hearted.This year we're reciprocat-ing by holding a lunch ofour own during the festive period, whereI'll dutifully prepare too much food, chilltoo much wine and drink too much gin.I'm planning on roast beef followed byChristmas cake ice-cream, for 30 people.Now, I just need to catch that cow…A custom when being invited to aSpanish home for food is to take some-thing to eat with you. Usually somethingsweet. Last year we excelled. We mademince pies, with our home-made mincemeat. I cooked and decorated aChristmas cake. And we made fairycakes for Reyes Day. All of them weregreeted with a little suspicion, a sniffand then scoffed! I'm still wonderingwhat I'll surprise them with this year.We also baked the Murcian Christmasspecialty of Cordiales. These are the deli-

cious little almond cakes, with angels'hair filling. They are very simple tomake, fun and sticky, taste scrummy anddon't hang around for long in our house.When you see these in the shops youknow it's Christmas, but I think they'rejust too good to only have once a year(unlike Cadbury's Cream Eggs - yuck!)and so I suggest you make some yourself.(See Debbies recipe for MurcianCordiales on page 32)But the highlight for me last year wasseeing my husband dressed up as a King.He was chosen (much in the way whenthe army asks for volunteers and 19recruits step backwards, leaving 1

remaining "volunteer")to be a King at the Reyesday procession.Whilst I had seen andread about the proces-sion, it's only whenyou're involved that yourealise how muchthought and attentiongoes into it all. From thecostumes, the gifts and

the roscón (large doughnut shapedcakes), every detail is planned, and allthe children get a gift from the Kings.What surprised me most was that theKings also visited the elderly and sick inthe village, sharing happiness and goodwishes with all people.Whilst I'm not a religious person (andthe 1 hour mass was a little tiring!), Ithink that this event totally summed upthe "meaning" of Christmas. It's notabout the cakes and the food, nor thebooze and the cigars. It's about beingwith people who care and whom you careabout. It's about taking the time frombusy lives to celebrate the young, appre-ciate your peers and honour the elderly.The Spanish really do take having funseriously!

Debbie Jenkins is co-author of "Going Native in Murcia" and author of"Buying Property in Murcia".

Find out more at www.nativespain.com

by Debbie Jenkins


Ingredients5-6 ice cubes 25ml white rum12.5ml creme de fraises 12.5ml lime cordial

To decoratepowdered sugar strawberry

MethodPut the cracked ice in a margarita glass.Put the rum, creme de fraises and lime cordial into ablender and blend for 30 seconds. Pour into the glass and decorate with the powdered sugar and strawberry., Serve with a straw.

CCoocckkttaaiillCCoocckkttaaiillCCoorrnneerrCCoorrnneerrRecipe courtesy of Q-bar, La Manga Club, Tel: 968 175 317Strawberry Daiquiri

The first daiquiri was created by an American mining engineer working in Cubain 1896. He had run out of gin and tried

rum based drinks instead.


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La Manga, Cartagena, 30366

After 7 years teaching Spanish mainly toBritish adults in the La Manga area, I wouldlike first to thank all my students for trust-ing in my guidance to become fluent inSpanish. 90% of my students were totalbeginners when they came to me and theydid not know any grammar at all, as formost of them it was the first time they hadtried to learn a foreign language, sotogether we have created a teachingmethod that is a simple and effective wayto speak Spanish.

The main advantage I can offer you as amature learner is that I also learnt my for-eign languages as an adult. That’s why Iknow how you feel and I will be guidingyou along the process. I will tell you every-thing you need to do to become fluent inSpanish with just a 2 hour lesson once aweek and 30 minutes daily study on yourown.

During the first 6 months we will be work-ing on the brain level as we can not sayor hear any word that is not previously inour brain. At this stage my first objective isto teach you to read Spanish with the rightpronunciation. My first lesson is called “Thereading lesson” in which I will tell you allthe rules to pronounce Spanish properly,phonetically speaking, Spanish is muchmore simple than English. Spanish has 28sounds and English 40 so you should havevery few problems.

The second step is to develop your vocab-ulary and grammar. Mainly I will teach youhow the Spanish verbs work. As in any lan-guage the sentence is the unit of meaningand the central part of any sentence is theverb. Without verbs there is no meaningand we are left with simple words whichhave no connection. At this level lessonsare translated totally into English.

After one year learning you reach the earlevel, by this I mean that little by little youstart to understand more and more but youare still unable to reply quickly enough tomaintain a conversation, at this stage youwill have more listening and speaking andalthough lessons are still translated intoEnglish I gradually introduce more andmore sentences in Spanish.

Within 2 or 3 years learning, depending onthe groups, you accomplish the mouthlevel, by this I mean you can understandeasily Spanish and you can reply quicklyenough to maintain a conversation. At thislevel lessons are held totally in Spanish.

From the moment you start to feed yourbrain with the Spanish words, grammarand sounds by all means (lessons, CDs, TV,songs, radio, etc) it takes one year at leastto understand Spanish, and 2 or 3 speak it,so only the ones who really enjoy thelearning process will last long enough tobecome fluent, that is why I always try tomake my lessons as enjoyable as possible.

I would like to thank you Bob for invitingme to have a regular section in the MarMenor Focus to publish a Spanish lesson ineach issue from January.

Finally, I also would like to let you knowthat I am launching a new ImmersionCourse adapted to your needs. If youwant to know more about my Spanish les-sons and activities please feel free to visitmy web site on : www.open-spanish.comor email me on: [email protected], phone : 968 546 859 / 678 936 110.

Maria Linares Spanish teacher


Seven years teaching Spanishin La Manga


Coming to a Computer screen near yousoon is the new Information Station forthe Costa Blanca (and Calida), CostaBlanca TV. This Video On Demand WEBTV channel has been developed by for-mer broadcasters from the BBC, ITV andLiving In Spain TV who are now livingon the Costas.

Fed up with reading and hearing about'yesterday's events, CBTV plan toredress the balance with their regularWeekly What's On Guide so no matter ifyou are planning a trip from the UK orreside here all year round, if you can 'LogOn' you can 'Find Out' and plan yourtime accordingly, before it happens!

Costa Blanca TV is a one stop site forInformation about the Costa Blanca.You'll find a Review of the Spanish Newsin English, dozens of short advice videosabout living in Spain, entertainmentguides, short news items from ITN,CNN, BBC and others, local Sports, TV,Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Clubs,Associations, Charities, Schools, Videodating, Weddings in Spain, BusinessDirectory, Hotels, Free Text Messaging

Service, and even Sudoku, Crosswordsand Horoscopes.

You'll also find video tours of Propertiesfor sale and rent, Hotels, a guide totowns and cities throughout the region(and later other parts of Spain), cars,boats, planes and bikes, shopping, tele-phone savings and even a chance to jointhe brand new GEM Lifestyle village, ofwhich you'll hear more and more aboutin the Spanish and International Pressbut, remember that you heard it herefirst!

Costa Blanca TV have a few well knownames lined up as contributors to thechannel, and are even offering YOU, thechance to have your shows shown on thechannel.

So, Log On and Find Out more than youever thought went on, on the CostaBlanca, Costa Calida, Murcia, Mazarronup to Valencia and beyond. Going live onDecember 1st (fingers crossed)

www.CostaBlancaTV.comWeb TV for your PC (and Mac).

It’s ‘Ladies Day’ - Saturday 13th DecemberFFrroomm 1111aamm aatt JJaann’’ss LLoouunnggee iinn LLooss BBeelloonneess

There will be discounts on the day onBBeeaauuttyy TTrreeaattmmeennttss,, && CChhrriissttmmaass ggiiffttss,,

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLELLeeggss && CCoo - TTrraannqquuiilliittyy - JJuuddyyss GGiiffttss & more

Everyone welcome to join us for a glass of Cava & nibbles


La Manga - Santiago de la Ribera Ferry winter timetableLa Manga Santiago deTomas maestre la Ribera

10.3012.3014.3016.3018.30

11.3013.3015.3017.3019.30

Local MarketLocal MarketssMondaySan Pedro del PinatarSucinaTuesdayLos BelonesLa UnionPilar de la HoradadaLos AlcazeresMil PalmerasWednesdaySantiago de la RiberaSan Javier

San Javier Autocine(car boot sale)ThursdayLos UrrutiasLa palmaTorre Pacheco (Balsicas)San Pedro del Pinatar (Lo Pagan)FridayEl AlgarLlano del BealPilar de la Horadada

SaturdayLos Alcázeres (Los Narejos)Torre Pacheco (Dolores)San Javier Autocine (carboot)SundayCabo de PalosLos NietosSan Javier AutocineTorre Pacheco (Roldán)

POPPY DAY NEWSWith the Poppy Boxes collected, and the

contents counted, the committee arevery pleased to announce that over

€€22,,880000 has been raised - a big thank youto all those who donated, and a special

thank you to all the businesses who soldthe poppies on the Legion’s behalf, itwouldn’t be possible without them.

SOCIAL NEWSBINGO - at Julian’s Bar, Playa Honda,

every Monday NightCar Boot Sale - Saturday December 6thPre-CChristmas Dinner at Paddywacks,December 14th - only €20 For details of the above - call Joanne on 620 460 557

or see the website - www.LaMangaRBL.com

LLaa MMaannggaa BBrraanncchh

Spangles Concerts13th December 16.00

EuroNavidadLas Claras, Los Alcázares

This is the fifth year that Spangles will performat the EuroNavidad. Get into the Christmas

spirit at this annual Christmas Fair.*******

14 December - 19:00Carol ConcertLos Nietos Church

A fun evening with a multi-national congrega-tion - Spangles is delighted to entertain for the

third successive year.

Spangles is a ladies' barbershop harmony cho-rus - we sing unaccompanied four part harmo-ny. Our Christmas repertoire will include bothtraditional carols and some upbeat numbers.

It's a performance not to be missed!


The aim of the sudoku puzzle is to insert num-bers in the boxes so that: each row, columnand 3x3 box contain one each of thedigits 1 through 9.

sudoku

A Codebreaker is a crosswordpuzzle with no clues! Instead,every letter of the alphabet hasbeen replaced by a number,the same number representingthe same letter throughout thepuzzle. All you have to do isdecide which letter is repre-sented by which number! Tostart you off, we reveal thecodes for two or three letters.When these letters have beenentered throughout the puzzle,you should have enough infor-mation to start guessing wordsand discovering other letters.

Codebreaker

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TIME FOR A BREAK


Now that winter ishere andChristmas aroundthe corner, manypeople are think-

ing of losing someweight and getting into shape in time forthe festive season. If you are unsurewhere to go, then Shape & Tone in LosAlcazares has something to offer every-one. The center is run by Paul &Charlotte who have been trained andcertified by Shapemaster, they make youfeel at ease immediately, and the whole

atmosphere is one of fun andease.

The toning tablesare the most popu-lar part of the cen-

tre with thePowerPlates, or

Wobbler as the clients have renamedthem, a close second. For those of youwho are not familiar with this innovativetechnology, the range consists of 6 indi-

vidually designed machines which, com-bined, give a total body workout.

A new way to exercise! Unlike conventional fit-ness equipment, thetoning tables do notrely exclusively onmuscle power.Instead, with a motorand gearbox the machines work themuscles, rather than you working themachine. With smooth gentle move-ments that motorized performancebrings to exercise,users can exerciseconfidently with-out risk of over-stressing any joints ormuscles. These toningtables will help you lose inches in all theright places.

For your free trial offer call 661002648.Special winter packages available.

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Castile soap or Jabon de Castilla originated in thekingdom of Castilla, a part of the country that weknow today as Spain. The name Castilla (or Castile)means land or region of castles, in reference to thecastles built in the area to consolidate the Christianre-conquest from the moors. Contrary to the meth-ods of soap production in northern countries whereanimal fats were used as the main ingredient,Castilla had an abundance of locally grown andpressed olive oil and it was soon discovered that thismain ingredient produced a far superior soap.

Castile soap today has the same basic ingredients.A true Castile soap still contains 100% olive oil, how-ever, olive oil used alone is not to everybody's taste.This is because it is low lathering with a slimy feel,Coconut oil is added to rectify this. The first Castilesoaps were made without colour or fragrance,mankind has developed methods of extracting anddistilling essential oils from plants and fruit. These

can be added to naturally fragrance the soap andalso provide further valuable, therapeutic qualitiesthat are beneficial to the skin.

Castile soap is a skin regenerator and anatural humectant, drawing moisturefrom the air, keeping the skin softand supple. Olive oil soap has theability to help skin retain moisturewhile nourishing and providing pro-tection for all skin types, especiallydry and sensitive. It is non-greasyand does not clog the pores. It has been proven toaccelerate the healing process which is thought tobe due to the vitamin E content.

Shape & Tonewould like to wish all its clients past,

present and future a very merryChristmas and happy & healthy 2009.

also available at shape & tone are a range of hand made naturalcastile soaps and tea tree products,..

RYA , Nautical Books & other GiftsView our range of books and gifts. Choose from Imray Pilot books, RYA books,

Day Skipper and Yachtmaster by Alison Noice, light rules and much more.Visit our on-line shop www.nautimonkey.eu

PPeerrssoonnaalliisseedd GGiifftt VVoouucchheerrssAny amount available, these vouchers can be exchanged as part or full payment towards both theory and practical courses, charters and gifts.

Sailing & Theory CoursesOur courses run all year round. Whether you're in full time employment or retired, we can personalise training to meet your needs. Call us today and

find out how easy it is to get out on the water and enjoy the wonderfulworld of sailing.

For more information please contact Debbie 695326184

[email protected] or www.nautimonkey.eu


Give someone you love the perfect Christmas gift


Children & Vegetarian Menus available

All Main Sports Events shown on our

Large Screen TV

Open 10.30am - midnight, Tuesday 7.30 - midnight

DDaavvee aanndd CCllaaiirr wwiisshh aallll tthheeiirr ccuussttoommeerrss aa MMeerrrryy CChhrriissttmmaass && aa pprroossppeerroouuss NNeeww YYeeaarr..Small Breakfast €5.00

Big Breakfast €7.50Served 10.30 to 1.00pm, Wednesday - Monday

New Lunchtime & Evening Menus* * * * * * * * *

Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas/Garden Peasavailable every lunch time & Friday evening €9.00

* * * * * * * * *Sunday Breakfast Served 10.00 - 1.00pmSunday Roast served 3pm - 9pm

2 Courses €10, 3 courses €12, Child price €7bookings now being taken

* * * * * * * * *Tuesday is Bingo Nightopen at 7.30 eyes down from 9.00pm

* * * * * * * * *Thursday Night3 Course Menu plus Quiz with Prizes €7.00

followed by Race Nightbooking advisable


You're staying in Spainfor Christmas so, apart fromthe language barrier, thereare a few typical SpanishCustoms that we shouldembrace and enjoy.

So what is it that theSpanish do that's a littledifferent? For a start,most families eat theirmain Christmas meal onChristmas Eve rather thanthe 25th. The traditional SpanishChristmas dinner is 'Pavo Trufado deNavidad' which is Turkey stuffed withtruffles (the mushrooms, not the choco-late ones!) although here on the coast it'svery common to enjoy seafood.

Boxing Day is 'just' the day followingChristmas and not one for celebrationbut you'd better keep your wits aboutyou as December 28th is 'Día de los san-tos inocentes' or 'Day of the InnocentSaints' and is very like our April's FoolsDay.

Apart from Christmas, there is anotherfestival that is celebrated in Spain,called Epiphany or Kings' Day and is cel-ebrated on 6th January the 12th night,called 'Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages':in English this means 'The festival of thethree Magic Kings'.

Spanish Children receive some presentson Christmas Day, but most are openedat Epiphany. Each child chooses one

King and writes aletter to them with their 'wish

list''. Some children believethat the Kings bring pres-

ents to them at Epiphany(just like Santa) but if thechildren have been bad,the Kings might leavepieces of coal made out ofsugar, in the presents!‘You have been warned.’Most of the big towns

and cities have CarnivalParades with each King having a bigfloat.

The Three Kings are :Gaspar: has brown hair and beard andwears a green cloak and a gold crownwith green jewels on it. He is the King ofSheba and represents the Frankincensebrought to Jesus.

Melchior: who has long white hair, awhite beard and wears a gold cloak, isthe King of Arabia and represents Gold.

Balthazar: has black skin, a black beard,wears a purple cloak, is the King ofTarse and Egypt and represents the giftof Myrrh.

And now you know just a little more ofwhat to expect of your Festive Season inSpain. Merry Christmas; 'Feliz Navidad'

Keith Nicolwww.CostaBlancaTV.comYour Information Station

Christmas in Spain

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Well, here we are, Christmas already, I don’t knowabout you, but it seems to come around quicker eachyear, which is a bit of a stupid statement when its still 12months between, must be an age thing! seems only yesterday it was summer.Anyway, for those of you who are preparing for a tradi-tional Christmas at home, here is a recipe for a short-crust pastry, perfect for mince pies that will melt in yourmouth, Vinegar pastry3 cups plain flour 1 cup shortening (1/2 butter and 1/2 lard is a good mix)1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 egg 5 tablespoons cold water 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar (this won’t change theflavour, but will make the pastry short and flaky)

Mix flour, shortening and salt until fine crumbs about thesize of small peas. Beat in egg. Add cold water andvinegar. Combine with flour and shortening mixture.This recipe makes three single 9-inch pastries. Bake at425 degrees F.If this mix is wrapped in plastic wrap, dough will keep inrefrigerator two weeks. It can also be frozen.If you fancy having a go at making your own mincemeattry this recipe:Note: If possible, this mincemeat needs to mature for atleast two weeks before using. Once sealed, it can keepfor at least a year.Preparation time overnight - Cooking time 2 hours

Ingredients: For 6lb mincemeat:12oz (350g) seedless raisins8oz (225g) sultanas8oz (225g) currants4oz (110g) cut mixed peel4oz (110g) chopped dried prunes12oz (350g) soft brown sugar1lb (450g) cooking apples - peeled, cored and grated8oz (225g) shredded suetgrated rind and juice of 2 orangesgrated rind and juice of 2 lemons2oz (50g) chopped almonds2oz (50g) chopped pecan nuts1 tbsp (15g) mixed spice1 tsp (5g) freshly grated nutmeg5fl oz (150ml) brandy

Method1. Mix all the ingredients together, except half thebrandy, in a large ovenproof bowl and cover and leaveto stand overnight.2. The next day, preheat the oven to 110C/225F/Gas¼, cover the bowl with foil and place in the oven forabout 3 hours.3. Allow to cool, then mix in the rest of the brandy andput into sterilised jars. If you can’t be bothered to make these for yourselvesbut still want to try them, then come down to our CarolService on Christmas Eve for mince pies and mulledwine, full details can be found at www.diaynoche.co.ukAs usual, heres a bit of festive humour to finish with,Have a great Christmas folks and dont forget, we at Diay Noche are open all over the Christmas period soplease pop in and see us.It was coming up to Christmas and Sammy asked hismum if he could have a new bike. So, she told him thatthe best idea would be to write to Santa Claus. ButSam, having just played a vital role in the school nativ-ity play, said he would prefer to write to the baby Jesus. His mum told him that would be fine.Sam went to his room and wrote ' Dear Jesus, I havebeen a very good boy and would like to have a bike forChristmas.' But he wasn't very happy when he read it over. So hedecided to try again and this time he wrote 'DearJesus, I'm a good boy most of the time and would likea bike for Christmas.' He read it back and wasn't happy with that one either.He tried a third version. 'Dear Jesus, I could be a goodboy if I tried hard and especially if I had a new bike.' Heread that one too, but he still wasn't satisfied. So, hedecided to go out for a walk while he thought about abetter approach. After a short time he passed a house with a small stat-ue of the Virgin Mary in the front garden. He crept in,stuffed the statue under his coat, hurried home and hidit under the bed. Then he wrote this letter. 'Dear Jesus,If you want to see your mother again, you'd better sendme a new bike.'

See you soon folks, and for those of you who "overindulge" over the Christmas period and need a surefirehangover cure, email me at [email protected]

Merry Christmas


Hi my name is Andy Taylor and I am Chef/Proprietor at Dia y Noche Restaurant, La Manga. Over the next few months Iwill be sharing some tips and secrets with you and also giving you an insight into the life of a restraunter, “warts an all”.

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BAR APICOCO Playa Honda 968 563 958 (Page 21)

BAR LA TAPA Galerias El Flamenco (behind Zoco) 626 937 084 (page 6/7)

BRAMBLES BAR Playa Honda610 622 249 (page 39)

DIA y NOCHE Urb Nuevo Puerto Bello 11968 146 400 (back page)

FRESCO BISTRO / FRESCO LOUNGEOpp. Mercadona, Los Alcazeres (page 5)

JAN’S LOUNGE Los belones968 137 256 (Page 9)

JULIAN’S BAR Playa Honda (page 33)

PADDYWACKS IRISH BARLa Manga Strip (page 23)

PEPE’S BAR Mar de Cristal (page 35)

Restaurante EL SABINAR Los Belones968 137 865 (page 17)

Restaurante JULIETTA Playa Honda968 564 552 (page 35)

Restaurante MARC’O POLOGalerias El Flamenco (behind Zoco)968 102 169 (page 6/7)

Restaurante LOS BEATOS968 135 994 (page 8)

SINATRAS Tapas Bar Pto Thomas Maestre616 110 678 (page 22)

Q-BAR La Manga Club968 175 317

Restaurante SAN REMO Plaza Bohemia, La Manga 968 140 813

TOMMY TUCKERS Galerias El Flamenco(behind Zoco) 667 324 404 (page 6/7)

TRANQUILITY Galerias El Flamenco (behind Zoco) 697 363 469 (page 6/7)

REVIVE Health & BeautyLos Alcazares 618 111 398 (page 19)

SHAPE & TONELos Alcazares 661 002 648 (page 19)

Specialist Vehicles (GB) Ltd968 146 158

Confay Motors Ltd968 539 070

IBERCAR La Manga 607 900 655 (page 12)

SUNNY PC Los Belones 968 569 191 (Page 8)

Clinica Dental ALEMANA La Manga968 175 300

JUDY’S GIFT SHOP, C/Mayor, Los Belones968 569 235 (Page 9)

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Murcia Villas S.L. C/Mayor, Los Belones968 137 372 Mobile: 619 415 561www.murciavillaslamanga.com (page 2)

VECOS, Rentals & SalesGalerias El Flamenco (behind Zoco) 968 140 957 (page 6/7)

EDEN InternationalIndependent Property AgentsLos Carmenes, Gran Via Km 330380 La Manga, Murcia, SpainTel: 0034 968 143 185 Fax: 968 143 755email: [email protected]

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HONDAMAR SupermercadoPlaya Honda 968 56 43 68 (page 8)

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TIME FOR A BREAK

The Big Puzzle


31 December isof course NewYears Eve –known asNochevieja or‘old night’ inSpain.

The equivalentof the UK’sT r a f a l g a rSquare conver-gence isM a d r i d ’ sPuerta del Solwhere tens ofthousands of people assemble to cele-brate seeing the New Year in. But wher-ever people are in Spain, they will beseeing in the New Year in the tradition-al way – with the ‘eating of the grapes’(tomar las uvas). Everyone gatheredaround the clock has twelve grapes, andas each chime of midnight rings out, sothey have to eat one grape. A good insid-er tip is to take the skins off the grapesfirst to help you eat them so quickly!

This tradition dates back to fairlyrecently – the beginning of the 20th cen-tury – and supposedly came about aftera bizarrely large crop of grapes was har-vested in Spain one unusually warm

winter. Not know-ing what to dowith the unwant-ed crop, the grapegrowers came upwith the idea ofevery person inSpain eatingtwelve grapes atmidnight to see inthe New Year.

El día de añonuevo, the first ofJanuary, is NewYears Day and isa public holidayin Spain.

The 12 Lucky GrapesIInnggrreeddiieennttss1kg of AlmondFlour/ GroundAlmonds (youcan makeyour own orbuy it in smallbags frommost super-markets)800gms sugar1 kg of Angels' Hair (cabello de ángel) -it comes in tins9 eggsLemon rindObleas - which are the wafer thin edi-ble sheets, a little like rice paper andfound in most supermarkets

MMeetthhoodd1. Mix the ground almonds, sugar,lemon rind and the eggs together in alarge bowl. It will form a sticky mess.

2. Place the obleas on a baking sheet.

3. Using your hands take out smallballs of the dough, poke a hole in oneend with your fingerand squish a bit ofthe angel hair inthe hole. Coverup the hole witha little dough.

4. Form the ball into asmall cone shape, place on the obleasand start on the next one.

5. Place in a hot oven (about 180º) for25 minutes or until they are a littlegolden.

This makes about 40-50 cordiales -which is plenty! They last well (if light-ly covered) for a week or so, and areprobably at their best the day afterbaking (unless you like them warm orcan't wait that long!)

MMuurrcciiaann CCoorrddiiaalleess


This week we took a trip on Bob (the boat) to investigatethe bird life on two islands in the Mar Menor. Armed witha bird spotting sheet and a pair of binoculars, we headedfor Isla del Sujeto and Isla Redonda. These islands are sit-uated just to the north of Isla de Ciervo (which used to beconnected to La Mango strip via a causeway). Both islandsare nature reserves and many birds live and breed there.It is best, if you wish to view the birds, to do it from thewater. You should not land on the islands, as this will dis-tress the birds, particularly when it is breeding season. Most of the birds we sawwere gulls and in today'sarticle I will provide detailson the two most prevalent;the Yellow Legged Gull andthe Lesser Black Backed

Gull. We also spotted a large number of Little Egret(featured in last week's article) on Isla Redonda.These birds are pure white, with black legs and billand therefore easy to distinguish.

Both the LesserBlack Backed andYellow LeggedGulls are very sim-ilar in both size and appearance, the key differ-ence is the Lesser Black Backed Gull has muchdarker wings. Both birds have yellow legs so youcan't use that to help to distinguish them.

These gullsmake nests onpiles of grass

on the ground, this makes their nests vulnerableto predators and is why they tend to nest in loca-tions which are inaccessible by foot. They gener-ally feed on; aquatic invertebrates, molluscs andfish. Due to the volume of fish that they can con-sume they are not very popular with fishermen!Lesley SingletonAqua Adicta

Lesser Black Backed Gull

Yellow Legged Gull

Mar Menor Island NamesIsla del Sujeto- Island of the character(I assume a local “charac-ter” such as a hermit musthave lived on the Island)Island Redonda- Round IslandIsla del Ciervo- Deer Island

Having now gardened in Spain forover twenty years we look forwardto sharing some of our accumulat-ed experience with you throughthis new monthly column.Knowing that many readers livingnear the Mar Menor have smallgardens or terrace gardens, wewill concentrate on how you canmake the most of small spaces andmake them productive in terms offlowers, herbs, fruit and vegeta-bles. Yes, even vegetables onapartment terraces.To show what can be done, for themini growing chapters of our book‘Growing Healthy Vegetables inSpain’ we managed to grow somefifteen vegetables in three largecontainers in less than one squaremetre of space.If you have limited ground areathe trick is to use the walls,balustrades plus the ceilings ofcovered terraces to support plants.The many shapes and colours ofpots, troughs, hanging pots andwindow boxes give every opportu-nity for creating eye catching fea-

tures with a little creativity.Naturally all readers will not befull time residents but the sameapplies, as many plants suitablefor small spaces are not expensiveand can be given away to friendsand neighbours at the end of eachholiday if you are not able toarrange for someone to waterthem for you, or don't trust a miniwatering system in your absence.

Thinking of water, there are nowsmall, even mini, water featuresjust right for terraces and patiosthat add the cooling sound ofwater on hot summer days andmagical sounds for late dinnersunder the stars. Thoughtfullyplaced lighting is also useful andcan make night time terraces looklarger than they are, as can endwall murals/paintings, mirrorsand wall mounted pots of plants.

Each month we will select a topicand cover it in depth. If you have aspecial topic you would like us tocover just send an email to: [email protected] headed Mar Menor Focus Magazine.


Clodagh and Dick's latest three books are:Your Garden in Spain - From planning to plant-ing and maintenance, Growing Healthy Fruitin Spain and Growing Healthy Vegetables inSpain. Each include chapters on terrace gar-dening. They can be purchased from bookshopsor for convenience direct from the publisher onwww.santanabooks.com or tel: 952 485 838. It's not too late to purchase them for Christmasor Los Reyes presents.

GardeningBy Clodagh and Dick Handscombe

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The Big Puzzle

Codebreaker

Puzzle

Solutions

Sudoku

One Christmas, a long timeago, Santa Claus was gettingready for his annual trip; butthere were problems ......everywhere.

Four of his elves were awaysick and the trainee elves didnot produce the toys as fastas the regular ones. So,Santa was beginning to feelthe pressure of being behindschedule.

Then, Mrs. Claus popped in totell Santa that her mother wascoming to stay for Christmas;which stressed him evenmore.

After a while, he went to har-ness the reindeer, he foundthat three of them were aboutto give birth and two hadjumped the fence and runaway, heaven knows whereto.

Then, when he began to loadthe sleigh one of the boardsbroke and several large toy-bags fell to the ground, scat-tering their contents all overthe place. Needless to say,Santa was not in the best ofmoods.

Suddenly, the doorbell rangand he went to the doorexpecting another problem.But when he opened it, therewas a little angel with a greatbig Christmas tree that shehad brought especially tocheer him up.

The angel greeted him verycheerfully, "Merry ChristmasSanta Claus. Isn't it just awonderful day? I have abeautiful tree for you. See,isn't it just the loveliestChristmas tree you've everseen? Where would you likeme to put it?"

Thus began the tradition ofthe little angel on top of theChristmas tree.

**************A frog goes into a bank andapproaches the teller. He cansee from her nameplate thather name is Patricia Whack.

And I quote; "Miss Whack, I'dlike to get a €30,000 loan totake a holiday".

Pattie looks at the frog in dis-belief and asks his name. Thefrog says his name is KermitJagger, his dad is MickJagger, and that it's okay, heknows the bank manager.

Pattie explains that he willneed to secure the loan withsome collateral.

The frog says, Sure. I havethis, and produces a tinyporcelain elephant, about halfan inch tall - bright pink andperfectly formed.

Very confused, Pattieexplains that she'll have toconsult with the bank manag-er and disappears into a backoffice.

She finds the manager andsays, There's a frog calledKermit Jagger out there whoclaims to know you and wantsto borrow €30,000, and hewants to use this as collateral.

She holds up the tiny pink ele-phant. I mean, what in theworld is this?

(have you guessed yet?)

The bank manager looksback at her and says...

It's a knickknack, PattieWhack. Give the frog a loan.His old man's a Rolling Stone.

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