When you chose to work on Christmas Eve, it could be worse! Thanks to being a remote worker, and some nice Christmas weather, this was my work spot for a few hours.
Photo taken at the Playa de Azkorri, Basque Country, Spain. Also posted to Automattic’s Office Today blog, which inspired me to post here as well.
Alright, back to work!
Azkorri edo Gorrondatxe Bizkaiko hondartza da
There is no better way to unwind after sitting in front of a computer, than a relaxing walk to the beach.
One of our favorite things about our new house is the small backyard we have, including a small area of earth, just big enough for a little vegetable garden.
An assortment of goods
Rainbow Chard
Special thanks to my mom who helped us plant this winter crop while she was visiting.
Here it is! The patch on the left is the garden, and fruit trees on the left.
Some of it was turned into a yummy yellow veggie curry!
Last Friday was International Women’s Day, and there is no place that does it bigger than Bilbao. One of the things that I love about this place is how socially active everyone is. There are many causes that people hit the streets for: ensuring pensions don’t disappear, labor rights, and on this day, women’s rights.
For all of the demonstrations, or
And of course, there was some amazing signage:
We woke up a few Saturdays ago without a plan, and said, what should we do today? We ended up in beautiful Armintza. It wasn’t a sunny day, and even rained a bit, but we still had an amazing time! I feel so lucky to live so
We recently had the pleasure of attending the local “Pelota Mano”, or “Handball” championships. Now this isn’t like the Handball you watch in the Olympics, this is Basque style handball.
It is played on a court similar to Racquetball, but much bigger, and only has two sides. You can read more about the rules from Wikipedia.
This was the local championships for Berango, the small town outside of Bilbao where I live. Check it out:
Be sure to watch those videos with the sound on, because the sound the ball makes when it hits their hands is almost the same as when it bangs against the wall. Check out what their hands look like afterwards:
And of course, a picture with the winner! 😊🏆
