Paella and Bovril

After all my lovely sun over the summer I was reminded of my Scottish roots with an absolute down pour yesterday, But being Scottish I knew how to handle it so on with the wellie boots and Raith Scarf I go. It was only two weeks ago I was going out with not even a wee cardigan at night to keep me warm! Winter is coming folks!  I have been in work more than usual the past few weeks and have had only my iPod for company. I used the time to catch up on my footballing podcast and as a result was not only in work but feeling miserable as well! You can count on the scottish football pundit to make you feel even more depressed!  This times "Paella and Bovril " comes from the weekends home match against Queen of the South. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND MATCH DAY PROGRAMME! Paella and Bovril Now to anyone who has had the pleasure of sitting with me at a football match have been know to be shocked at the love of the game I have, and display! I have been known to paint

This week has been a bit of a strange one here in Barcelona. We had a holiday smack bang in the middle of the week that was a scorcher! 33 degrees in October and a wee dip in the sea! So what better place for your fave football scarf and top, yup on the beach in the sun! This weeks "Paella and Bovril" is from Raith's home game against Partick which saw two goals at home in the league for a while!  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME AND THE TEAM THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN! Enjoy this tasty plate of Paella and Bovril Paella and Bovril October has really crept up on me here in Barcelona. September was a whirlwind of fiestas and fireworks and I was slightly shocked when I took a wee dip in the Med last week that it was a wee bit chilly on the tootsies. Summer is on its way out. Some of the locals are sporting their winter scarves already. I would like to say that it is 26 degrees most days, and sunny, but for some this is far too cold for s

  Dragons, drinking and a wee match against Spain.  September has been a crazy month in the land of Paella and Bovril, 2 very big parties that lasted a few days and I had to outrun that dragon!!  I thought I would be fitting to publish an oldy from "Letters from Barcelona" that feature that wee team, Spain!!  Here in Barcelona the Spain national team is not as big as the mighty Barcelona, but I am sure that a few locals will be chatting to me on Tuesday about the great Scots!  Letters from Barcelona first appeared in the Raith Rovers match day programme. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CLUB AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME. TAKE A BUDDY WITH YA!  Barcelona 20th june 2010, world cup in full flow, games today, honduras-somebody , blah blah, and spain-chile. First thing in the morning I see, on the ten minute walk to the metro, five women wearing the honduras top, two chile tops and a blah top. By the time I get home from work, after four metro trips and a bit of

Every one needs to get a birthday cake no matter how old they are. I was soooo excited to see this cake when I made a wee visit home a few weeks ago!  I know that the past few weeks have been difficult on and off the pitch for Raith, but please please give them your support!  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME AND YOUR LOCAL TEAM. PAELLA AND BOVRIL  From the Programmme Sep 24th  Raith 0 -  1 Ross County Over 4,391 Km in 4 days, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, London then back to Barcelona, is enough to make anyone feel their age, but when the main reason fro clicking up all those air, rail and land miles is your 30 th birthday, you not only do you feel your age everyone knows it, (no more “Oh me, I am in my twenties”). To say I was excitedly apprehensive about turning 30 was an understatement. I am the kind of person who stopped counting at 20ish, as I still was not a “grown-up” and frequently said, “when I grow up I am going to…..”.   I wa