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Eat ~ Mallorca ~ FIBONACCI

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Fibonacci, the place for pan y café (bread and coffee), but so much more.

I finally checked out this café (and this time I mean café, not coffee). It was all I had been expecting! Well, minus the fact that I was craving the roast beef sandwich I read about. (They were out of the beef à la roasted) So I ordered a tuna fish sandwich and a café (this time coffee – so confusing!) con leche. You got to choose your choice of bread which was a tough decision, they all looked so yummy.

I wish I would have saved room for dessert. The carrot cake was so tempting, so was the chocolate cake, ohhh don’t forget about the cheesecake and what about the apple pie!? Gosh oh golly, I gotta go back. Next time I might try a scone with a macchiato. Or a chicken salad with mozzarella and mango. And don’t forget to grab a fresh loaf of bread to take home with you. Or their selections of olive oil, vinegar, wine, pesto, more more more para llevar (for takeaway).

I went to the Fibonacci in the Portixol area. But they have two other locations around Palma.

Fibonacci! I will return! Please oh PLEASE have some roast beef left for me! Fibonacci, more than bread and coffee.

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Almond Joy Gone Nuts

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Ahhhhh, the almond trees! How I love thee. Your tasty fruit, your beautiful blooms, your old stooped trees! The almond trees are blooming in Mallorca now and they are such a beautiful sight. Even with the dark rainy clouds we have had the past few days the white to bright pink flowers stood out so amazingly gorgeous against that grey backdrop.

Go drive around the island and check them out! Don’t forget to support your Mallorcan farmers and buy some almonds at one of the many markets around the island. They are delicious!

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Mr. Moustachio

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When you are an American, living in Europe, sometimes it can be daunting to find a way of life to make some money. Everyone wants a job, or something to be, or something to do, or just something that helps them make things a bit easier. Well I have tried many different things and my latest try-out is selling t-shirt/bag/mug designs. Here is my latest, and I love it!

Everyone needs a moustache mug or t-shirt. Go buy one now! Just click here to my shop for Mr. Moustachio mug and more!

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Give me an O

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You know how much I adore the young English royals, from my plethora of posts leading to the days of the wedding and the actual event. Cmon, you know you were excited too! Deep down you were. Okay, fine, really deep down you were.

I’ve had this picture saved looking for the right time to post it. But heck, it’s the ROYALS. Anytime is a good time. It makes me laugh every time I see it. All my captions for the picture seem to be crude. What would your caption be!?

art · breakin the law · cool photos · she's crafty · Things and Stuff

A Spray of Paint

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I think street art is pretty cool. I’ve heard of Banksy and would love to stumble upon one of his creations one day. But unfortunately, he is the only one I have really heard about. That being said I still love taking pictures of great street art. I do not like the random spray paint of vulgar words, that does not street art make. No; my friends. But interesting pictures, either with spray paint or stencils or what have you, that is street art.

A bit of art for you from the lovely city of Palma de Mallorca and the Meat is Murder is from a graveyard of half built apartments in Ses Covetes.

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TWO HUNDRED YO!

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Welcome to my TWO HUNDREDTH POST! Amazing, truly amazing. There have been times when I thought about quitting, but I’m still here. I’M STILL HERE! I know I am not a daily blogger, not even usually a weekly blogger but I try to send something out in cyberspace a few times a month. And I would like to say a big THANK YEEEEWWW (with my Okie accent) to all my friends, family and you random stop-byers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for checking in from time to time. I really ‘preciate all of you.

While I have only been blogging for almost THREE (!) years, I have been in Europe/Mallorca for much longer. And when I stop to think about it – Felix and I are going to celebrate TEN years together – I am sometimes in shock at how fast the time flies. So many things have happened to me since meeting Felix, moving to Germany and then Mallorca. I have somewhat conquered German, still trying to conquer Spanish. And I am really hoping to do some amazing things this year. So watch out world!

I decided to post a few (or more than a few) of my favorite pics from these past years. Enjoy!

I think this is my favorite pic of Palma that I have taken. A quiet, narrow Palma street in the early morning hours.
El Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid is AMAZING!
Chorizo, Jamon Serrano, Vino Tinto ~ Oh My!
La Seu in Palma, the Cathedral that took almost 400 years to build. Gorgeous!
Felix and I have fallen in love with Cornwall.
Child dressed in typical Mallorquin costume for the Binissalem wine festival.
Lago Di Garda, Italy
Plaza Espana, Barcelona – LOVE Barcelona
My fabulous parents. Thanks Mom and Dad. And happy 46th anniversary today! ox
Felix (Love Him!) and me overlooking the island of Dragonera
These four adorable creatures came into my life seven years ago. And now I can’t imagine life without them.

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No Mas

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ADUANAS

is holding my mom’s christmas present to me for ransom. While that could be punny (yes I meant to write punny) because my last name is Ransom and there you go. Take it or leave it.

I try to keep this blog light and fun and not to bitch about things in life. But this time I just have to. WHY is it so freaking difficult to get my CHRISTMAS PACKAGE!?!?! Grupo Correos/Aduanas (customs) feel that I am a merchant and I have to pay taxes because my mom wrote a value of $200. She didn’t know, and USPS should have told her, if it is a gift, write it is $1. And even though I have done everything they have asked me to do – fill out and fax the form with my info, my passport number, email, etc. plus stating it is only a present from my mother, I am not a commercial merchant. BLAH BLAH BLAH. Now after waiting for over two weeks since I sent the fax and hearing nothing but crickets I had my friend call to find out what’s going on – they say they didn’t receive the fax but they will check on it. My friend called today, now they want a list of everything in the package and how much each item cost. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?!?

If my mom wouldn’t be charged for having it returned to her I would just say, fuck that, return it. But she would be charged at least $45 for return shipping cost. Isn’t this fun!?

Okay, I am done. This was post 199 for your information. I promise post TWO HUNDRED (!!!) will be full of joy and rainbows and puppies. And hopefully the statement of finally receiving a package.

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Pinterest and ME

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Do you have a Pinterest account? Have you heard of Pinterest? I love it, there are so many great ideas for decorating, cooking, cool things to teach the Spanish kids …. tons of stuff. We didn’t have a Christmas tree this year but I still wanted something for the home to make it a bit more festive. I saw this on Pinterest and vióla! Christmas Tree!

Follow me on Pinterest   HERE.