[Drawings by Sharon Frost.]
The bad part of attachment to other shores, cultures, languages is that you’re always homesick for somewhere else. There’s a yearning that’s called añoranza in Andalucía. Intense sense of place can be a wonderful thing, and there’s a bit of sadness as well..
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| Mixed media: coffee and manzanilla. Andalucían still life, with portable studio. Already I miss the light of the Bay of Cádiz: brilliant, with blue skies. |
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| This seaside bar and music venue is a great showcase for local musicians, mostly flamenco, but this one is full fusion. Everybody sits outside under umbrellas. I’ve never even seen the bar itself. |
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| Cádiz Museum of Fine Arts. Stunning Roman sculptures remind us how very old Cádiz is. My husband and I are fans of provincial museums and we visit this one often — it’s around the corner from our rental apartment on the Plaza de Mina, one of the prettiest plazas in the city. |
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