ANOTHER JUNE IN PARADISE!

I had a fun and productive visit to the village and vineyard in June. The weather was good the whole time except we are still very short on rain. It's rained a little which helps the vineyards and orchards but the reservoirs remain dry. Hopefully, this will change soon.

Everything in the village is fine. The pool is now open so there are a lot of folks there in the afternoon. I went over there to show off my new tattoo a couple of times. It was well received.😀😂😎 

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Tu amigo,

Russell

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CUTE COUPLE OF 2024!!!

Freya and Dino came to visit right after I got back. Dino is Freya's boyfriend. Dino is Italian. He's lived in Barcelona for many years and works as an artist and actor. Dino is a really good guy.

When Freya first came to Spain, she lived with a hippie tribe up in the hills. The hippies taught her how to work in the vineyard. They still live in a circle of yurts off the grid. The hippies now have a music festival every spring. We drove up to see it.

Francesc and I drove over to see his Mom in Els Guiamets where she lives in a senior residence. Maria is 92 years old now and almost completely blind. But her attitude is good and she's always fun to visit with!

I usually go to lunch with Montse and/or Pilar in Tarragona once a month. This time we went to one of my favorite places near the marina. They serve the best mussels!

We had twenty fantastic folks on our third annual Barons Creek Spanish Wine Experience. This photo was taken the first night of the tour in Sitges.

Brenda Delgado is one of our wonderful hospitality helpers. She came on the tour to help out. We took a walk down the beach.

Brenda with her first plate of tapas.

             June is cherry season in the county. The cherries from our area are famous throughout Europe. 

Afternoon at the pool.

I ran into Salvador Burgos at a party celebrating the 16th anniversary of the the local winemakers supply store. The store is owned by Baco who takes care of all the winemakers in Montsant and Priorat.

Salvador with his wife and daughters. He owns a winery called Mas Sinen.

Freya expressing approval of my new grenache vines. Josep Maria says we'll have some fruit next year.