Peter Clover
Hailing from Islington, North London. International, best selling children’s author with over 80 titles published throughout UK, USA, Germany, France and the Commonwealth.
Currently penning his Mallorcan Memoirs, Peter has recently launched his debut adult novel, 'Return to Lyndon Gate' on Amazon Kindle.
New Years Resolutions
These digital days, with the advent of social media, it has become almost compulsory to post your intention of resolution on the internet.
Christmas in Mallorca
Whatever your choices this Christmas, please be ultra careful, think twice, and have a Very Safe Celebration whatever you decide to do.
I Should Have Gone to Specsavers
Peter Clover: "We thought we would do an early Christmas shopping and trying to do normal things."
Winner winner chicken dinner
Peter Clover shares the recipe of how to make "the best chicken risotto EVER".
Take a walk on the wild side
It’s OUR countryside too! So can’t we just share it sensibly and respectfully?
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Trending tomatoes
Our columnist Peter Clover shares with us a delish tomato soup and a broccoli pesto recipe!
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Some Things Never Change
With people limiting their socializing the town has been even quieter than usual.
Fairs and fiestas
Look to the Rainbow
It has just been announced that this years Dijous Bo, the largest, busiest and most popular fiesta on the entire island, has been cancelled.
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Never say die
This past summer we made a killer list of all those favourite things we used to do.
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The Masked Avenger
It seems that with all the information circulating as to how this virus spreads, cyclists seem to tick a lot of those boxes, so why no masks? And why are they allowed to travel so freely around the island? Perhaps something the government needs to address?
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Masking the Situation
Admittedly, every aspect of our lives has changed irrefutably, and we all yearn for a miracle return to how things were before.
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Too Many Too Soon?
I love Majorca wholeheartedly. To me, the island has always been like a naughty child that is constantly full of surprises.
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A Fool’s Paradise
This time last year, our village of Mancor de la Vall was also enjoying its boisterous San Joan Fiesta...
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The Thief of Time
My ultimate star in lockdown has got to be the most ‘to die for’ gingernuts, which I now make, following a recipe I’ve had for 25 years and never got round to baking before.
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Medical Matters
Some people really don’t seem to get that 2 metres is NOT 2 feet! And certainly NEVER two inches!
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To Beach or Not to Beach?
The Majorcans certainly know a thing or two about organizing a trip to the beach, and how to really enjoy themselves.
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Paranoid! Moi?
I’m concentrating on the light at the end of the tunnel, and happy to spend the day at home baking a bunnie’s favourite -delicious carrot, fruit and nut loaf!
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Fiesta or Folly?
As a Mediterranean culture, which through history has thrived on the habitual custom of outside living and ritual celebration, I suppose it should be expected that a certain mentality will believe that Covid19 will be beaten by holding some form of annual fiesta!
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