In front of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral’s basilica entrance, which is currently acting as the main entrance since the actual main entrance seems to be under perpetual construction (seriously, they said that they wanted to be done by this year for Xacobeo, but the same scaffolding that I saw there three whole years ago … Continue reading Pallid Fruit Salad

Before my campus closed down, I truly underestimated the glory of my campus library, the convenience of going to shelves and finding twenty books, and of sitting with those twenty books all together at my desk with two different types of tea until I was physically sick of Foucault. In my current area, COVID restrictions … Continue reading Not-Well-Read Matcha Cake

There is no shortage of large mythical men bringing presents to children around the winter holidays. On December 25, there is the imported Santa Claus. On December 31, as well as on December 24, there is the recently revived Apalpador. On January 6, there are the three Wise Men. Elsewhere across northern Spain, parents venture … Continue reading Light-As-An-Expiring-Woman Almond Crumble