The Spanish House | Real Fabrica's blog
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The agricultural calendar: how it marked our lives before the digital clock
September smells of ripe grapes and bare feet. In the afternoon sun, hands stained with grape juice, voices announcing the grape harvest. And there was a time—not so long ago—when...
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“With you, bread and onions”: the love of simplicity
The origin of an expression that says it all "With you, bread and onions" is one of those phrases that has become etched in our collective memory. Our grandmothers, our...
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How to get back to routine with gusto: home rituals for September
September: a month back... without going back to everything September always arrives with a bittersweet air. They say it's a month of beginnings, and they're right. We're back to school,...
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Summer songs that have accompanied us throughout our lives
There are summers you won't forget. Not for the destinations or the casual love affairs, but for those songs that crept into the radios at the beach, the car stereos,...
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How to prepare a Spanish-style appetizer
There are few things as much a part of our lives as an aperitif. That sacred moment of gathering with friends or family before a meal, with the table laden...
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Summer festivals: where tradition dances until dawn
I don't know about you, but for us, summer in Spain truly begins when the first chords of a street festival sound, when the streets fill with lanterns and someone...
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Summer tables: 10 ideas for sharing outdoors
In summer, with the long days, everything invites you to move the table outside: to the patio, the garden, the balcony, or under the shade of a tree. At Real...
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Grandparents' Day: Thank you for so much!
July 26th is a date fondly marked on our calendar. Grandparents ' Day is much more than a day of celebration: it's an opportunity to pay tribute to those who...
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The Spanish siesta: between the hum of the fan and the song of the cicadas
The siesta, that invention of ours They say the word "siesta" comes from the Latin word "sexta hora ," which was what the Romans called the time of day when...
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Agolada: Galician crafts, festivals, and traditions firsthand
This weekend has been one of those that reconciles you with the world. We're returning from Agolada, a small Galician village that every summer is filled with music, crafts, flavors,...
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Traditional Spanish games: our childhood games in the street
The value of playing with what we had at hand Before screens and video games, the street was our best playground. We didn't need anything big: a rope, some bottle...
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10 products that smell like summer in the village
There are summers you won't forget. Not for their travels or their photos, but for their rhythm: slow, calm, with long naps and endless snacks. Village summers smell different. They...
