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09/03/2022

Please SHARE this post and use the link below to donate and to help our friends in need 🙏
Por favor COMPARTIR este post y usar el link abajo para donar y para ayudar nuestras amigas de Ukraine 🙏

https://gofund.me/cd8b3f3f

04/03/2022

Pleased to report our Ukraine family have arrived, very tired and distressed but safe and now well fed.
Thank you to those who donated. We are still looking for a smart TV if anyone has a spare.
Please remember to share rather than just like this post- it shows you really care 🙏❤️
Muy feliz que se ha llegado la familia de Ukrania y que estan muy cansadas y bastante emocional pero bien alimentadas y seguras ahora.
Gracias a los que han donado, aun estamos buscando un Smart TV si alguien tiene uno que no se usa.
Por favor recuerda de compartir este post y no solo like- es la manera mejor demostrar que quieres ayudar
🙏❤️

28/02/2022

Seeking donations Buscando donativos 🙏 In a few days we will be welcoming a family who have had to flee their home in Ukraine and from here we will be helping to set them up in a new home. Needing items from the list below to do so. Please help if you can 🌻🌈
Dentro de unos dias vamos a recibir una familia que tenia que huir de su hogar en Ucrania. Vamos a ayudarles montar su nueva casa y necesitamos los muebles listados aqui. Ayuda por favor si pueden 🌻🌈

Single or bunk beds/Camas individuales o literas
Sheets,towels etc/Sabanas,toallas etc
Womans and children clothes up to 12 yrs/Ropa mujeres y ninas hasta 12 años
Kitchen appliances/cosas de cocina
Sofa
TV…
Thanks in advance all and please share
Gracias por ayudar y comparten por favor
💪💪💪

15/02/2022

It’s been a while but back in the swing and enjoying calçots with the family. Socialising has never been more necessary, fun and messy 😊

09/01/2021

Amazing how many steps a morning of snow requires. Happy to report fish in the pond, chickens in the coop and all insect life in the natural pool are all well and accounted for.

09/01/2021

Woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. Only snows once every few years in Pontons.
#2021

05/07/2020

Old bit of farm equipment becomes a piece of wall art. 🥰

19/06/2020

For a few hundred years this strange little space stayed hidden behind the rendered walls under the first floor at La Masia.

The historic name of our property is Forn Tueler which means tile oven in old Catalan and this is where the local community would come to buy hand crafted roof tiles for their own homes up until around 1800 and something.

During the renovations at La Masia I was tasked with looking for somewhere convenient to reposition the cumbersome existing staircase that connected the ground level with our living space one floor up.

Like all buildings of it’s age, La masia has no foundations but is constructed directly on top of the mountain where it proudly sits.

After much deliberation and a good amount of indecision about the matter I stumbled upon a small opening in what could only be described as under the house but in the house 🤔.

Anyway the opening was too small for even my modest statue to crawl through to check out what lay beyond. Luckily our best bricklayer onsite at the time also happened to be the size of a 12 year old and so he was quickly dispensed to the land of Narnia with drill in hand to find out what ever he could.

Turned out the opening was in fact the old kiln of Forn Tueler.

‘Drill a hole!’ , I insisted hoping the ceiling was not 1 metre thick bedrock like much of the place. And whoopee it wasn’t. Better yet the drill bit appeared perfectly positioned in the corner space of what was our lounge-room and a better spot for a spiral staircase I couldn’t have imagined.

It’s a fabulous way to travel between floors and back in time all at once.

Happy Friday all, time for a cheeky glass of cava to welcome in the weekend 🥂

17/06/2020

Whilst I wait for things to normalise and hopefully welcome guests in the near future I thought I would share some esthetic details from around the property at La Masia.

Old wine barrels and large glass receptacles that we use as vases for fresh flower arrangements are some things we have plenty of.

During the lockdown I have started to draw and I have to say I am really enjoying the learning process. Still a long way to go but trying not to take the whole thing too seriously, hence the public display of my efforts 😂

Looking forward to having our creative retreats up and running again in the future but till then I’ll have to make my own fun 💪

We are open for bookings now so if you are in Barcelona and fancy a break in beautiful wine country get in touch via our website.

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07/05/2020

Buenos días desde el otro lado!

Últimamente no he estado muy presente en el mundo de las redes sociales, no porque no he tenido mucho que decir, sino porque no he querido bajar la energía de todos con mi estado de ánimo algo oscuro.

La verdad, aunque viva en un lugar casi igual a un paraíso y realmente ''no tengo nada de lo que quejarme'', no he logrado sacarme de encima una gran sensación de tristeza y dolor por el mundo en general, así que pensé ''mejor callar hasta poder ofrecer algo constructivo''.

Con esto, ayer se me ocurrió una idea que me pareció útil.

Durante meses he estado luchando para encontrar la mejor manera de poder ayudar mientras la pandemia ha estado socavando nuestras vidas y nuestra subsistencia, y pienso que he encontrado una solución de ayuda.

Como mi negocio está completamente libre de reservas para el futuro previsible;100% cancelaciones desde marzo 2020, y no veo como la gente local va a poder permitirse unas vacaciones teniendo en cuenta el estado de la economía, y que los viajes internacionales son una fantasia para optimistas y soñadores, he decidido ofrecer unas vacaciones de cortas estancias hasta 3 noches en nuestro precioso lugar sin coste alguno para aquellos trabajadores de la salud que necesiten un pequeño descanso de todo.

Si eres alguien que ha estado salvando vidas y poniendo la tuya en riesgo para el bien de los demás y quieras aprovecharte de esta oferta, porfavor, 🙏 mándame un mensaje privado para más detalles.

Si conoces una persona que encaja con esta oferta porfa compartelo con él o ella e incluye

Que bien sienta poder ofrecer algo útil, porfin.

Feliz ''qué día es'' a todos 😘🌈💪

07/05/2020

Hello from the other side.

I haven’t been part of the social media world since easter not because I haven’t had much to say but because I didn’t want to bring everyone down with my gloomy state of mind.

Truth be told even though I live in a place that is pretty close to paradise and really ‘have nothing to complaint about’ I haven’t been able to shake a deep sense of sadness and grief for the world at large, so I thought it best to shut the hell up until I had something useful to contribute.

Well yesterday I had an idea that I think qualifies as useful.

For months I have been struggling with how to help in some way whilst this pandemic chips away at our lives and livelihoods and I think I have come up with something helpful.

Since my business is completely free of bookings for the foreseeable future: 100% cancellations since March 2020, and I cannot see how the locals are going to be able to afford a holiday this year considering the state of the economy now and international travel is a fantasy for optimists and dreamers alike, I have decided to open our beautiful venue completely free of charge for short mental health recovery stays for local health workers & their partners who just need a bit of break from it all and a non new reality check.

If you are someone who has been saving lives and putting your own at risk for the greater good and would like to take me up on this offer, please 🙏 DM me for details.

If you know someone who fits the bill for this offer 🙏 please tag them in the comments and include

Have to say it feels good to be finally able to do something useful.

Happy ‘what day is it’ everyone 😘🌈💪

09/04/2020

I imagine we will be seeing a lot of these on social media in the next few days, here’s my contribution to the hot cross bun off 😂

Will be making buñuelos de viento otherwise known as nun’s farts next for a Spanish easter treat- stay tuned 😉

❤️

08/04/2020

Gave the girls a treat today, bok choy that had gone to seed. Hopefully in a few weeks or months we will have no fuss no planting asian greens growing freely around the chook coop.

It is a happenstance veg gardening method that I have been using for 3 seasons now and works a treat. At the moment we have swiss chard, oregano, mint and parsley all naturally seeded and growing in the hay piles the chicks flick to the outskirts of the coop after digesting the seeded crops.

Win win in my book 🥳

Hope you are all holding up ok. I’m going a little mad personally but grateful for everything I have, which in the scheme of things is quite a lot. Stay strong, we will come out of this challenging time better for it.

Big virtual hug to all and special thx to our local suppliers who keep us well fed and looked after

29/03/2020

Today’s lunch - Xatò salad minus the bacalao because we don’t have any and it’s not worth the risk trying to get any.

Such an iconic salad of the Penedès region and so simple to prepare no matter where you are in the world.

Ingredients:
Curly endive lettuce
Anchovies
Black olives
The best tinned tuna you can find
Romesco sauce
Boiled eggs
Salt cured cod if you can get it

Method:
Dress the washed endive in a generous amount of romesco sauce.
Scatter over the top of the dressed leaves as much of the other ingredients you wish to and eat with gusto.
Enjoy ❤️

28/03/2020

Reflections in the pond this morning. If you look carefully you can see the fish swimming just beneath the clouds. 🥰

This is one of my favourite spots in the zen garden. I often just sit and watch the fish swim and let my mind empty of all other thoughts. It calms me immensely and so I thought I would share it with you all. Please save this post and watch the serene scene whenever you are feeling anxious during these uncertain times.

I hope it brings you peace. ❤️🌈🐠

27/03/2020

Scrumptious potato gnocchi for lunch just put a smile on my dial and a warm hug in my belly.

Basic recipe taken from the ‘must have in every kitchen’ cookbook Lateral Cooking by . It’s a bit labour intensive making gnocchi but hey, who hasn’t got the time these days? 😊

Recipe (my ad lib version)

Bake 5 potatoes (1kg) in their skins until cooked.
Peel potatoes when cool enough to handle but still hot.
Push through a sieve or ricer if you are lucky enough to have one.
Sprinkle 75g flour on your clean kitchen worktop, spread over the potato and cover with 75g more flour.
Sprinkle over 1tsp salt and ground black pepper.
Knead together to form a dough.
Heat salted water.
Roll out a tennis size ball into a sausage shape and cut off a few gnocchi.
Drop the gnocchi in the boiling water and cook for a few minutes until they bob to the surface of the water. If they break apart add more flour to your dough and test again.
If they hang in there good news you have just made gnocchi 😉

Enjoy ❤️🌈💪

27/03/2020

Scenes from our wild flower garden this morning. I hope it brings you as much joy to see it dancing in the breeze as it does me. 🌸🐝🦋

Stay home, stay safe all 💪🌈❤️

25/03/2020

Tonight’s dinner is a Middle Eastern spread. Labneh with za’atar, baba ghanoush, hummus, braised artichokes & pita breads with pul biber. 🍽

Cooking for my family is keeping me sane.

What are you eating during isolation?

25/03/2020

And today it’s snowing in spring 😮

The world is upside down 😳

25/03/2020

Pretty little buds on the vines made this morning’s walk with the dog’s all the more hopeful 🌈

As the world takes a very strange turn and we all wait with bated breath for this nightmare to end, it’s comforting to know that this year’s vintage of wine is already on it’s way 🙏

Stay home, stay safe all ❤️

23/03/2020

Unexpected power black out means lunch is now cooked in the open fire. 🔥

Roasted eggplant with spicy beef & yogurt tahini dressing in case you were wondering.

We will survive 💪

23/03/2020

Huge shout out to all my Australian friends and family who are just starting to feel the effect of Covid19 and are going into lock down ❤️
Please do it 🙏take the initiative and go into hiding like the rest of us even if your government isn’t insisting yet. The sooner we all do this the sooner we will all get back to a new normal.

This image was taken in November 2016, when my beautiful friend travelled to me in Spain from Australia as a surprise for my 50th birthday.

Such an amazing moment and such an amazing gift. We will have these moments again but for now we need to keep apart for the greater good 😞

Love to you all and a huge virtual hug ❤️

Stay home, stay safe and call anytime 🌈

21/03/2020

Saturday morning pancakes made by Ruby. Delish 🌺

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20/03/2020

Love this 😂

19/03/2020

The view from my window this morning 🥰 are holding an inspirational post initiative where you post the world from your window and they will repost a selection, I imagine the choices will be based on what images give hope and joy. Just post with and cross your fingers.

So happy to share my view with you all and I hope it brings you joy as it does me every morning.

Please remember you can always see this beautiful view in person too, we may be in shut down like the rest of Spain at present but we are still open for holidays that take place after this has all blown over.

We are also offering a 15% discount on all reservations made before the 30th April!

Hope to see you soon 🙏

17/03/2020

Saw an interesting post this morning from - The hospitality industry can’t work from home!

How true and restaurants and bars are having to come up with ideas to keep their services going and their businesses alive.

Unfortunately my home is my business 🙏 and so thinking of ways to keep momentum during this next howeverlong is a challenge in itself.

I urge everyone to not panic cancel their holiday plans for this year at this early stage. Many of my colleagues in this industry are already really feeling the financial king hit from this pandemic, myself included. We don’t know what is going to happen yet so we all need to keep calm and carry on.

I also urge you all to continue to make plans for your holidays this year and to go ahead and book 🙏. We need to know you will be coming so we can keep our businesses operational.
Imagine this all blowing over and everyone wanting to book their holiday only to find 80% of the small businesses to their favourite travel destinations have closed down due to financial difficulties. 😳

Supporting the travel industry will ensure your holidays can actually take place so please get booking and give us some hope. 😉

16/03/2020

Thank you to everybody that has been in touch showing concern for our welfare. Im happy to report that we are all well and keeping ourselves safe at La Masia during these difficult times.
Happy also to report that we are taking every day at a time and will not be making decisions to cancel any retreats taking place from June onwards at this stage. Obviously we will continue to revise our position as the future unfolds. As a special incentive to keep positive momentum going and looking forward to the summer months, I would like to offer a 15% price reduction on all our future retreats if you book by April the 31st. Best wishes to all, lets stay positive 🌸

11/03/2020

I want to put together a series of wellness retreats led by you and your needs. I am super excited to have a bunch of inspirational foodie & creative retreats already in the pipeline for this year but as we all know the Covid19 is having a negative effect on everyone’s sense of wellbeing and freedom to make decisions about travel in the coming months.

My idea for these retreats is to focus on what we need to fuel our sense of wellbeing, to share our experiences and continue to enjoy life despite the overhanging shadow of these awkward times.

Basically I am offering our beautiful Masia to be a hub where you can design your own bespoke retreat with likeminded folks.

First cab off the rank, I propose a wellness retreat for women that are tackling the difficulties of peri/menopause and the grief it brings with it. Me included 🙃

I imagine the retreat to be 3 nights where we will cook together whilst sipping great wine, share stories of our own journeys in navigating this minefield of emotional & physical change and nurture ourselves in the best way possible.

If this idea resonates with you or sounds interesting for someone you know, then let’s put into action.

Time of year? I say let’s do it in summer when the garden is in full swing, the nights are balmy and cocktails by the natural pool are the best way to spend the long twilight hours forgetting about the daily grind.

For more information please get in contact via my website, deets in bio 👆I would be thrilled to hear from you.😘

09/03/2020

Lady just chilling amongst the wild flowers. 🌻🐝

I scattered a bunch of wildflower seeds last autumn over the grass hoping to help retain some water in the soil during the summer in that area of the garden which is prone to drying out.

I don’t ever water the lawn as it’s just so unsustainable to do so.

So now we are enjoying watching pretty little flowers emerge every day and I can’t wait to see how the patch evolves over the next few months. 🦋🦎🐛

05/03/2020

FOODIE'S FORAGE RETREAT WITH TIM MADDAMS

24 - 27 June 2020 🍽

This summer at BOCA BOCA we are over the moon to have teamed up with renowned wild food chef Tim Maddams to offer you an unmissable foodie eco-retreat. Two full days of hands-on foodie creativity and three nights’ luxury accommodation will ensure you return home feeling relaxed, inspired, invigorated and totally at one with nature.

Over the course of the retreat:

Arrive at La Masia Alt Penedès and unwind before enjoying a 4-course, locally-sourced and home-grown supper cooked by Tim, with a range of locally-produced organic wines.

Days two and three will be spent foraging in the garden and surrounding areas, preparing and cooking a variety of dishes inspired by the season and the location but which will include things like:

· Fermented and unlevened breads

· Seafood – filleting fish, dealing with shellfish etc

· Fresh pasta

· Croquetas and other Catalan classics such as romesco sauce, xato salad and blackened tomatoes

· Knife skills

· Using all the vegetable: pickling, slow cooking, roasting

· “Half the garden” philosophy

· Simple cheese making

We will also visit a local vineyard and make the most of the local markets, so that you can truly savour the unique culture and atmosphere of this special place.

This unforgettable experience is priced per couple and includes all accommodation in our beautiful 17th century farmhouse, use of the pool and grounds, breakfast, lunch, supper & wine of course! 🥂

Once you have made your own way to us, it’s a little slice of foodie heaven so sit back and relax whilst revelling in the local food and drink and draw inspiration from this unique, laid back and informal group cookery experience.

See link in bio for more info and to book.

Only 4 double rooms available so get your skates on 😉

Personally I can’t wait! 🥰

05/03/2020

This summer at BOCA BOCA we are over the moon to have teamed up with renowned wild food chef Tim Maddam to offer you an unmissable foodie eco-retreat. Two full days of hands-on foodie creativity and three nights’ luxury accommodation will ensure you return home feeling relaxed, inspired, invigorated and totally at one with nature.

Over the course of the two days:

Arrive at La Masia Alt Penedès and unwind before enjoying a 4-course, locally-sourced and home-grown supper cooked by Tim, with a range of locally-produced wines.

Days two and three will be spent foraging in the garden and surrounding areas, preparing and cooking a variety of dishes inspired by the season and the location but which will include things like:

· Fermented and unlevened breads

· Seafood – filleting fish, dealing with shellfish etc

· Fresh pasta

· Croquettas and other Catalan classics such as romesco, xato salad and blackened tomatoes

· Knife skills

· Using all the vegetable: pickling, slow cooking, roasting

· “Half the garden” philosophy

· Simple cheese making

We will also visit a local vineyard and make the most of the local markets, so that you can truly savour the unique culture and atmosphere of this special place.

This unforgettable experience is priced per couple and includes all accommodation in our beautiful 17th century farmhouse, use of the pool and grounds, breakfast, lunch, supper & wine of course! 🥂

Once you have made your own way to us, it’s a little slice of foodie heaven so sit back and relax whilst revelling in the local food and drink and draw inspiration from this unique, laid back and informal group cookery experience.

See link in profile for more info & to book.

Only 4 double rooms available so get your skates on. 😉

02/03/2020

First batch of kombucha & ginger beer bottled for the second ferment. Waiting for the bubbles 🙏

22/02/2020

So thrilled to be featured in this month’s edition of Olive Magazine! 🥰

Launching our creative retreats this year is an exciting new direction at La Masia and quite frankly I can’t wait for the first of our retreats to begin - Food & Travel writing April 20-24.

Also thrilled to be collaborating with two fabulous writers and seasoned professionals Tara Stevens and Sally Davies who will be hosting the workshop.

Apart from spending your days workshopping your writing you will also get to enjoy fabulous food and superb local cava & wine.

There are 3 excursions organised to get the creative juices flowing:

Day 1: A visit to an award winning micro winery & alpaca farm where you will enjoy a vertical tasting of their 3 best wines over the past 3 years. 🥂

Day 2: Enjoy a 3 course lunch and wine pairing at one of the region’s best restaurants , known for their delicious local cuisine, careful curation of seasonal ingredients and extensive wine list. 🍽

Day 3: Pile into the 4 x 4 and journey deep into the woods to an abandoned village that is said to be haunted. The village location is a well kept local secret 😉and the now crumbling structures have been uninhabited and deserted since the Spanish civil war. Here you will not only enjoy a fabulous story and photo opportunity but a gourmet picnic lunch as well.

Also included is a hands-on cooking experience with yours truly and all in-house meals and drinks during the retreat.

There are still spots available, so if you’ve saved the dates then please get in touch to reserve your place. 👍

Full details and booking form on my website, link in bio👆

21/02/2020

So proud of my first batch of sourdough baguettes. Nigel, my sour dough starter, and I have been getting to know each other over the last six weeks and we have turned out some very edible bread samples. My gut is definitely feeling the benefits from eating this type of leavened bread but these guys take the cake so far.

Looking forward to posting my sour dough starter pancake recipe soon which is also gentle on the digestion and packed with delicious flavour-good-for-you-stuff.

Have a great weekend. 😘

14/02/2020

I’m not one for Valentine celebrations really. I’ve always felt it a bit forced & the cynic in me just loathes all the selling that goes along with it.

That’s not to say I don’t like a bit of romance or the chance to tell those I care about how much they are appreciated.

So today I am posting this image of a young wattle tree I planted with a bunch of friends last March. The tree was planted as part of my Australian memorial garden and this particular tree is for our friend Maria who we lost the year before. This is it’s first year in flower and it makes my heart swell every time I look at it. ❤️

So, happy love day to you all and especially all my dear ones, be you happily coupled or in the middle of a relationship meltdown, contently single or waiting for love to come along, and especially those who have since gone from this earth but still live on in our hearts. I am thinking of you all on this beautiful sunny Friday in February, 2020. 🥰

12/02/2020

Morning walks through the vineyards are such a pleasure at this time of year.

Blossoms galore, the pruning done and the hum of bees recently awoken from their winter slumber. Life is so full of potential. 🌻

Happy hump day all. ❤️

09/02/2020

Lovely morning spent at the xatonada festival in Vilafranca with our guests. Looks like Vilanova i la Geltrú won the popular vote for the best salad & romesco sauce but our vote went to Vilafranca del Penedès 😘

So lovely to have a local festival to celebrate a salad. Love spanish food culture, always so passionate about their food traditions.

08/02/2020

All set for today’s vegan cooking class using seasonal ingredients & traditional recipes - albeit adapted to be vegan.

The almond blossom that will add a touch of early spring to the coconut pannacotta dessert I plucked from our almond trees this morning.

Swipe for full menu.

If you have a special event coming up or just have a hankering for some great food and wine and some fresh mountain air why not get touch! 😊

We caters to all groups sizes and every event at La Masia Alt Penedès is catered to your needs.

All organic and super delish. 🤗

There are a still a few spots available for our popup on March 14th but places are selling fast.

Have a lovely weekend all 😍🍾🍽

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