Diary of a Nobody

There are three Glorias in my life. Gloria 1 is my cousin; Gloria 2 is the landlady of my "local" and Gloria 3 is my eye doctor.

Gloria 1

My cousin is in her mid-80s, is still going quite strong and lives in south Devon, near Newton Abbot.

A retired midwife she delivered 100s of babies in her career. She had one child of her own from her marriage to Mike.

Sadly her son committed suicide when he was in his early 20s.

[cartoon courtesy of Vecteezy]    

Gloria 2

This Gloria is the owner, with her husband David, of the newly re-opened Hotel Don Manuel, my "local" just outside Ronda, down south in Malaga province in Andalucia.

This couple are also the owners of Hotel Virgen de los Reyes in Ronda town centre and have recently formed the G & D Hotels Group.

Gloria and David are young, ambitious and destined to "go places".

[photo: Central de Reservas]    

Gloria 3

Dr Gloria Carretero is the optalmologa of my wife and me. Her practice is in Marbella.

Although I have cataracts encroaching on both my eyeballs, they are not sufficiently bad to need surgery yet!

Rita, on the other hand, had 80% loss of vision in both eyes and needed urgent treatment. She had both pupils lasered out and replaced with new ones. That was in January. Rita now has perfect long sight and only needs glasses for reading.

[with thanks to Shutterstock]    

And, finally .....

There are plenty of other Glorias, eg

Gloria Estefan, the Cuban singer;

Gloria Gaynor, the American singer;

Gloria Hunniford, the Irish TV personality;

and Gloria Steinem, the American feminist.

But, I don't know them .....

[Photo of Gloria Gaynor courtesy of the New York Times]    

© Diary of a Nobody

Pictures:

Central de Reservas, New York Times, Shutterstock, Vecteezy

Thanks:

Google, Paul Whitelock

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The hot weather has continued from May into June, so it looks like the Spanish saying "No quites el sayo hasta el 40 de mayo!" * will not apply this year, as we gave up our "sayos" (woollies) a good week ago.

June is also a busy time for eventos, fiestas and ferias. Take a look:

1-30 June 2026   Programme of cultural activities, Ronda

2 June                   Romeria, Cortes de la Frontera 

2-6 June                X Ronda Guitar Festival

4-14 June              Feria del Libro, Ronda

5-7 June                Fiesta de la Virgen del Prado, Los Prados, near Arriate

5-7 June                 Art Gaucin, Open studios in Gaucin

6-7 June                Fiesta La Indiana, near Ronda

7 June                    "Corpus Cristi" Procession, Ronda 

Until 12 June        Art exhibition "Pinceladas con alma", Ronda

Until 29 June        Photographic exhibition "Tajogaite", Ronda

[Both above images courtesy of Instagram]    

6-13 June              Pope Leo XIV visits Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Canaries)

7 June                    V Festival "40 de Mayo", Benadalid, near Gaucin

8-11 June              Music recitals: VIII competition for female composers, Ronda

12-13 June           Musical "Moises" by Entre Bambolinas, Ronda

[Facebook]    

A number of events are scheduled for July and August, including:

Pueblos Blancos Music Festival (Montejaque, Ronda, Olvera, Cortes de la Fra., Jimera de Libar)

Verbena del Tren (Benaojan)

and

Feria de San Roque y San Sebastian (Cortes de la Frontera)

[LH Magazin]    

Enjoy!

© Diary of a Nobody

Thanks:

Google, Paul Whitelock, Secret Serrania de Ronda

Pictures:

Instagram, LH Magazin

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