With all the Treasuries I’ve been featured in over the past few months, I decided it was time to curate one of my own… Although I’m originally British and now American, Spain is where my heart is. Its most southern region, Andalucia, is where I’m from. Andalucia is the birthplace of sherry and flamenco. It [...]
I just learned that the place where Michelle Obama is staying in Spain is next to my old house! In 1987, my family moved to southern Spain. Our house was a cortijo, a one-level farmhouse built around a courtyard, and was only accessible by a dirt road leading into the local village 2 kms (about [...]
I’m proud to announce that I have just designed, built, and launched a bilingual website, complete with banner, logo/ avatar, and multiple photo galleries! Galería Germaux is by far the largest and most complex website I’ve ever created, and the fact that it’s also in Spanish doubled the effort! Galería Germaux is the name of [...]
I’m a relatively low-maintenance kind of gal when it comes to beauty products, and yet here I am, raving about lip balm… When it comes to cosmetics, I’m rarely brand loyal – when I am it’s because the product in question works, is affordable, smells good and doesn’t irritate my ultra sensitive skin. Instead, I’m [...]
This morning I was sent a track by my little sister, Bubs, who simply said that I should check it out because it reminded her of the music I listen to. So I checked it out. And she inspired me to write this blog post. Bubs and I sadly only see each other on average [...]
The Highline Park in the Meatpacking District is the ultimate upcycled project. It used to be a set of railroad tracks for freight trains, which, in 1934, were raised thirty feet above ground to minimise street-level collisions. No trains have been running on those tracks since 1980, and it was eventually decided to preserve …
Andalucía, Spain’s largest and most southern region, is one of the main places I grew up. My English mother and Belgian step-father live in a typical white Spanish village, whose surrounding hills are abloom with all sorts of flora, including wild thyme.When I lived in London, I could bring some home with me, wrapped …
