Sant Medir is the patron saint for showering sweets on children in the streets. Rightly, he is celebrated with music and parades.

Riu is slightly stunned by the music, horses, and free sweets from the sky.

Hmmm, lollipop.

Sweets everywhere.

Hmmm, sweets.

‘Riu’ as well as meaning ‘river’ in Catalan also means ‘she laughs.’

We didn’t know this last part when we named her.

Riu went hiking in Vallvidrera on the last Sunday in February.

This is going to be a regular expedition, with a group of families from the BCN Tots email group.

Tobogans (slides) are the new swings.

It’s all about the slides these days.

Happy Birthday to my granny in Stradbally. We will see you soon, in May.

I want to play on the terrace. Is it Spring yet? I’ll go check.

Bye.

Auntie Anne flew in from Sierra Leone, so we all went hiking around Rupit.

Big scary cliffs, soaring birds.

Auntie Anne standing very close to the edge.

Riu guides everyone safely back to Rupit.

Another job well done.