Victoria Twead > Quotes

“The vicar's handshake was warm and reassuring, but shaking hands with Mavis was like clutching a bunch of dead twigs.”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools in Spain Again

“It's very kind of you to take us in," said the vicar, smiling. "We're so sorry if we've put you out at all." "Not at all!" I said, lying through my teeth.”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools in Spain Again

“and grabbed Great Aunt Elsa and my passport. I stood in”
― Victoria Twead, Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life

“assistant beckoned us inside. Little”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools - Olé: Another Slice of Andalucian Life

“Romance blossomed over a carrier bag full of mackerel. It wasn't exactly how I imagined it would happen; there were no sunsets, or butterflies, or birdsong, just some smelly dead fish and a slimy carrier bag.”
― Victoria Twead, One Young Fool in Dorset

“the giant Queensland groper species.1 Apparently, they are the biggest reef-dwelling fish in the world and are renowned for their curiosity. They are usually solitary in nature and live to a ripe old age. Giant Queensland gropers are commonly seen in caves on coral reefs and”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools Down Under

“Gradually, we stopped seeing moths”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools in Spain Again

“And snapped one monkey out of that tree.”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools Down Under

“unstable roommate, Brent, was also”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again

“So one Sunday night, as the church-bells chimed 24 times, we were not especially surprised when a fist hammered on our door. What was surprising, however, was the fact that the fist belonged to Pancho the Mayor. Beside him stood his assistant, Felipe Frog.”
― Victoria Twead, Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools: Tuck into a Slice of Andalucían Life

“We had never eaten our own chickens but we delighted in eating their eggs. No matter how hot the summer became, they always presented us with eggs, which I thought was very generous of them, considering the heat. I'm sure I wouldn't have bothered.”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools in Spain Again

“commonly seen in caves on”
― Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools Down Under