Acupunture?
This is the cactus collection in Huerto del Cura right in the centre of Elche.
It is a beautiful place to visit and if you have a trapped nerve you can roll among the cacti to get an instant acupuncture session.
I remember once standing on a sea urchin! Ouch!
My grandma had the perfect recipe!
One LARGE onion
1 tbsp olive oil
Peel and halve the onion from the root down. Separate the leaves. Keep two large ones. Use the rest for something else.
Place the onion on a chargrill. Rub olive oil on the area affected by the urchin spines. Place the hot onion on the same area. Wrap with a clean towel.
The offending needles will slide out as if by magic within half an hour!
Kids, don't try this at home!
But seriously, click on the Elche link and check out the biggest palm forest in Europe!
I screamed and guess what?
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I spent a fortnight picking evil black spines out of my mates foot when I should have been chatting up Greek waiters.
I wish I'd known all this then.
Ouch ouch ouch.
Acute puncture.
I was going to tell you about the Jamaicans' remedy for sea urchins spikes in yer foot but Kingston Girl beat me to it hahaha...
How's your trapped nerve, Cream?
KG, I had heard of that and I think my grandma's remedy is a bit more salubrious! Very funny!
Cherrypie, you should've asked the Greek waiters for help!
I like the Acute Puncture, Gigi!
Well you have to get up very early to beat a Jamaican lass!
The nerve is still trapped! It's literally a pain in the neck!
The colorful texts are back :)
I'll have to remember that remedy... I've got an accident prone fiancee on my hands!
Pictures of cacti, Spain and Gaudi's marvels -- just what I DON'T need at the tail end of a long Canadian winter. Thanks a lot, Cream! :)
Well, Viking, your fiancee will always stand out as the knight in shining armour as long as you carry and onion and some olive oil in your pouch!
Andrea, just teleport yourself to Barcelona and you'll feel great!
euww... self help acupuncture by rolling in cactus? No thank you!
I don't like cactus except from a very long distance. Like photos. Photos are good. that's close enough.
thinking abt that remedy again, - don't onions have anti-bacterial qualities? garlic does, and I think onions as well... which really helps this make a lot of sense (as opposed to warm oil and a hot towel or something).
Gigi is having problems with her blog. You can access it from here to read Tuesday's post.
How did you do that, Cream? Get my Tuesday post? All you miracle bloggers out there! I'm in awe.
How's your neck? No success with the healing?
Hi, Gigi! Nice to hear from you and glad to see you're back online! I think it was a collective prayer that sorted your blogging problems! The neck is slightly better. Went to physio again this evening. Been given exercises to do!
Christine, I am jealous now that I've come back home to 2 degree temperatures!
Are you trying acupuncture for your shoulder?
That cactus doesn't look qualified to me...
Which one, Caro? There are so many of them>
Thanks Cream. Joanna [my blog fixer] looked at your link here and was able to sort out my blog problem.
We should all do a collective prayer for your neck. Which reminds me, how's Papa?
Gigi, glad it worked! Would hate to lose you!
A collective prayer! What an amazing idea!
Papa's great! I spoke to him a couple of days ago and he said his knees were hurting! What do you expect at nearly 85!
Karen and I will be going soon!
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