Old Fashioned Values rub shoulders against Modernity
creating a certain frisson in this charming
Spanish Style Tale.
Ernest Hole
Images Spain
When I set out to produce a bed time story for grown ups I realized that pictures would be essential. I wanted the magic of the words to be magnified by the illustrations upon the page.
Days were spent searching the internet, looking for the type of images which most closely reflected the feel of the book.
When at last I came across the vintage postcards shown above, their playful sense of love, hope and innocence had me at once under their spell.
Without hesitation I contacted Ernest Hole from Images Spain and he generously allowed me their use. Ernest is but one of the many helping hands behind the scenes whose involvement has helped to make The Gypsy Chronicles what it is ~ which is to say very special indeed. He has in his archives boxes and boxes of old Spanish images, most of which have not seen the light of day for decades. The rest can be seen on his remarkable website. ImagesSpain dot com.
About Ernest, he is a British Expat who moved to Spain 18 years ago. He resides in a 16th Centurh Palace in Malaga. The Palace is too large for just one man, says he, and so over the years he has transformed it into something of a boutique hotel, which he rents to tourists. Take the virtual tour at TorroxTownhouse dot co dot uk.