Siesta Secrets

15/06/2026

The chickens have worked out that Milly can hardly hear, they love sneaking up behind her, Milly seems to enjoy it also! 😂

Las gallinas han descifrado que Milly esta casi sorda, las encanta darla sustos, a ella parece gustarle tambien! 😂

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

Lovely day out in Tolox, a beautiful village with natural spring water and great street art, here are some! 🌏 🫟·

Hemos pasado el dia en Tolox, un pueblo precioso con balneario y arte en todas las paredes, aqui teneis algunos! 🌏 🫟·

19/05/2026

After a great stay in Bray I am back in Alozaina. The oranges and lemons are ready for picking, 🍊🍋 fresh orange juice and lemon curd... yum!
Lovely to see the girls, just not sure what they are planning!

Después de una bonita estancia en Bray, ya estoy de vuelta en Alozaina.
Las naranjas y los limones ya están listos para recoger 🍊🍋 zumo de naranja recién exprimido y lemon curd… ¡delicioso!

Qué bueno volver a ver a las gallinas, ¡aunque no estoy muy segura de lo que están tramando!

09/05/2026

We had a wonderful evening at the Bray Arts Club, where I had the pleasure of presenting my novel Siesta Secrets. Thank you to the organisers, the fellow performers, and everyone who came along and made the night so special.

Tuvimos una velada maravillosa en el Bray Arts Club, donde tuve el placer de presentar mi novela Siesta Secrets.
Gracias a los organizadores, a los demás artistas y a todo el público que asistió e hizo de la noche algo tan especial.

02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Launching Siesta Secrets on the wild and windy beach of Bray in December was a special moment.
A beautiful day filled with stories, sea air, and unforgettable memories.
Link to the article in the 'Irish Independent' below.

Presentar Siesta Secrets en la playa de Bray, en un día salvaje y ventoso de diciembre, fue un momento muy especial.
Un día lleno de historias, aire de mar y recuerdos inolvidables.
Puedes leer el artículo en el 'Irish Independent' debajo.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/bray-news/wicklow-woman-who-ran-bar-and-grew-olives-in-spain-pens-new-book-siesta-secrets/a1142304024.html

A Wicklow woman who moved to a Spanish village in the late 1980s, where she first ran a bar and later began to cultivate olives, has just self-published a work of fiction based on the lives and stories of the local people.

02/05/2026

Bernie Doorly is an Irish writer and historian. She has lived between Ireland and Spain since the 1980’s. She currently lives in Alozaina where the family produce ‘Alberto’s Gold olive oil.

Bernie Doorly es una escritora e historiadora irlandesa que ha vivido entre Ireland y Spain desde la década de 1980. Actualmente reside en Alozaina, donde su familia produce el aceite de oliva Alberto’s Gold.

27/01/2026

Siesta Secrets is a novel set in Alozaina, a small mountain village in Málaga, where six women face drought, olive crop failure, and impossible choices in the aftermath of COVID. Inspired by real stories, the book explores friendship, the shadow of the Civil War, and the moment in each of our lives, when we have to choose between the life we inherit and the life we want. 🌿📖