By default I´m an optimist, always have been, glass half full and all that. But it´s a bit sad when you feel like dressing up just to go to the chemist. Best summer dress, complete with colour co-ordinated flip flops and matching mask. Very sophisticated.The chemist is a stressful place for mask speak to be … Continue reading The global default word change
Category: Humour
Double reasons to stay at home
I mean it´s not enough that we all have to avoid each other with a wide berth and a prayer, especially if a nude face approaches. But personal injury, or sitting on the loo with diarrhoea all night don´t get a mention these days. It´s just not fair.So I thought it appropriate to share some … Continue reading Double reasons to stay at home
Incognito
There´s two ways being incognito can work, both very different to the “before times” of freedom and jest when we all took EVERYTHING for granted. Ah yes, those were the days, carefree groups of humans could stand or sit together without doing a mathematical equation, personal space wasn´t a problem, and fiddling with a mask … Continue reading Incognito
An anniversary and a birthday
I forgot to tell you! 21st was our wedding anniversary and 25th was my birthday. Oh wait, was it August? How time flies when going out may kill you.Since lockdown it´s like we´ve all been programmed to recede, even now with some things open, nobody`s going out unless necessary. On Sunday we felt beholden to … Continue reading An anniversary and a birthday
Charlie the cactus
In these difficult times, it´s important to have something to do. So I planted a cactus in a pot and sat it on the drive because it was an exciting experiment. Apparently it´s a good thing to keep exciting experiments going on when you can´t go anywhere, I highly recommend the therapeutic value involved whatever … Continue reading Charlie the cactus
Up on the rooftop
Sat in the corner shady bit which appears at this time of day on the roof terrace, only the sound of cicadas to be heard. Just avoid the sunny side at all costs! No need for a BBQ, you could cook a feast on the tiles for a crowd up here, oops, I mean no … Continue reading Up on the rooftop
Hey it´s my birthday month
I´ve been thinking of all the places we can go to celebrate. It´s a good idea to prepare in advance, gives you something to do, and proves you´re still sane.During these troubled times, it would be extra exciting if instead of a birthday, (just one single day) we can do a “birthmonth.” Remember, anything´s not … Continue reading Hey it´s my birthday month
A blog post from the toilet
Makes me wonder if anyone has ever composed a blog post title like that before. Ah well, there´s a first time for everything.Note, for anyone of a delicate disposition please do not continue reading any further. Over the past couple of days I´ve become best friends with the toilet bowl. A brief, (excuse pun) amount … Continue reading A blog post from the toilet
This is weird
We´ve only been in “Phase 3” (eased restrictions) for 10 years 2weeks tops. But Spain “opened up” yesterday, so what happened to Phase 4? I mean we were supposed to get there first, perhaps it got deleted. No wait, it did.Us natives think it´s too soon, but to be fair the Spanish government have set … Continue reading This is weird
A change of heart, mind and soul
A few months ago I wrote about us moving house, somewhere further inland. What you get for your money is astonishing. Just 180,000 euros for a big villa with swimming pool, situated at the foot of the mountains. Most of the ones we liked were in a place called Fortuna. So we went there and … Continue reading A change of heart, mind and soul
