Must be payback, revenge, justice, it all amounts to mutiny. When creating a blog post I plonk myself outside, and sit under the arches of the front terrace. With the warm sun radiating forth even in winter, it’s now the normal thing to do. As an expat Brit, I know this is not possible in…… Continue reading My Laptop Locked Me Out
A TO DO list is a rare thing in Spain. People don´t DO TO DO lists because they´ve got better things TO DO. If ownership of a TO DO list was a requirement for Residency {Residentia} This would be mine. Never mind the tons of paperwork involved in the process, that alone would be good…… Continue reading In The Groove
Well this is a first. Three Spanish guys all doing the same job with heads down. No taking the piss out of each other, or telling silly jokes, or petty bickering. I can only assume they´ve already achieved one, two, or any of the above, and now they aren´t speaking to each other at all.…… Continue reading Men At Work
Hello Sun! A very important contribution to quality of life here is that we can rely on the sun to ALWAYS WIN the odd {very odd} weather war in style and grace. Normal service has been resumed,, after what has officially been called a “once in a generation” event. A respectable 15 degrees C in…… Continue reading The Carrot At The End Of A Stick
But it has got pedals and a seat! My new exercise bike arrived yesterday, I couldn´t wait to do my inaugural spin, but it took Dave ALL DAY to put it together. Bless him, if I´d tried doing that it would probably turn out something like a tricycle with no wheels, seat, or pedals. It…… Continue reading The Bicycle With No Wheels
At some point within this week, the blogger’s nightmare occurs. Those four little words “MY YEAR IN REVIEW” can easily cause brain overload, and with just nine hours before 2017 takes off (here) I’m late to the party. Nothing new there then. While sitting staring at the screen, choosing the best post for each month…… Continue reading Nine Hours To Go
Photos taken before the heavens opened for two days and the floods hit hard, during which time Christmas was forgotten about. Wish I could´ve got ALL of the house in, but the road isn´t wide enough. Well that´s my excuse. So here´s the front terrace and front bedroom balcony. Awnings down next to the arches…… Continue reading Our Giant Christmas Tree House
I never thought it possible to create two spider blog posts one after the other. But evidently it is. There´s a big build up to Halloween here, days in advance of the BIG event every shop / bar / restaurant / whatever, is well prepared. Last night we´d been out for a meal and I…… Continue reading Spot The Spider
It´s a rare thing to see a spider here, but the effects of a bite from an invisible jumping arachnid is worse than that of an invisible mozzie. It´s happened to me twice this year, to be fair the first one was in Germany. Health and safety warning: Anyone with a sensitive nature should look…… Continue reading The Spider Bite From Hell
When this cicada crash landed in our garden, we could only assume friends and family considered it to be a reject and disowned it. Perhaps it couldn’t sing / chirp in tune. The poor thing was so disorientated it dive-bombed a tree in the garden, then tried to move into onto the table. So what…… Continue reading The Lonely Cicada
