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

Is a place that does not live up to expectations, and that´s where we went on one of our road trips the other day. It wasn´t so much a “nowhere” space, more of an “odd place” that had absolutely nothing in common with it´s surroundings. Sat on the side of a hill, a fair way…… Continue reading The Road To Nowhere

No, I don’t mean I´m missing them,, far from it…! There just don´t seem to be as many out and about feeding off people this year. Dave can boast that he´s a “mozzie magnet” yet so far he´s only been bitten four times, and the score for me is just twice. Not a one of…… Continue reading Missing Mosquitoes

Created a shock to the system, and the brain cell was thoroughly confused… We´ve glided past Torrevieja several times on the not busy motorway. It´s the biggest and nearest town to us, about 20 minutes drive. A place of two halves, the beautiful beach away from the humdrum, but driving through the centre is a…… Continue reading Good Grief! A Road Bunged Up With Cars!