23 July 2008 14:06

The heat is on

A couple of days ago, for the first time in ages, we weren´t able to eat al fresco.  No, it wasn´t raining or cold or anything like that – it was simply too hot.  If you´ve ever used a fan-assisted oven and opened it when it was going full blast,
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12 July 2008 17:49

Home and away

A lot has happened over the past couple of weeks.  Spain´s football team deservedly won the European championship  (we watched the match in Torremolinos and it was a real joy to see the Spaniards celebrate), Rafa Nadal won the men´s final at
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29 June 2008 11:12

We still haven´t found what we´re looking for

We´re off to the UK for a week on Monday to visit friends and when we get back to Spain, we will have been here in the Málaga province for nearly three months, so almost half-time.    As I have mentioned before, we really do like this area:
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21 June 2008 13:18

The last straw

Friday is market day in the village.  We usually get there around midmorning, buy our fruit and veg for the week ahead and then pop into the fishmonger´s and the butcher´s.  Laden with heavy shopping bags, we like to have a coffee or a soft
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14 June 2008 11:24

The best things in life are free

The recent fuel crisis has not gone entirely unnoticed here in our little corner of the world but it has certainly not been quite as drastic as we might have expected at first.   Yesterday, we went to the little filling station which is housed
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05 June 2008 18:37

Yer can tek a man aht o´ Yorkshire ...

My father-in-law, who turned 85 earlier this year, has been out to visit us twice since we moved to Spain.  The first time, last Christmas, Ian went back to the UK, so he could accompany his father on his flight over which happened to be the first
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30 May 2008 19:05

Once bitten ...

The neighbours´ dogs Wolfie and Shaggy (formerly known as Boris; but ´he` has subsequently turned out to be a she) - who are actually called Goriti and … ooh, I´ve forgotten her name again - have been so grateful for our company, cuddles and proffered
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22 May 2008 09:11

Chez Manolo - part one, two and three

Ian has gone to Fuengirola again today.  Firstly he has another appointment at Specsavers and secondly he´s having a dental checkup.  The dentist, who is apparently half Argentinian, half German, was recommended to us, so I await Ian´s verdict
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15 May 2008 08:56

The good life

About a week before we left the Alpujarra we spent a truly fabulous day high up in the Sierra with our friends Birgit and Jane.  It was a day which I will never forget.  We met up just after 10 am and set off in the X-Trail.  Birgit was
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08 May 2008 17:25

Fuengirolaaaargh

Ian had an appointment at Specsavers yesterday to sort out some new contact lenses.  No, we´re not back in the UK – I am talking about Specsavers in Fuengirola (Where they pick up the phone and say: “Hello, good afternoon, Specsavers, Gary speaking. 
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04 May 2008 10:17

I get a tick out of you

I have been in a bit of a pickle over the past few days.  As I have mentioned before, our neighbours´ dogs spend a lot of time with us and as you can imagine, we have become rather fond of them (and so have our visitors).  Several days ago,
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28 April 2008 15:31

Four friends in Marbella

We´ve been thoroughly enjoying having our friends Pat and Sue over to stay. They really are the perfect guests, not only providing excellent entertainment but at the same time cooking for us and also helping with general jobs around the house.  Sue
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20 April 2008 09:22

Running on empty

Yup, we´ve had it.  We have just more or less completed operation blitz clean (after only 8 days of solid scrubbing) and we are absolutely pooped.  The last time I felt so worn out was when we moved out of the Old Ship seven months ago. 
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17 April 2008 09:16

Welcome to the Sierra de las Nieves

Well, we´ve made it and here we are now in the Sierra de las Nieves in the Málaga province.  Last Friday´s trip over took us about four hours and wasn´t too bad at all.  The car was stuffed to the roof and I ended up balancing various items
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10 April 2008 19:57

Adios la Alpujarra!

“And now the end is near and so we face …”  having to say hasta luego to the beautiful Alpujarra and the lovely village of Bérchules, our home for the past six months.  Tomorrow we´re off to start the second phase of our new life in Andalucía,
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