Let it be a coincidence, but from the day we moved into our new house, the weather has been absolutely marvelous. It turns out this type of weather has a name in Spain: Veroño. It’s a mix of verano and otoño – summer and autumn. They call it like this when the temperatures are way higher than they … Read more
This is why we live here: the sun. When we went on our way to the village this morning, it was still a bit chilly, so we both wore our winter coats. Bad decision. It was so hot walking back to the house! I have been working on the terrace all afternoon. We had internet … Read more
All things considered, the journey is quite smooth. No mist, no rain, no freezing roads. And even the manifestation of the gilets jaunes had as an advantage that we didn’t have to pay the toll.Time loss was about half an hour. All in all not too bad. Especially since I am sooo happy to be … Read more
One of the things I miss in Spain is seeing the autumn colors of the leaves. The trees have either green leaves or no leaves. Here in the Netherlands this summer has been too dry and the changing of seasons was too abrupt, so the leaves are not as sparkling yellow as I was used … Read more
As you might have guessed from our previous posts we are not impressed by the Spanish way of heating their houses. So after some suffering in the evening cold, we asked the landlord for another heater. He proposed butane. Call us picky, but we don’t want that either, given our experience in the Axarquia. So … Read more
I don’t think we ever had both breakfast and lunch outside on a terrace in the sun on the 9th of November. The warmth of the autumn sun is so lovely! I like it more than the summer sun, that is too hot for me. A pity the evenings and nights are so cold. That’s … Read more
We are so happy! The chainsmoking neighbors are back to France, so we could move the table back to the down terrace. Having breakfast on the upper terrace was fine as well, but downstairs there is more to look at because we can see the boulevard. The weather is absolutely gorgeous at the moment. This … Read more
For 4 months we slept under just a sheet. We still can, now at the start of October. Although then our cold feet will wake us around 5 am. So we have taken the duvet out of the closet and put it on our feet. I wonder when it will be cold enough at night … Read more
At first, we thought it was a plastic mushroom, but it is real. Not in the woods, but right in the middle of our village! ^hm
I am enjoying our daily walks most when the sun shines. Nature is really beautiful in the autumn. ^hm