The weather prediction for the next 10 days is rain, rain, rain, and an occasional thunderstorm. Nevertheless, we were very lucky this morning and did our daily walk without a drop of water. But the afternoon was characterized by lots of rain and at times the clouds came down on us, blocking the view outside. … Read more
They did warn us [11] We had more fun today watching the birds flying up above the sea than we had trying for the umptieth time to get an NIE. Either we are total knobheads, or the system here sucks big time. As they advised us in Málaga we went to the police station in … Read more
Every day either Tom or I post a blog here for our 365project. Besides that, I also post at least one photo a day on Instagram. And on a regular basis, I get featured. Which I enjoy so very much. It adds more pleasure to the posting. 🙂 ^hm
An acquaintance told me about a daily newsletter with items about the region: DigameXtra. And in that newsletter was an announcement of a weekly ecological market nearby. Finally, we found biological/ecological food! This morning we went there. It wasn’t quite what I expected. I visioned a market with lots of stalls, row after row. Like … Read more
We did have breakfast on the terrace before, but that was on a Sunday when we were up late. Usually, we can sit outside after 10 a.m. But this morning we were outside at 8:30! Isn’t that something? It is the 21st of February. I think it is amazing. This is what we came here … Read more
Usually, we have a view from the terrace. We overlook the opposite hills and to the left, we see the village. Not at the moment. We are covered in the cloud we have seen all day from a distance, hanging in the valley down below. Finally, it has caught us. ^hm
A lot of times there are very peculiar clouds in the sky. I have only seen them here so far. Does anyone know if these are a sign of something in particular? Just wondering. ^hm
Today we had a lovely day: we went house hunting in the campo. We are lucky enough to have someone who is guiding us and he managed to squeeze 5 of the houses we wanted to visit into one day. All houses had something in common. They had a living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, one … Read more
During the day it is often warm enough to sit on the terrace, but in the morning and evening, we need heating. Here it is done with gas stoves. At times the empty gas cylinders need to be switched to full ones. So today we went downhill to the gas station and bought 4 new … Read more
According to our daughter-in-law, there are 2 kinds of cars in Spain: the normal ones and the cheap version. The latter comes without a direction indicator. She is right. 🙂 ^hm