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2018.12.10 An endless story
A friend asked the other day if we could get used to the new house. Making me realize we didn’t have to get used here at all. From the first moment, the house was perfect for us. Isn’t that great?! We left the Netherlands on December 11 last year. Making today exactly 365 days since. … Read more
2018.12.07 Keep yourself to yourself, if you can
Privacy does not exist in Spain. It doesn’t cease to amaze me how indifferent organizations and official persons are concerning sensitive information. A handful of examples from these past months: Coincidentally the doctor was at the receptionists’ desk when somebody phoned about a test result. Those were not discussed in the solitud of the consulting … Read more
2018.12.06 Veroño in the Sierra de Espuña
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
2018.12.04 Spanish village life
At the coast, you see mainly couples, by themselves or pairing up with befriended couples. Go 20 km inland and we are usually the only couple. All the other visitors are men. Where are the women? Do they gather somewhere else? Are they at home cooking? We have no idea. Do you? ^hm
2018.12.03 Chip & Dale
We have pets! Not in the house, but in the garden. And not all the time, because they have a little wood behind the house where they play in the trees. Those squirrels are funny. Beautiful tails and looking swell with their brown coats and white bellies. They run around in the branches like there … Read more
2018.12.02 Classic cars exhibition
During our daily walk, we bumped into some kind of exhibition of old cars. They were standing in a parking lot, so we were not sure it was meant as an exhibition, but it was great to see all these classic models anyway. We even saw a car with a Dutch sign on it! It … Read more
2018.12.01 A study room in the making
After a week of puzzling and thinking I know how my study should look like. So now I am building it up. I am so content with all the work we have managed to get done today. Despite the ride to Lorca, we made as well; the printer had no more paper and the cartridges … Read more
2018.11.30 Working in the sunshine
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