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Month: February 2008

Men who kill the women in their lives

I jumped on the bus looking forward to the journey. The other day I had splashed out on a magazine about Gib in the war, and I figured this would distract me for three hours or so. But there was a free Spanish paper on the bus so I picked that up and started reading. […]Read Post ›

Sunday stroll

I thought a Sunday evening stroll was called for. The two nearest and nicest walks are either up to the Botanical Gardens, or down to the waterfront. I thought it was a waterfront day. So down through Ragged Staff gates and over to Queensway marina. On the one side I can see all the big […]Read Post ›

But I knew her well enough by now to see inside her head…..

I am not a lover of pop music and I know very little about it. (Says the woman who frequently types to the accompaniment of Spanish music…..) Anyway. I went through the usual teenage phase of adulation for a couple of bands, but didn’t buy a lot of LPs. I bought a few singles of […]Read Post ›

The relief postie…….and chickens

Remember the postie who got all the blame for the increase in the local property tax? Well, she is off for a few months to have an operation so we are saddled with a relief postie. Whenever we get relief posties, the mail always gets delivered. Just not the right mail to the right house. […]Read Post ›

A Sunday drive

Two weeks ago we set off for a drive and got no further than the river bed just down the street. More info click here for those of you who haven’t read it on Just Land Rovers. Anyway, today we had a proper trip. Into the hills. In our search for the perfect finca with […]Read Post ›

Royal Gun Salute – Gibraltar – 6 Feb 2008

I wouldn’t have known but today is the 56th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II. The reason I found out was because I invariably get my hands on an excellent monthly Calendar of Events published by the Gibraltar Tourist Board. At noon, there was going to be a 21-gun salute […]Read Post ›

Musings …… and some flowers

I packed my trusty overnight bag as usual and wandered down to the bus stop to go to Málaga. The main road buses are coach-type buses, that are used for long distance journeys, with luggage stored underneath. Overall, I think the drivers are pretty good, and usually pleasant. What never fails to fascinate me is […]Read Post ›

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