We are resigned to going off grid. But enough of that, let’s look at Spain in general, rather than their poxy electricity company. Last time I looked at constitutional issues re Gib and Spain. This time, I want to look at life in ordinary Andalucía, not the big cities, just the countryside (campo) and small […]Read Post ›
Gibraltar’s sudden rise to prominence in the Brexit negotiations has resulted in the predictable proliferation of ignorant comments and opinions that the internet seems to excel in. I have read an amazing amount of tosh. So, to counteract said tosh, here are some facts given that I have lived in Spain and Gib for nearly […]Read Post ›
I grew up vaguely aware of The Commonwealth, probably because Uncle Harry had emigrated to Australia, and as a kid, I received books from them as Christmas presents. Books about a strange place with odd marsupials. Later, I learned it was a hangover from the days when the sun never set. And later still, I […]Read Post ›
Partner picked up an interesting chair. Not as good as my find, but solid and quite nice. Struck me as slightly frenchified, Louis whateverish. Meanwhile my prize mirror find was taken back to the finca and plonked on the top of drawers where it makes a rather good match. Our Gib neighbour has an extremely […]Read Post ›
The infamous scene of The Accident. Or, is it the scene of The Infamous Accident? Whatever. Dear readers of more than two years may remember the fifteen-day stay in hospital due to the Broken Ankle. (Oh dear, caps fetish setting in.) And readers of roughseas of even more yore, or more years, may even remember […]Read Post ›
There are advantages to having dogs. Going out early in the morning or in the late evening before the bin truck has been means that we see things people have thrown out. Wandering back home after one of my walks, I spotted – in the dark – what looked like a decent chair. I hauled […]Read Post ›
Yesterday was World Vegan Day. Not that I knew about it until I read about it on someone else’s blog who has vegan aspirations, eats no dairy but does eat fish. A vegan pescatarian perhaps? Years ago, we went on a holiday from hell (top tip: avoid Ramblers’ Association cross-country skiiing holidays) and were the […]Read Post ›
National Day – 10 September – came and went. No we didn’t dress up and parade/limp up and down Main Street. In fact I don’t think I went out at all. I’ve pulled my knee again which doesn’t lead to successful walking on dodgy pins amongst the hordes. Especially if they’ve been drinking. There isn’t […]Read Post ›
And there we have it. The sheep didn’t follow blindly after all. Stephen Crabb, the work and pensions secretary, (what work, what pension?) has said the government failed to get its message across to the white working class. And I think that is one of the themes that is emerging this evening is that old […]Read Post ›
What’s not to love about conspiracies? And conspiracy theories? And It couldn’t happen here? Lying, controlling governments? When I got the chance to read a story about an investigative blogger, would-be journalist, trying to expose an organisation imposing a draconian regime for public safety, how could I resist? The CleanSweep Conspiracy, by Chuck Waldron, is […]Read Post ›
