The adage about always wear a clean pair of knickers before you go out is well worth following. It was one my grandmother was fond of repeating, ‘in case you get run over’. I doubt my knickers would have been the first thing on my mind but who knows. Work or walk? I was happily […]Read Post ›
Book crossing, book fair, it was all happening across the street from me, so the idle roughseas legs didn’t have to walk too far to see if there were any goodies for her to snaffle. So this will be a book post with a few reviews thrown in, including some very good reads. But first, […]Read Post ›
Are a law unto themselves. They start in June. When they start in June is another matter. The other day I needed to go to the post offices in Gib, naturally, the one where you buy stamps to send mail to the UK is not the same one where you have to go to collect […]Read Post ›
‘This is the first stone of a work which I name the King’s Bastion: may it be as gallantly defended, as I know it will be ably executed’ Major General Robert Boyd, 1773. When the King’s Bastion was built, it was the most important defensive position of the Rock’s westerly defences. Its shape was based […]Read Post ›
Another of those days. This time it’s Earth Day today. Given the greed and selfishness of a vast percentage of the world, I think more than one day a year is required. Apparently Friends of the Earth in Gib is asking everyone to make a simple pledge to do something positive to help the earth, […]Read Post ›
Juan Carlos may not have got a free pass for his recent travels outside Spain but it seems some Spaniards will be entitled to one. Spanish cross-border workers in Gib will be able to apply for a card entitling them to travel free on all local bus routes except for the one that runs from […]Read Post ›
Standing in the non-existant bank queue today (Gib not Spain) I glanced at the television screen. ‘Buy a £5 coin for only £5.’ Um, yes? What else would I pay? Me and a badminton participant in the 1970 something Commonwealth Games rolled our eyes at each other. I learned about his badminton history when we […]Read Post ›
Well the Easter Bunny didn’t bring us any choccy eggs which is just as well because we wouldn’t have eaten them. But we did get a rather nice freebie just before the holiday which will come in most useful. Doing a refurb always involves getting rid of stuff. The firm Partner is working for at […]Read Post ›
Gotta love an extra-long weekend. Hey we live in Gibraltar and Spain. The Mediterranean is our oyster. What to do?? And we both suddenly decide this is the right time to spring clean. It’s not even Spring (Clean) Bank Holiday. Something wrong there. Friday, Saturday, Sunday morning, clean the flat (just the usual, wash walls, […]Read Post ›
I thought this was a great question (asked on my Your questions about Gib page) and I couldn’t resist answering it. Now! Immediately! Even though the dog blog and 1001 things have priority. You can read the full question on the page, but otherwise, here are *some* answers. So, first up, practical attractions. 1) Money, […]Read Post ›
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