Kate Pullen

Kate Pullen

Unusually, both Ian and I wrote a blog last week, although unfortunately in our excitement at having found a new internet facility, we both wrote about the same thing. And completely forgot about our trip to Seville. And our aborted…

New CyberCafe

I am writing this from LLerena and not from the library. On another of our trips to the Post Office we popped into a computer shop to buy a data keyring thing. We´ve been wandering up to the library with…

Ians feet – again

This is an indication of how bad they are – the last BLOG erased all trace of them… so here goes again. Ian has been suffering from is feet. Not a pleasant thought I know, but the fact remains he…

Post Office

We have both commented in this Blog that the village has a lot of shops, bars and general ‘things’ (it has two convents too, but I don’t think these are used any more). For 1000 people it is very well…

Gordon

We have found a gecko in one of the barns and have called him Gordon. Trouble is we´re not sure if he is hibernating or has died, but as he is up near the roof neither of us are that…

Follow the band

Ian popped out to see Jesus last night to ask for his telephone details for Telefonica and returned two and a half hours later, with the information we needed. He had shared a glass or two of wine from Zafra…

Well well well

We have had a good day today. We used the well for the first time, unfortunately to wash down the patio after Henry had been sick on it several times after eating something unmentionable. Well anyway, we thought this would…

Still no phone

but they did contact us yesterday saying there was a problem with the order, suggesting we are in the system somewhere or other. So far still so good, we still have hot water, and if we get the tap turned…

Hurrar

… insomuch as we have found the library and it is open 5 days a week with at least 7 internet points. First found it last night. However it appeared to be full of a gaggle of youngsters who had…

Quick update

…whilst we are in an internet cafe in Zafra. We are still trying to sort out a phone line, the english speaking help line at Telefonica remains unanswered so we´ve emailed a request. Apparently the response time is 20 days…