Earlier this week stricter measures were introduced in Spain which don’t really affect us too much, but are tightening things even more. Fines have been increased for people breaking the measures and now basically everything other than a few key…
This week’s grocery delivery came OK, just one mixup with milk – but that was the fault of the orderer, not through lack of stock (although we can no longer get Dia own brand milk, haven’t been able to do…
So, it looks as though the state of alarm (Spanish state of emergency) will continue for another two weeks past the first two weeks, which I imagine will be the first of many extensions. We have just had notification that…
Our food order arrived completely fulfilled yesterday, including toilet paper and all the staples – so that’s good. Long may it continue! The latest in the village is that the entrances to all the buildings currently open (shops, post office,…
So, today is the fifth day of being ‘closed’ as the Spanish translation for locked down and how life has changed! I asked my Madrid students what the atmosphere was like there, and they said it feels a bit weird…
Bobbins went to the vet yesterday to have a tumour removed from her leg. She came back with two pretty large wounds, both stapled. The biggest is down the rear flank of her leg, and I think must be uncomfortable,…
So, today we start life in lockdown Spain. I don’t think we’ll notice much difference. Our biggest concern is that Bobbins is due an op on her leg tomorrow to remove a tumour, however vets are staying open and we…
Here’s daisy after going asparagus picking with us this morning. I think she enjoyed it!
Here is Ludvig practicing ‘Ian is a pigeon’
I took the rubbish out earlier this week and it was only later that I realized I had taken the rubbish out wearing my pyjamas. I remember when we moved here, one of the things we used to smile at…