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Ian was surprised to see that the local supermarket has turned into a Cada Dia, which is a small version of Dia supermarket03+6-. It is the same people who are running it, and I think they must have taken on…

Last week, during class crossover time, I was stood in the hall saying goodbye to one of my students, Olga, when a man popped his head round the door and started talking to Olga. I assumed he was a family…

I’ve been putting our nativity scene out – several times – this week. I let the youngsters put it out which entails a lot of debate – not least because I include the witch.

Another thing that takes a bit of getting used to is how the two holidays at the start of December – Constitution day and the day of the immaculate conception – result in shops being shut so close to Christmas.…

I never cease to be amazed that children here do not know when Christmas Day is – I continually forget and take it for granted that everyone knows that Christmas Day is the 25th. Yesterday, in my class at the…

We saw the details of THIS FARMHOUSE and have added it to our list of potential places we might like to live. It is in the olive producing area of Jaen (as you can see by the olive trees in…

Bobbins surprised us recently by a sudden spurt in the growth of her legs. She now looks a tad less like a little barrel and more like a little dog. She’s now probably as tall as Tinkerbelle (albeit a completely…

Well, one week into autumn weather and I was rendered lurgy-ridden, no doubt by germy students. Having spent what feels like most of last winter battling some lurgy or other, I had meant to get a flue-jab this year but…

I think that may be my best chance of getting my chair back – making the floor the most attractive place to be.

One of the joys of teaching English to teenagers (and to adults actually) is correcting the grammatical errors in their clumsy attempts to swear.  One of the things we can thank our Saxon heritage for is the rich range of…