We´re sat in a cyber cafe in Llerena this morning which we´ve only just discovered, despite having walked past a few times. As we´re still waiting on Telefonica to pull their fingers out and give us a phone line, we…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Just a brief blog to share my shame and embarrasment, suffered belatedly last night after a trip to the chemist to get Kate something to help relieve her blocked sinuses. I´d taken a quick look in my Collins Gem to…

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…

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…

In line with my promise to Kate, I shall be taking afull part in the development of this blog. Kate seems to think that I didn´t write very much on the last blog, but quite frankly I think that the…

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…