As per normal, the temperatures changed from the winter lows to the summer highs instantly. At about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon when the temperature jumped up about 10 degrees. It really is like someone has switched a switch. So having…

Sadly, we took Herbie to be put to sleep this morning. He had started wheezing a bit last week and when we took him to be checked, the tumour had almost completely overrun his lung. His drug regime was changed…

I made this graphic as part of a ‘count the Easter Egg’ activity, but I didn’t have time to get it finished – next year perhaps! It’s rainy again today. Shame, as the village decamps to the country for a…

Here are some photos… Here’s Pirata enjoying laying in front of the fire! He’s getting ready for summer when this is his favoured pose. Here’s a nicely in-focus photo of Larry’s pinecone and a sadly fuzzy photo of Larry. He…

What constitutes a plague? The reason why we were pondering this was when we went asparagus picking, one olive grove we went to was completely baron – and full of caterpillars. Full of very fat looking caterpillars. Those that weren’t…

I’ve recently finished classes with a girl who is off to Ireland to au pair. She thanked me at the last class ‘the most funny classes’ she has had. I was slightly perplexed that apparently she a/ wasn’t paying attention…

Oh dear, another Semana Santa and another rainy week. The ancient statues of Mary and Jesus will be taken out, but most under cover. It was the same last year too, so someone has been very naughty. Talking of which,…

Classes finished on a new low last week. One little girl wet herself. The word for wetting oneself appears to be the same as ‘oak tree’, which confused me as I couldn’t work out why they were telling me about…

A couple of weeks ago, one of my teeth broke. I guess about half of it broke a way and while it doesn’t hurt, the tooth looks quite unsightly as it now appears black. I thought I’d ask around my…

Larry was entertaining us yesterday by wandering round the outside of his cage and dangling off it at improbable angles. It was very entertaining and he seemed to be enjoying himself as he dangled upside down attacking the bottom of…