#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Wet here today… … and still pouring down It has been raining heavily for most of the last 24 hours here. The . . . → Read More: Wet…
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Today we managed to get to the post office (no big feat, it is open daily from 8:30 to 20:30 hrs Monday to Friday, and Saturday mornings, but we have spent nearly all our time working in the house) and organise a post office box. We had gone to the vast expense of . . . → Read More: Our postal address in Spain
Mussels on sale in our local supermarket today I have just been down to our local supermarket to buy some last minute supplies before Ruth arrives, and the fish counter was overloaded with nets of mussels. They seem to be very popular at . . . → Read More: Christmas Mussels We have been waiting for the last two weeks for our phone to be connected by Iberfone. We were given a number, but Iberfone couldn’t get a free port in the exchange to connect us. Well 5 minutes ago, I had my first call on the phone – not that Iberfone had called to . . . → Read More: Landline works now I am obviously getting disconnected from what are considered to be the correct social norms. I realised that when I read this article on LifeHacker about when it is acceptable to call someone and leave a voicemail message instead of texting them. The truth is, no matter what kind of message you leave, some . . . → Read More: Message Etiquette We were lucky with the weather, yesterday. The remains of our furniture and other possessions moved into storage until the house in Spain is completed. The previous day it poured all day, but the sun shone for the move. Everything expect the piano and a couple of plants was sealed in a container brought . . . → Read More: Going, going… gone! According to El País, amazon.es will be starting up on 15.09.2011. That’s good news for us, as we buy quite a lot from Amazon, not just books, but also electronic and kitchen equipment, and were going to miss them once we got established in Xàtiva! Spaniards have waited for 16 years, but it . . . → Read More: Good timing Amazon Yesterday afternoon we decided to take a break from the work on our two removals and explore Kronberg. We walked to the castle, which is about 3.2 km from our flat. We hadn’t realised that Kronberg has connections to the British Royal Family – Queen Victoria’s daughter (Princess Victoria, also know in Germany as . . . → Read More: Burg Kronberg
Lots of packing cases Last Monday we moved into a flat in Kronberg, having sold the house in Schmitten. This is our “little” move of about 1/4 of our possessions into a flat which Ruth and I will use as our base while she carries on working here. We’re all set up here . . . → Read More: Busy moving
24. April 2011 – one day of pollen We have had glorious weather for the last week or so. Which has been nice, as our niece and boyfriend came and visited us for the last part of this week and they got to see the best side of living in Schmitten. Right now . . . → Read More: 24th April 2011 – One day of pollen |
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