Wet…
It has been raining heavily for most of the last 24 hours here. The pinkish blob in the lower left of the first photo is a rose, which I hope is enjoying the rain! Yesterday Iberfone swapped out our router … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family / This Site
Our postal address in Spain
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 … Continue reading
Christmas Mussels
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 Christmas. … Continue reading
Landline works now
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 … Continue reading
Message Etiquette
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 … Continue reading
Going, going… gone!
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 … Continue reading
Good timing Amazon
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 … Continue reading
Burg Kronberg
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 … Continue reading
Busy moving
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 … Continue reading
24th 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 … Continue reading