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Sent off this morning to do some shopping in a range of supermarkets - and guess what, I met Heather, heroine of a lot of my stories in my NSFW book. She looked good - white tight t shirt, and wh...

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Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of D Day - the last to be officially commemorated by the surviving veterans - a dwindling bunch - so all the leaders are in France, and there will be much talk of...

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It is definitely summer now since we switched the bed clothes from duvet to sheets and a couple of blankets yesterday - I am sure that is of interest!! I was thinking that when we had a small gro...

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Last week the Sunday magazine had the feature about ladies and hair - this week it is about surviving sexless marriages - all based on some counsellor who travels the world helping people and spe...

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No, this is not about the perennial issue of hair on ladybits - although according to a magazine i read last Sunday hair is back both underarm and between the legs I guess this is the usual stuff...

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It's been e mailed to the editor - 3800 words and a load of pictures. I went to the main library yesterday to check on newspaper references and found even more material, so that went in last nigh...

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I have now written over 3000 words of the article I am doing and I think I am nearly there - a little bit of editing and re-writing, adding some pictures, and I can get it in to the editor before...

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For those who read me assiduously here is the next instalment of the Rory McIlroy saga - see entry about best time to split - he was down at the beginning of the week when he made the decision to...

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There was a little bit of Spain in our house last night as I watched the European League Cup Final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid which was played in Lisbon. Its amazing that after God k...

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We went quizzing last night - all in a good cause, and there only five teams - but a good quiz master, and interesting questions. We joined up with two young women and two middle aged women who n...

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While we were away my holiday reading was two books - not that I get much time to sit down and read - but I have a Kindle which I use for reading in bed - and I am working my way (for the second ...

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We flew back from Spain yesterday - sad to leave the sunshine - but real life takes place at home and there are things to be done - and I am writing on a keyboard again which means I might spend ...

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I think I have been ripped off in the Vodaphone shop here- I have to put money on my Spanish PAYG phone every six months in order to keep it legal. So yesterday I went in the shop to put 10 euros...

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We went to the bus station to meet her off her bus - and she was not on it! I checked my phone for messages - nada - tried ringing her - nada - so we walked up the road to find her walking toward...

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Today we are looking forward to meeting up with a Spanish student of English who we met in January 2013 on the flight back to the UK where she was going to study in our nearest University for a ...

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Good to get a note from an old OD favourite who has just come over and found me. Also nice to have new friends on PB. Anyway - out to a neighbour's place tonight for a meal - they look after thin...

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So last evening we went to the four star hotel near the apartment to have the gourmet meal which our friends left as a present to us when they were here in February. We did not know what to expec...

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Today was all about getting things sorted - first to see our lawyer who holds our Spanish wills ( you have to have one if you own property here) - just thought it would be worth checking king wha...

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Monday is market day in our town here - and we always try to get there to buy fresh fruit and vegetables and to enjoy the range of different stalls - shoes, belts,toys, and my favourites - the br...

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Happy Mother's Day to US mothers - do you make apple pies as part of the American myth? It was odd to watch the Eurovision Song Contest in Spain for a change - amazed by some vey odd songs - Pol...

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Another day with early summer heat and sun splitting the sky. There is still clearing up to be done in the apartment as we throw out stuff, including clothes we shall never wear again. Basic dres...

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It is almost a perfect heat for us here in SE Spain - the breeze keeps it to 22/23 C - but the sun is strong so you can get quite warm. We have caught up on sleep and spent some time on cleaning...

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Up well before dawn to catch the very early flight to Spain. Well worth it - in our apartment by 11 am Spanish time - then out in the sunshine to have an early lunch by Spanish standards - tortil...

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We are away to Spain for a couple of weeks - and although I am looking forward to getting some decent sunshine I find the whole operation of going away gets to me - I know I should just organise ...

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The are a pair of blackbirds who appear every 20 minutes or so in the garden - look around, so some hunting in the grass - then stand on the fence with whatever they have found in the beaks befor...

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