Sunday, September 30, 2007

Too big to ignore!

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I have just finished reading Andrew Marr’s book on post-war Britain; I have read and enjoyed ‘Moby Dick; I have been to my first opera in th...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

Star gazing!

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Is Venus the Morning Star or the Evening Star or both? I only ask because, as a refugee from Barça TV eating my Spanish Omelette (which I ha...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Saying goodbye!

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Well, a long gap is a chance is see if anyone is reading any of this! The first and most important reason for the lack of typing was because...
Saturday, September 08, 2007

It all depends on how you look!

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How do you know that Spain is a matriarchal country? The answer is, of course, to look at the dogs that the men folk are forced to take for ...
Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Rediscovering Remaning Books

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The books are gone! The locking of my precious volumes in a cramped lockup in Bluespace is on a par with the burning of the Library of Alexa...
Monday, September 03, 2007

Just a day in the life of . . .

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Only a heartless bastard would describe a day where he lazed about in the sun, swam in the sea and had an excellent and cheap meal at lunch ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The sweet taste of taste!

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You learn through pain. When we first arrived in Castelldefels there was a brief period of true while the mosquitoes lulled me into a false ...
Sunday, August 26, 2007

Holidays don't have to be fun you know!

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Holidays are not for the weak. Dianne, Gwen and Ceri found that out today. Having got up at three in the morning to catch the early flight ...
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Poor old me!

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“I’ve been defrauded!” How Count Prus’ words ring in my ears after having a meal in La Gran Cantonada. Admittedly the Count was taking abou...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Films don't always help.

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What sort of dentist actually starts a conversation about The Marathon Man while you, the patient, are in the dentist’s chair? I suppose it ...
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Primal Terror!

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Literature is littered with authors’ attempts to find the authentic voice of their childhoods. I have discovered that finding that voice is ...
Friday, August 17, 2007

There's a machine for that!

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The dishwasher has arrived and all is well with the world. Apart, that is, for a momentary glitch when I thought that the dinner plates woul...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

The sands in time

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The topography of the beach has changed. I used to think that beaches just ‘were.’ They were there as a result of natural processes: the gr...
Monday, August 13, 2007

Lengthy completion - so to speak.

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Although it is not the middle of January, I am contemplating broken resolutions. I realise that middle of January is a little optimistic for...
Sunday, August 12, 2007

Reality is being surrounded by what you own

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You are allowed a few days off to recover when your stuff arrives from the UK. Moving house is supposed to be one of the truly traumatic occ...
Sunday, August 05, 2007

Poison pen again

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Mea Culpa! Been back in Castelldefels for days and not a finger to the keys! Well, I’ve had a cough; nuff said! The flight back from Mallor...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Last days

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Today to the north. A little resentfully on my part because I wanted to go to the beach and swim rather than go to some historically signifi...
Monday, July 30, 2007

An island revalued

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Visiting relatives can be very trying: especially if they are not your relatives and they have desirable houses! Carmen has contacted some o...
Friday, July 27, 2007

Holiday Delights!

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There has been a gap in my blog which will be filled by the following diary. DAY ONE Toni is a front seat driver. He is the sort of front se...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

I've read it. Have you?

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There are times when altruism pays off. I was searching through the bookshops of Castelldefels for an Ellis Peters novel, which I had recomm...