The things we do....
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of activity in the Tierney household.
First of all, our friend Kate came to stay and, apart from some rain early one morning, the weather was on its best behaviour, so a good time was had by all with walks on the beach, a sunday afternoon trip to join the people enjoying the sun in the square in Medina Sidonia and much leisurely pottering and reading.
Then we spent a couple of days in Sevilla with Rob and Lyn. Part of the purpose of the trip was to organise a school and accomodation for our stay there next year and we are very pleased with the school we have found and the apartment. Visit el blog in March for more news! However, we also found time to do Christmas shopping (Rob was heard to say that he does not want to see the inside of an El Corte Ingles, a John Lewis type department store found in various Spanish towns, for a very long time!), visit the arab baths (wonderful massages after a couple of hours relaxing in the various baths and steam rooms) and watch some flamenco at the Casa de Memoria. The owner of the restaurant where we had breakfast every day of our stay last year remembered us too, which was nice.
And our hot tub arrived.
Please do not underestimate this! In order to accomodate this total piece of self indulgence (sorry kids, we are spending your inheritance again!) we first of all had to extend the terrace at the side of our house. Then we had to have electricity taken from the house to the wall outside. And then the tub had to be driven ,very slowly, from somewhere near Malaga and hoisted, by crane, into our garden and through the very narrow gap between the house and some trees to its site.
And all we can say is that, since our first dip in it the morning after its arrival, we have never been so squeaky clean!
Oh yes, and I have been baking Christmas cakes...........
First of all, our friend Kate came to stay and, apart from some rain early one morning, the weather was on its best behaviour, so a good time was had by all with walks on the beach, a sunday afternoon trip to join the people enjoying the sun in the square in Medina Sidonia and much leisurely pottering and reading.
Then we spent a couple of days in Sevilla with Rob and Lyn. Part of the purpose of the trip was to organise a school and accomodation for our stay there next year and we are very pleased with the school we have found and the apartment. Visit el blog in March for more news! However, we also found time to do Christmas shopping (Rob was heard to say that he does not want to see the inside of an El Corte Ingles, a John Lewis type department store found in various Spanish towns, for a very long time!), visit the arab baths (wonderful massages after a couple of hours relaxing in the various baths and steam rooms) and watch some flamenco at the Casa de Memoria. The owner of the restaurant where we had breakfast every day of our stay last year remembered us too, which was nice.
And our hot tub arrived.
Please do not underestimate this! In order to accomodate this total piece of self indulgence (sorry kids, we are spending your inheritance again!) we first of all had to extend the terrace at the side of our house. Then we had to have electricity taken from the house to the wall outside. And then the tub had to be driven ,very slowly, from somewhere near Malaga and hoisted, by crane, into our garden and through the very narrow gap between the house and some trees to its site.
And all we can say is that, since our first dip in it the morning after its arrival, we have never been so squeaky clean!
Oh yes, and I have been baking Christmas cakes...........
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