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CHRISTMAS HERE
AGAIN
Hectic you are all thinking this time of year but here
in Fuerteventura it is still Manana although I must say
every year it does become more commercial as the shops
and restaurants are all lit up showing Santa the way
here so he doesn't forget us on this little island.
We have had a few visitors leading up to Xmas such as
two of our famous Pubrats Ali &Steve who obviously tried
to come away from the bustle leading up to Xmas and that
they did lying in the sun everyday and fully recharging
themselves for the parties in the U.K.
I know Jenni & Chris are having one and we are sorry we
cannot be there but the weather and Toby, and these
lovely girls hold us here. Who would help them unwrap
their pressies.
We were suppose to have another visitor last week my
nephew Lee but his rather large dog Buddy hurt his leg
so he had to cancel as his dog is so huge, my brother
Ray who usually looks after him while Lee is away could
not carry him outside to do his business (eat more
spinach Ray). Just joking, I must admit there is no way
I would have left Toby last Xmas when he was poorly, as
you know how I am with animals still feeding all the
cats on the harbour and rescuing dogs.
I must say I have quite a quiet couple of weeks except
Sue and I did treat ourselves to lunch at the Bahia Real
our lovely 5 star hotel in Corralejo,.
We sat on the terrace eating a plate of assorted
cheeses, crusty bread and a mixed salad, very civilized
but only when we washed it down with champagne as one
does.
We sat chatting and looking out over Lobos and Lanzarote
and writing out our Christmas lists as Sue was jet
setting of to the U.K. next day to see her family. MERRY
XMAS TO HER MUM AND DAD AS THEY READ MY PAGE ALL THE
TIME .
I HAD BETTER NOT MENTION to them Sue and I did get a
little tipsy that afternoon especially as they gave us
Gratis a tumbler of liqueur, could not they see we were
Ladies but then Sue was hiding behind the plant looking
suspicious or was she just looking for the loo???
Great afternoon tea for ladies but note we will not tell
you the cost cause we're Ladies!!!!
WAKE UP ELAINE. Reality kicks in tomorrow
Next day it was too the extreme as I had to go gardening
at a Villa I look after in La Oliva, so abolish the glad
rags of yesterday and adorn shorts, tee-shirt and
Marigold gloves and my side kick Claire to assist me.
Hours and 22 bags of garden refuse later we finally
straightened up and collapsed on the ground knackered
and the bubbly from yesterday did not help.
I decided to phone for help to carry the bags away so we
called Jim our trusted knight who came to the rescue of
lifting these huge bags of wet weeds but alas it was too
much for him so down he went so we had to lift him up
plus help him with the bags.
A woman’s work is never done!
Enough about work so last night we went to the new
shopping centre Campanario where all the lights in Spain
must have been placed. We sat drinking and listening to
a Spanish band singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in
Spanish it was fantastic atmosphere, the shops were all
open and people were bustling and laughing and the later
it got the more children appeared. In the U.K. most
children would be in bed by 10 o’clock but here where
mum&dad and granny goes they take their offspring. Real
Xmas.
We met some friends there John and Diane and chatted
with our festive surroundings and compared everything to
England, the biggest difference, we weren’t in coats and
scarves. It was 18 degrees on the 8th December.
Well we then strolled home along the beach and ???
Next day breakfast in El Cotillo with Peter and Slyvanna
looking out to sea and it was so hot I had to get under
the umbrella.
Sorry to mention this but as you can tell life is still
good here and the weather still holds us here.
Hairbrain xxxxxxx
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