tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58021803595332407132024-03-26T10:18:02.149+01:00Life in the Slow LaneAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.comBlogger602125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-21231487665431973162017-05-22T20:53:00.000+02:002017-05-22T20:53:53.961+02:00MEMOS, MAIL,ME.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well there HAS been progress since I last posted...I can just about see the light at the end of the tunnel...and it's been an awfully long tunnel!</span><br />
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The bedroom has been plastered and had an undercoat of paint</div>
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the ensuite shower room is fully tiled and 'just' waiting for the toilet, vanity unit and shower screen to be fitted..it actually looks better than this by today but the light isn't very good for a photograph!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sanity is just about intact thanks to: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a) a visit by one of <a href="http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.com.es/2011/09/storytelling-sundays-girls-or-story-of.html">'the girls'</a>.... we laughed, ate and drank our way through the week...I even sat in the sun (under a parasol) and read some books.....thanks Lyn!</span></div>
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I didn't read them ALL while Lyn was here, but after she left I was on a roll</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....and b) a bit of a scrapping blitz once Lyn left. Sarah Jayne from <a href="http://www.lottielovespaper.co.uk/">LOTTIE LOVES PAPER</a> has had sketch challenges on the LLP Facebook page this weekend, so I used them as inspiration;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to say the mailbox has ben pretty uninspiring BUT a delivery arrived on Friday afternoon....the wardrobes and bed I had ordered from IKEA the day before ands told to expect Friday COMING ...now I have all this to add to the chaos which is our house at the moment;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I won't be posting next week....I will be in Rome(!) meeting up with Craig for a few days...I've never been before so am rather looking forward to it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully by the time I post next, I will be back in my own bedroom and life will be returning to normal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waving to <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/">SIAN</a> and the other Monday Wavers....and wishing you all a great week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for dropping by!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-53513799826258453932017-05-08T23:11:00.000+02:002017-05-08T23:11:08.700+02:00MEMOS, MAIL, ME<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another week gone by in my building site...but there IS progress! The tiler has been in this week and we have gone from THIS:</span><br />
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I am promised the tiling will be finished by Wednesday and then the 'hardware' can go in</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sanity just about prevails , thanks to my bit of scrapping:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes, the Cavalry (in the shape of Craig) rode-well flew- in for all of three days, in which time we made decisions, loaded the car with tiles, paint and other assorted necessities, borrowed a van to go back and collect the shower screen, vanity unit and shower tray...in between which said Cavalry Officer tried to come up with a working plan the builders might actually be able to..well, work to!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I mentioned in last week's post I have been 'gallivanting', as my Gran would have said...to the North East of England this time, to visit my girl and her boys (one human and one of the four legged variety!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The weather was sunny but cold for the first few days, but by the weekend if I had closed my eyes I could have been at home.....such a pleasant surprise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm making no promises- to myself or to anyone else - that it will be a regular occurrence, but I thought that I might start by <strike>joining</strike> re-joining <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/">SIAN</a> and her 'Merry Mondayers' in the first instance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have made time to join a Reading Group and this was this month's (April's) choice....I quite enjoyed it even though it's not my favourite topic...the Cold War and espionage, but it examines the effects of wrongful accusation on a family (think The Railway Children written from the adult's perspective) therefore was more enjoyable than I had expected it to be.</span></div>
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a postcard from the lovely <a href="http://myyogafrienddeb.com/">DEB</a>, a Mother's Day card from Kirsty and an Anniversary card from our bridesmaid (the only other person apart from ourselves who ever remembers..thank you Morag!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a good week and hopefully I'll be back next week...the coming week involves travel and catching up with Kirsty and with old friends for me...hope your week holds good things too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-79289054147709122142016-10-10T08:30:00.000+02:002016-10-10T08:30:00.216+02:00I KNOW, I KNOW........I <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">said I wouldn't be blogging anymore....and I'm not really....this is a BLOGHOP post, following on from my recent weekend spent with a bunch of like-minded people at the RAU in Cirencester.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, it was lovely to meet up with old friends and to meet new ones!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As has become the norm, the lovely <a href="https://jsquaredscrapspot.wordpress.com/">JULIE</a> organised PASS THE PAGE (the scrapbooking equivalent of Chinese Whispers) prior to the event and we all duly turned up with our pages...it's always amazing to see how the page differs by the end, but also to see what elements stayed the same all the way through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see the starting point go to the first page on the list (Julie's) and then go on to visit everyone else's blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the page I made after receiving <a href="http://scrappyjackylive.blogspot.com.es/">JACKY'S</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out what happened next, go to <a href="http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com.es/">JEMMA'S</a> blog...the full list of participants is below</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Jacky </span><a href="http://scrappyjackylive.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://scrappyjackylive.blogspot.co.uk</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Alison </span><a href="http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.co.uk</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Jemma </span><a href="http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk</a><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />Missus Wookie <a href="http://mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.co.uk</a><br />Claudia <a href="http://townmonkeys.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://townmonkeys.blogspot.co.uk</a><br />Lesley <a href="http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk</a><br />Jo <a href="http://curlyscrapbooker.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://curlyscrapbooker.blogspot.co.uk</a></span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-48324016962992553262016-08-10T23:37:00.000+02:002016-08-10T23:37:07.659+02:00THE TIME HAS COME......<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.....to face up to reality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have noticed that I have been MIA for the last few months...the reasons are varied and I have been putting off the inevitable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have just read with great sadness but total understanding, my friend <a href="http://paperturtle.blogspot.com.es/2016/08/the-end-of-era-and-beginning-of.html">DEB TURTLE'S</a> post explaining that she is bringing her blog (as it is now) to an end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On reading Deb's final post, I realised that it was time for me to to be upfront and honest too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My life is no longer lived in the slow lane, and in no way am I complaining about that; my involvement with the local charity has increased greatly over the last year and my commitments mean that my time is more limited and the time I DO have I want not be worrying about not writing a blogpost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have loved my blog...most especially for the friendships I have forged and for which I will be forever grateful....I will continue to look out for you all on FB and INSTAGRAM (and may even leave the odd comment on your Blog).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being Monday, it's time to consider what 'firsts' might have occurred in the last few days and to try to remember if I learned anything new...all at the behest of the lovely <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/">SIAN</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No 'firsts' this weekend.....all 'repeats': a hospital visit to check on some friends,another trip to a Garden Centre to buy this little lot:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday saw me a Street Market in a neighbouring village, helping run a Book Stall for <a href="http://jalonvalleyhelp.com/">JVH</a> (the Charity with which I'm involved):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What did I learn?......that sometimes it's worth paying someone with the right tools to do a job!...I have been snipping away at a Honeysuckle which was well past it's 'sell by' date with my secateurs for about a month, and was getting nowhere...one of the local lads got rid of the thing in less than an hour with some sort of electrical implement!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being Monday, it's time to check in with <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/">SIAN</a> and the 'usual suspects' to share something new we might have learned or something we might have done for the first time during the course of the weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weekend itself saw me getting the house back to 'normal' after having my Craig and Kirsty and HER Craig here for a week....I also got to spend time doing some planting in my garden and for the FIRST time we now have some garden furniture under our pergola:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here?...there have been a few 'firsts'- not first time EVERS but certainly first time this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take Friday for instance....it was warm enough at 9 o'clock in the morning to sit outside (in short sleeves) and enjoy my coffee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later that day another first......the sound of laughter and of a recorder being played from one of the houses behind me! The people who own it live in Valencia and use it as a holiday/weekend home and don't start using it until Easter weekend....I am glad to say that say that the recorder player has improved over the years!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My first houseguests have also arrived....Kirsty and her Craig arrived last night: I haven't seen her since the beginning of February so it's lovey to have her here for a few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Waving at <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/2016/03/memorandum-monday_28.html">SIAN</a> and the Monday Memorandumers...and anyone else who has popped by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may remember that at the beginning of last year I committed to joining <a href="http://buckinghamspalace.blogspot.com.es/">JO</a> in her </span><a href="http://buckinghamspalace.blogspot.com.es/2014/11/five-favourites.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FIVE FAVOURITES</a> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">project....and that thus far I have gotten as far as MAY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it turns out, on going through my photographs from 2016 I have realised that I didn't take as many pictures as I might normally do in the second half of the year.....so there will be no five layouts per month for the rest of the year, but I AM determined to finish recording 2016!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good Monday Evening my friends!....and so beginneth another week....can you believe how quickly this year is passing? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a busy but productive and fun weekend here....not really any 'firsts' that I am aware of though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday saw our Charity's annual auction, which made it a busy week with moving items to the Auction venue but it was worth it, given that we raised almost 3500 euros. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday morning was spent doing the dreaded housework, then there was a bit of hospital visiting before a quick dash round the supermarket...have I ever mentioned that I hate shopping- ESPECIALLY food shopping!....which left me some time for a little bit of scrapbooking:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the evening a group of us headed down to one of the 'big' towns (Denia) at the coast, to watch a Children's Dance Group performing...they were raising money for our Charity and there lots of 'ooh'ing and 'ahh'ing at the little ones and lots of awe and respect for the older girls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Waving to <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/">SIAN</a> and the 'Mondayers' and wishing you all a good week</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....dancing shoes on and raring to go. When the group started of by playing 'Let your Love Flow' by The Bellamy Brothers ...before the meal I hasten to add so no-one was dancing....I thought 'this could be a good night'. Unfortunately, that was the 70's finished and the rest of the night was dedicated to the 60's apart from a VERY bad attempt at Springsteen's 'Born to Run'! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two lessons were learned : you should never believe everything you read on a ticket and that 60's music (at least to someone whose teenage years were in the 70's and dancing to 'disco music') is hard to dance to- of course maybe that was just the music they chose to play on the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst hanging out the washing, I remembered about <a href="http://helenascreativemaven.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/snap-finds-lost.html">HELENA'S</a> weekly photographic meme and, having a quick look around the garden, realised how beautiful and plentiful the freesias are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and I had arranged to meet a friend for coffee and a walk round the stalls. The afternoon saw me printing off photographs for a new set of frames I bought before Christmas, before going out for a Birthday dinner with friends. This morning it was our Charity's annual Almond Blossom Walk .....during which I got spectacularly lost!...I had waited behind for a late arrival who didn't turn up, thinking I would catch up with the group.....of COURSE I took a wrong turning and after forty minutes or so I decided I had better turn back.....I DID manage to rack up 7000 plus steps on my Fitbit though! I waited in a local bar (drinking coffee!) till everyone returned, then it was off to eat again! Due to having </span><strike style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one</strike><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a few glasses of wine with lunch, it was a lazy evening in front of the TV.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We flew in and out of New York, but the rest of the time we were in Phoenix: whilst there I was taken to a HUGE Asian Supermarket and I was intrigued by some of the produce there:</span><br />
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-21272901391035775782016-01-25T18:55:00.000+01:002016-01-25T18:55:57.681+01:00MEMORANDUM MONDAY<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another week gone....how does that happen?!...it means time for a quick roundup of my weekend and to share either something I did for the first time or something new I learned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, the weekend roundup: it started with a visit to a Spanish Charity we support (AMADEM), which runs courses for adults with learning disablities- we had a cheque to present to them and it was there that I learned my something new (which I will share in just a mo)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was the discovery that a warning light is on in my car and that the speedometer i</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sn't registering anything, followed by some weird and wonderful messages on the electronic dash (in German!), there was some garden-tidying and there was a roast beef lunch with friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are called 'calcots' (pronounced calsots) and that they are grown specially for a Fiesta called Calcotada...when they are chargrilled en masse and eaten as a starter at a typical Spanish feast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Calcotada Fiesta is held any time from late January into February, and is an early herald to Spring , most particularly in the North of Spain and in many rural areas in our locality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How have I found out about this?....while at Amadem we were given invitations to THEIR Calcotada on February 28...guess what will be my 'something new' that weekend?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waving to </span><a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.com.es/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SIAN</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and the 'Mondayers'...and of course anyone else who has just dropped by!</span>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802180359533240713.post-73305619202313060092016-01-23T22:02:00.001+01:002016-01-23T22:02:45.154+01:00SHORT STORIES<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I'm joining in with <a href="http://miriamrogers.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/">MIRIAM</a> and her new weekly meme....a photo with six words, using a particular word.....this week's is <b>BE</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's Monday, so it's time to share my weekend: there was a '<b>Downton</b>' marathon (it's one of the TV programmes I never watch till it comes out on DVD as I hate waiting for the next episode!). Series 6 and the Finale arrived on Friday ...by Saturday night I had bade farewell to all at Downton, feeling that the makers had ended it well- but also left plenty of stories which could be developed if the need/inclination arises (PLEASE let it arise!!) </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was time for coffee with friends and some laundry between episodes but not much else!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday saw me doing something I haven't done before..attending the 'Blessing of the Animals' in the village....if you didn't know, St Anthony is the patron Saint of animals and here in Spain ' El Dia de Sant Antoni ' is celebrated by animals being blessed by the local Priest. In our village that means our Priest stands outside the Church, in front of the statue of San Antoni and blesses each animal with Holy Water as it is brought past by its owner(s):</span><br />
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.....<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which means the almond blossom is starting to appear...it's sparse at the moment, but give it a week or two and it will be in full bloom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again to Helena for coming up with another clever idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alison xx</span></div>
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