Not a lot to report today. I drove into Colmenar and got some groceries to see us through the week. We had a light lunch and then swam in the pool. We talked a lot about the calming effect this holiday has had upon us. We agreed we should make it continue once home.
It is so easy to think of this place as an ideal home but it would become just like our home in Anglesey. The everyday problems that we face in Anglesey would happen here too. So the answer is that it would not be an idyll. Since being here Pauline has not needed her anti-inflammatories and has cut back on pain killers. It is wonderful to see her so relaxed. But the fact is that we can't stay here and need to be with family and friends in the UK.
It is a wonderful feeling to have the warmth of the sun on us. There is a down side, of course. Yesterday I was walking in bare feet in the bedroom and stood on a wasp which promptly stung me! It did not survive!!!
Tonight we ate under the bamboo veranda and it was Sea Bream (Dorada in Spanish) with green beans. It tasted great. We finished off with lemon sorbet which we love. It was all washed down with a lovely white wine. We have resident cats here so I let them have the fish heads once we had finished our food. They loved it. They are called Marmy (Marmalade cat) and Tiddy (Tabby). Poor old Marmy gets into fights and last year we saw she had lost part of her left ear. This year she had a bare patch over her right eye.
On Thursday we shall be having Lubina for dinner (Sea Bass to you). We get some wonderful fish at the hypermarket down in Velez-Malaga. I have eventually got to grips with BBQ cooking and using a calor gas stove. The house is very quirky and we would not like it for our own but the pool and the location are first class.
Still having our very best holiday ever.
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