Its Jan 29th and the days have been eventful with lots of work, energy and my New Year Resolution to be 'Happy', surely tested.
We returned to Spain to a flooded house, as Spain had had rain, the like that had not been seen before ( so they say) It wasn't good , to say the least. Luckily a neighbour had checked and managed to get a large pump and empty the worst of it. So then we had the job of getting all the quotes in for the various jobs and claims and started the cleaning up process. Then last Saturday night it happened again, even though all the pumps were working. This time we had to call the Fire brigade and needless to say we have to start the drying out process again. Anyway I tried to keep smiling and thought of the poor people in Haiti, and how our problems are only small in comparison.
We do have modern drains and a cement trench around the house to cope with heavy rain, but this was unprecedented and the Spanish government are paying the claims in a lot of cases instead of the insurance companies. We are fully equipped with bigger and more powerful pumps in case of emergencies in the future, and things should be fine now.
Today the sun is out as you can see in the pictures. The soil in the veg beds is dry enough for me to have cleared them out ready for planting and I am harvesting cauliflower and broccoli at present. Had a load of seeds arrive from Chilterns and Sarah Raven website and am looking forward to getting some seed potatoes in soon.
In the distance you can see the snow on the mountains but of course we don't actually get any where we live, though we have seen loads of it on SKY showing the UK.
Alistair has got his wellies off and his warmer weather working clothes on, and is busy getting outside jobs done as I am working on some paintings for a children's book.
We seem to have been busy everyday since we got back to Spain ( great Christmas and New Year though)
The other night we collapsed exhausted in front of the TV to watch a movie on SKY which had some quite racy scenes. After it finished, Alistair turned to me and said ' Are you thinking what I'm thinking'. 'Well if its' cheese and cracker 's with the last of the pickled onions. Yes !!
A menopausal moment