Wednesday was rather sad. I had an bus excursion with people from a cruise ship which went very well. They’re clarly people of superior intelligence and taste, because they laughed at all my jokes. They really enjoyed the rum distillery, too. The owner was delighted with the sales and gave me a bottle of toffee rum as a thank you. I love toffee rum! When I got home I left…
Sunset festival 2013 Tazacorte: UPDATE
Tazacorte is holding a sunset festival on Friday, Saturday an Sunday. All events will be held on the sea-front. UPDATE: Craft fair on the sea front Saturday: 7 pm Procession 7:45 pm Watch the sunset with LL.A.M. Street Music 8:30-11 pm Astronomical observations 9 pm Arial Dance 9:30 pm Concert: Nayaband, The Mahoney Soul Band, DJ Dadda Wanche Sunday 10-14 h Sand sculpture workshop 12:00 Puppets 13:00 Circus spectacular
Doggerel
I haven’t had an outbreak of doggerel for age. There was a gentle lentil Known to her friends as Yentil But she couldn’t pay the rental On her dental cavity Her parents were judgmental, ’bout eviction detrimental Turned our gentle lentil mental. Now she’s an intercontinental Split pea
Eenie, meenie, minie…
Me. choosing between flavours of Greek yoghurt in the supermarket today, “Eenie, meenie, minie, BOTH!” I can’t think why I never seem to lose weight…
Ugh!
This morning I got a call on my mobile and went out onto the balcony where there’s better coverage. Of course, there were new cobwebs, same as most mornings. Unlike most mornings, there was a huge, high-up one. I saw the spider in the centre when it was about 4″ from my nose. Obviously it would have been a much worse surprise 4″ later.
Taxi stops
La Palma is the only place I know with taxi stops. They’re mostly for hikers to get a taxi at the end of their walk. It’s a very good idea. As you can see from the photo, the taxi stop has a phone number, so that you’re not left patting all your pockets saying, “I know I had it somewhere.” And each taxi stop is numbered, so that the taxi…