Vox are the Spanish far right party. The We’re-not fascists-honest-we’re-not party. Something like the English Defence League or the National Front.* Among other things, they’re bitterly against immigration, or at least immigration to Spain – nothing wrong with Spanish people working abroad and what do you mean they can’t have it both ways? And now they’re calling for the health service to refuse to treat immigrants. In the middle of…
Zombie Apocalypse: Day 9
The morning started with a beautiful rainbow and some much-needed rain. And then I found out that the confirmed cases on the island have jumped to 21 overnight. As I said yesterday, there were a bunch of delayed test results yesterday. I assume they all arrived at once, but it’s still a worrying jump. On a happier note, I finally sent the third edition of “A Breathtaking Window on the…
Zombie apocalypse: Day 8
I’ve been counting my blessings We still have 14 cases on the island, the same as yesterday, but there’s a delay getting test results so the reality might be worse. The government has extended the period of emergency for another 2 weeks. Hotels are being closed and the telescopes are going to stop work. The rumous going around WhatsApp from people connected with the hospital is that next week should…
Zombie Apocalypse: Day 6 Money Laundering
Yesterday I got depressed and didn’t exercise or do anything much. It was only at bedtime that I started to wonder if it wasn’t the other way around, or more likely a vicious circle. So today I’m dancing and sending out invoices and generally getting stuff done. That included going out for my weekly box of vegetables, where I can’t pay by credit card. I’ve always heard that money tends…
Zombie Apocalypse: Day 4
It’s getting a bit repetitive around here. I found my bubble wand and went just outside my front door for 5 minutes fun. Apart from that, today has been very much like yesterday. I worked on the third edition in Spanish of my guide book, “Una espectacular ventana al universo” and made good progress; I wrote a bit of a story about someone in lockdown; I critiqued some chapters of…
Zombie Apocalypse: Day 3
I can’t tell you about supermarkets in general, but the one in our village is open and stocked. Yes, even with loo roll. I went today for bread and fresh veg and things were pretty normal. No shopping trolleys for now, which solves the problem of hundreds of people grabbing the handle in the same place. You put your shopping in your shopping bag, take it out at the till…