My friend Norma has just found herself on YouTube, in a short film called “The Traveller” by David Hill for BBC2 10×10 series from 1993. Norma plays the protagonist.
The Doctor’s
This morning my friend Helen went to the doctor’s. Seeing as it was the first time since her move from London, I went to, to translate her medical history. They measured her height and weight. Now Helen is a very tall girl, and standing on the scales made her even taller. The nurse is tiny. She was actually jumping up and down trying to get the bar horizontal across the…
Robert’s Wall
Yesterday I had another group to show around the William Herschel Telescope. I had to drop my son off at school at 8:30, and be at the residencia for 10, which didn’t quite leave enough time to make it worth going home. So instead I went straight up the mountain, and had fifteen minutes to take photos at Los Andennes, where you get a specatcular view into the Caldera. From…
Airports
I’ve been editing a story in which my protagonists have to dash for a plane. There’s a lot more to the story than that, but maybe that’s why I spent most of the night dreaming I was dashing round a large airport, missing planes after plane. In any case, I woke up tired.
Today we went to see our friends in Franceses. It’s the first time my husband’s been there, and he was impressed at what they’ve taken on and how much they’ve done so far. They’ve now almost finished their entertainment room, and it looks great. I’ll have to sort out some “before” photos to post. It’s going to be a lovely house when they’ve finished, but of course they have a…
Papers, papers, papers
This morning I went with Helen and Theresa to try to sort out paperwork, seeing as Theresa has just started her first job in Spain. I thought we’d manage the tax office, and maybe Social Security. To everyone’s surprise and delight, we got Theresa registered for tax and social security, Helen registerd for Social Security too (no translation of wedding certificate needed) and we even managed to set up a…