Tonight the three kings came to Santa Cruz. They come every year to bring presents to the good children, but first they parade through town. We wenbt to see them. Of course the parade started late and of course the crowds were tiring. We had originally planned to see the whole lot, but we gave up pretty early.Tonight the shops will stay open at least until midnight for last minute…
As I was chasing my son to bed, I noticed that his feet were a still a bit wiffy. He said, “That’s why I’m growing so fast, Mum. My nose is trying to get awsay from my feet.”
I have just traced the awful stink in the kitchen to my son’s slippers. They’re shaped like dogs’ heads, with the snout forming the toe part. My son loves them, and we call the Gerroff and Down Boy. I bought them when he was wishing for a pet dog, you see. They look great, but they make his feet sweat, hence the pong. I opened the windows and washed the…
And a Happy 2008 to both my readers. We partied next door with a selection of my in-laws. That’s my niece in tyhe photo above – good looking girl, isn’t she? I spent a good bit of the afternoon baking a cake. First I couldn’t find my cake tin anywhere, so I gave up and bought a new one. Actually I planned to make a second, individual cake for another…
Today I visited the Helen and Theresa again. We went to see the local nativity scene, which is life size! I’ve scene this sort of rag doll at Fiesta de la Cruz, but never in a Nativity before. They hope to finish the room they’re working on by the end of the year. So far they’ve smoothed the walls, sanded, sealed and painted all the window frames sanded, sealed and…
Today is Holy Inocents Day, which is the Spanish equivalent of April Fool’s Day. Last year I amazed myself by fooling my husband. This year I couldn’t resist having a go at Helen and Theresa. Fair do’s, I’d told them about the Spanish tradition yesterday. And this afternoon I phoned them and asked if they’d seen the local news? Because their Town Hall was suddenly full of policemen investigating allegations…