Lately I seem to be busy all the time and achieving not a lot. But when I stop and think about it, I am making progress. The huge backlog of laundry from my bout of flu has finally been conquered. I got my friends’ car through its ITV (the Spanish equivalent of the MOT) when they couldn’t do it themselves. The house is very slowly getting tidier. Once a week…
I slept badly on Wednesday night, so I wasn’t in the mood for a long excursion on Thursday, but I really enjoyed it. As we ate our picnic lunch we could see the snow on the peaks. Sure enough, there was pletny of snow still up there, although it was really warm, about 15 ºC. We stopped first beside the MAGIC telescope for a photo opportunity, and I couldn’t resist…
It’s been freakishly warm for months, but winter suddenly arrived on Thursday. I pretty much spent the day hibernating, apart form German class. Yesterday morning I went into town. It was raining but that usually means very short queues everywhere. I didn’t take an umbrella because of the gusty wind, just a cagoule. I got everything done, with gaps of waiting around in shops for the heavy showers, then headed…
Well the flu itself has gone, but I still get tired almost before I start. I hope I get my energy back soon.
I’ve been going to German class since October. It’s quite demanding, since it’s 4 1/2 hours a week and (inevitably) heavy on the grammar. I did a year of German in High School, but that was back in the Cretaceous. Since I’m English, I have a head start on the vocabulary and accent, but all the (many) grammatical explanations are in Spanish! So yeah, I’m feeling pleased with myself.
On Friday night San Jose had a drag queen fiesta, and my husband took the chance to dance on stage. He’s been out in carnival with this costume and got great feedback, but this was the first time he performed on stage. So now he has a stage name, “Libelula” which is Spanish for dragonfly. The other two artists performing were “Señorita Clarita” and “Alexandra López”. I thought they were all very good.