Where did the last eleven days go? Well I went to see the bell of La Verdad finally arrive on La Palma. I’ve had three mornings’ work as a tour guide. I’ve had my German oral exam and passed: three more exams to go. I’ll be done in a couple of weeks but I still have a lot of studying to do. Apart from that it’s something of a mystery…
Yesterday I saw a jade vine in flower for the first time in my life. As you can see, it’s not really jade coloured, much less emerald (the other name for the plant) but it is very pretty. After a bit of googling I discovered that it’s in the pea family, and the Latin name is Strongylodon macrobotrys and it comes from the Phillipines.
Tomorrow morning I’m going to England for a week, to see family. The outward journey is going to be a pain: La Palma to Gran Canaria to Tenerife South to Manchester, followed by a couple of hours in a car. On Wednesday I’m going to spend most of the day driving from one set of relatives to another. On Friday afternoon I’ll drive to Gatwick and spend the night in…
My laptop developed a fault. I had to jiggle the power lead around to get it to charge, and it got worse and worse until I could hardly use the laptop. So I couldn’t do any blog posts even though it’s carnival and I had photos of the snow at the Roque. Now my husband’s fixed it, bless him, so I can get busy on the blogs. Only I’ve caught another…
I missed it whent he winners were announced, but I really think you should take a look at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 winners
To be honest I’m a bit disappointed with my output this year, especially the second half. I’ve been busy with tour guiding and a lot of real life got in the way. Still and all, it’s not too bad. LaPalma-island.com 96 posts (not all of them new) SheilaCrosby.com 76 posts (not all of them new) 11 short stories sent to the critique group 7 short story submissions and 7 rejections…