It’s Friday 13th. Did you know that in Spain, nobody worries about Friday 13th, just Tuesday 13th? Anyway, my son is very lucky today. It’s St. Anthony’s Day, and so the village of San Antonio has it’s local fiesta. And that’s where my son’s school is, so they wanted to shut for the day. Initially, they were told that no, they couldn’t, because they’d already used up their elective days….
Well half my son’s trip is over, and I’ve done almost nothing of what I planned. Of course I’ve spent a lot of time having fun, which I don’t regret. I got two submissions off. Gotta keep ’em out there, or they won’t sell. I’ve also spent a lot of time in the last two days cooking. You see I left the freezer open just a crack, and most of…
Well my trip only half worked. On the way to Puntagorda I stopped off at the Sanctuary of Anguish to take some photos. they have little wax votive offerings on either side of the altar – read more at http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/2008/06/anguish-and-waxworks.html I stopped again at El Time for more photos. They’ll be appearing on the La Palma blog soon. I saw my friend, which was great, and got some photos of…
I’m not used to all this fun. On Sunday we went out to lunch with Carlos’s friend Oswaldo, and we got back at 11pm. Since I wasn’t driving, I made the most of my lack of responsibilities. I didn’t feel too good on Monday morning. I did manage a bit of housework, and then it was time to see yet another friend, Steiner, for coffee, to talk about a project…
Today I won three (count ’em) online lotteries, for a total of some $2,200,000. So who needs a day job?
A couple of weeks ago, my poor friend Lou has torn the ligaments in her foot, and has to wear a plaster. That would be bad enough on its own, but her son is just two. And to really put the tin lid on it, her partner’s run out of holiday now, and he’s currently working in Barlovento. That’s normally an hour’s drive away, but with the current roadworks, he…