Oops................

I meant to mention my little problem in the thread shop. Since I repaired all those trousers for Bill and Muriel, I've had loads of people asking me to turn up hems and stuff.

At the moment I have two pairs of trousers and a skirt to hem. Trousers are fine but I needed some tailors chalk for the skirt. How on earth do you ask for that?

The chappie does speak some English but I lost him. We looked around but nothing seemed similar. After a few chuckles it dawned on me to try to explain in Spanish a kiddies chalkboard. Sorted!

Public Relations!

I awoke this morning and thought that there was a major disaster in our area. Ambulance, police cars and fire engines all sounding off across from our apartment.

Bedlam! It turned out to be a bit of show for the kiddies in the school opposite. They were allowed to investigate each vehicle and set the sirens off.................over two hours of it and my head was ringing. It turns out that they are visiting all the local schools.

The thing that really tickled me was when the ambulance put some music on the tannoy......'Another one bites the dust'. I trust they don't think that is soothing music for their patients!

Bad Weather Continues

It has been bad for most of the week as you either get blown away or half drowned.

This photo printed in today's edition of El Diario de Avisos shows a car which was washed into the sea by a deluge of water running down the barranco (ravine). In our village too!

The beach is completely wrecked. The huts were smashed to bits and the boardwalk washed away. So sad as it was beautiful there. It cost millions of Euros to make it such a pleasant place to sit and now they are going to have to start again.

We've been without electricity for hours today and still can't get a television signal. At least I now have the internet!

Televisions

I'm planning on re-arranging the lounge during the next few weeks. It needs painting and I've decided to move the furniture around a little. Him 'indoors has gone into hiding!

We've had our present television since we first came to live here over eight years ago and although it isn't playing up it's a bit of a brick. Gone are the days when you could put all your ornaments on top...........remember that Mark?

I've taken a shine to a twenty-six inch Samsung, flat screen jobby. Not for on the wall but it will look quite cute on my tv table. A shopping trip next month.

Carnival

February is carnival time in Tenerife and although most of it happens in Santa Cruz the local schools have their day of celebration.

We were alerted by the noise and managed to get a few pics from our balcony as they passed by. I felt a bit choked to be honest as they all did so well and looked so good. I managed to spot Frankie, Sienna, Paige and Molly but couldn't find Hannah no matter how I tried.

Well done to the school as it must have taken a lot of arranging x

Grand-daughters...........

Maisie, pictured, was seven last month and was chosen as goalie for the school football team. Her first official match was this afternoon but although she fought a brave fight she let three goals in and her team lost 3 - 1. Never mind, more training and she'll be fine.

Tully, had her fifth birthday today. Hopefully a few photos will come my way and we hope she had fun.

Jamie is in the middle of exams and course work. She's already got an A in Maths and a B in Science/Biology and is awaiting the results of her History exam at the middle of next month. Keep up the good fight and loads of love from us xx.

Sophie and Carla. Not much in the way of news about them. Buck up Simon x.

How Evil!

It has been such an awful day. Thunder, lightening and torrential rain. I haven't seen the like for years in Tenerife.

Part of the beach has disappeared as Elaine's pic shows. Electric on electric off, internet on internet off. No signal to our digibox either but I did manage to watch most of Corrie on FilmOn.

The most wonderous thing is that my printer started to work again. It gave up the ghost a few weeks ago and nothing seemed to revive it. I checked the cables, gave it a few clouts but it was a no go. Brian insisted that it was time to bin it. When the leccy came back on after the last power cut it leapt into life. I don't suppose anyone will believe me!