Progress on the garden is moving along – our wonderful gardeners come about once a week and we just keep getting more oleanders and geraniums and having the watering system extended.
We both got haircuts again in Chirivel – mine is the shortest it’s ever been and I love it! The park across from the hairdressers is actually very lovely and has lots of interesting sculptures, including a carving in a large dead tree.
We’ve gone out for lunch a couple of times – the last time in Los Cericos I got the grilled calamari and was it ever delicious. I fed little bits of it to one of the bar cats – they’re usually kept outside but the small female snuck in and mooched off me. She’s just a kitty herself but is already pregnant so I figured she could use some extra protein.
Work on the house is also progressing – our carpenter has done some work on the doors to prevent wind and rain from getting in, and also has painted the french doors. Things are looking good.
Water is, as usual, a bit of a challenge. We ended up once again getting the tanker truck to deliver the other day – he topped up the pool and filled up the bottom tank in no time. Not cheap, but at least when we turn a tap on or flush a toilet water comes out – seems like a luxury!
Our agave flower is nearing its end – the ‘trunk’ is starting to bend a bit and sometime soon it’s going to break and the main plant will die. At least we’ll get a lot of seeds for replanting.
The cherry tomato plants are going crazy, and it looks like they’re all different – nice round orange ones (that might turn red) as well as oblong ones that look slightly striped (kind of like miniature watermelons).
The main part of the centre of Albox has become car-free and it’s lovely to walk around – the fountain is very pretty and it’s much more relaxing not having to dodge cars.
There have been several unfortunate accidents with the little birds. We’ve found at least four of the poor things on the terrace – they likely fell out by mistake as they had not got their feathers yet so couldn’t have been learning to fly.
We’ve located and destroyed three wasp nests so far – not huge ones but they seem to be very aggressive. They like to get water from the pool so they’re very annoying in the evening when we go for a swim.
We had a nice day trip to Villaricos on the coast to visit Ann and Ernie. Having lunch at the restaurant next to the pool was excellent – I had homemade Thai fish cakes along with a roasted goat cheese salad – very tasty.
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