Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear bloggers, happy birthday to you.
This is the two hundredth blog that we have written since we started on Tuesday 11th July 2006.
The progress towards our goal, that we have seen, is very amazing. We wonder what we will be doing if and when we write the three hundredth blog.
We are getting over one hundred hits (visits) a week on the blog and as described before, they are coming from all over the world. It is all very gratifying and I still implore you all to drop the odd comment onto the bottom of the blog and then press ‘publish’ it becomes a lot more fun then for all concerned.
The house is stagnant today because it’s Domingo (Sunday) however it is singing, on it’s last few remaining roof props, in the fresh winds that we have had all last night and up to now (11-58hrs).
I have been up and built a small wind break around the sky dish. It is being battered by the wind, even though it is screwed to two blocks and set in cement in the ground. We want to avoid having to fork out €50 every few weeks for someone to come up to re-align it. I’ve built the dry block wall about 1 metre high and 1 metre long so it should reduce the wind effect a little. It nearly blew my wig off up there, so when things calm down again I will perhaps do a better job on the wall.
We are staying put today. Earlier I had a lovely long telephone call with my sister Nina, and Elayne is just now on the phone to her brother Jim (in Caithness) wishing him a ‘happy birthday. He says that they have not had any real snow up there this year so far. We can really show them in Scotland a thing or two about tough living, here in Spain. They are both well and like us all, looking forward to summer.
This is the two hundredth blog that we have written since we started on Tuesday 11th July 2006.
The progress towards our goal, that we have seen, is very amazing. We wonder what we will be doing if and when we write the three hundredth blog.
We are getting over one hundred hits (visits) a week on the blog and as described before, they are coming from all over the world. It is all very gratifying and I still implore you all to drop the odd comment onto the bottom of the blog and then press ‘publish’ it becomes a lot more fun then for all concerned.
The house is stagnant today because it’s Domingo (Sunday) however it is singing, on it’s last few remaining roof props, in the fresh winds that we have had all last night and up to now (11-58hrs).
I have been up and built a small wind break around the sky dish. It is being battered by the wind, even though it is screwed to two blocks and set in cement in the ground. We want to avoid having to fork out €50 every few weeks for someone to come up to re-align it. I’ve built the dry block wall about 1 metre high and 1 metre long so it should reduce the wind effect a little. It nearly blew my wig off up there, so when things calm down again I will perhaps do a better job on the wall.
We are staying put today. Earlier I had a lovely long telephone call with my sister Nina, and Elayne is just now on the phone to her brother Jim (in Caithness) wishing him a ‘happy birthday. He says that they have not had any real snow up there this year so far. We can really show them in Scotland a thing or two about tough living, here in Spain. They are both well and like us all, looking forward to summer.
In the picture of the electricity wire we hope that you also notice a pair of Hoopo's. They are delightfull little bird with an alarm crest on their heads that flashes up and down. This pair have been wintering in North Africa and we are now seeing them here for the first time since about November. I only wish that the camera that we carry with us was upto such demanding pictures, but alas it is not to be.
2 comments:
We are fascinated by the development of your Hacienda (The main house of the estate - according to the dictionary!) There seems to be large bays on three sides of the house which must afford super views. The building work on the roof is intriguing. Will anything appear above the low walls with roof tiles? L. J&M
Hi Joan & Mike. Rather than Hacienda we are calling it a Cotijo (farm), were not quite sure what the name will be yet.There are two porch type structures, one to the north with the front door under it and the other one to the west to sit under and watch the fabulous evening sunsets (bottle of wine to hand of course). Above these and some of the south side of the roof will be balustrades. These will afford us a view from the roof and will break up the roof design, we hope.
Take care.
Love from us both.
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