T is for Trying to keep cool

 Another week of really hot weather, we actually woke up on Friday with thick mist, we knew then it would end up hot and humid, fair wore us out even doing nothing, just when we were saying that the weather had cooled a little

We were just going into town, you can see it’s quite thick, on the way back the mist was coming from the sea and covering one area of the beach all up into the hills.

I noticed my succulent is flowering, quite pretty little pink ones right on the tips of the plant

This is the other end of the garden, the Arbor, we've had this for about twelve years but this year I drew the short straw and had to climb on the top to reseal it, we had some leaks so armed with a roller I went up, I was too scared to stand so I knelt using a roller on a long pole! The worst part was climbing down as the step ladder wasn’t high enough so my husband had to guide my feet down while I shuffled backwards on my stomach, not a pretty sight,  my sons told me off doing that at my age, ha,ha.

More plants in pots on the wall and the BBQ is down there for the moment.

The Eagle eyed among you may notice I haven't taken the plastic wraps off the seat cushions yet, I wanted them to keep clean until our family arrive, I know a bit crazy but we don't sit down there in the summer as it gets too hot.

The patio door is our bedroom, we had the window taken out years ago but what a struggle getting the Spanish builder to understand that I wanted semi circular steps but the doors had to be in the middle, I ended up drawing the outline as he kept putting them off to one side, I tiled them and put slate on the tops, I also put all the slate on the back wall in the seating area too.

The pool is my husbands pride and joy, he sweeps the sides and bottom every day, he never swims just cleans while I swim around him, ha, ha,

I think you’ve all seen my mosaic on the wall on the right, it runs the length of the pool and took me ten months to finish.

Exciting day tomorrow, we are finally going to Murcia to collect our new Residencia cards, an early start as our appointments are at 9.05 and 9.10 and it’s an hours drive, at least there’s a  cafe next door where we can have breakfast, in the evening we are being taken out for an Indian meal by our neighbours, he’s been given some vouchers so he asked if we’d like to join them, how could we refuse!

My drink related photo this week, plastic glasses, we’ve been all over trying to find some, these are the best we could find, still need to wash them and take the labels off them.

I will be missing for the next two weeks, our eldest son, DIL and youngest GS arrive next Tuesday for a week, it’s been two years since they’ve been able to come to Spain and a year since we’ve seen them all, luckily we have facetime but it’s not the same,  I have warned our GS that Nan is expecting lots of hugs and kisses, ha,ha. Until next time

Happy T Day

Jan x