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LOS VERBOS

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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LOS VERBOS Verbs are just words So why do I fear them? They attack me in the dead night When no one else can hear them. Temo, Tememos, Temeis and Temem? ‘Alvaro’ I ask, ‘Where the hell is the logic … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA — Part Seven

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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I am going to begin this blog with a couple of long-overdue corrections. First, two posts ago, a friend pointed out that I had used the word ‘council’ incorrectly in the context of ‘keeping my counsel.’ Guilty as charged. He … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA — PART SIX

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Domingo, Febrero 21st Sunday is, in some circles, regarded as a day of rest and, having sorted my apartment in four days, I feel I’ve earned one. What to do? I have arranged to collect my first house guest from … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA PART FIVE

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Thursday 18th February Remember, dear reader, the four-day challenge? Four days to transform my apartment from an empty shell into an opulent and luxurious home… well a home anyway. If God could make the earth in seven days, furnishing and … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA — PART FOUR

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Tuesday 16th February Time I think, dear reader, to say a few things about Spain in general and Marbella in particular. Firstly, why Marbella? I’ve been coming here with friends, family or indeed on my own for the past three … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA — PART THREE

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Monday 15th February. 19.00 You may remember, dear reader, that I left you with something approaching that we writers like to call a cliff-hanger. Well, probably, in this case, more of a slope-hanger. It has been a long two days … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA.

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Day 2 — Sunday 14th into Monday 15th February Sunday night Burgos is a terrific little town. For Old Town, think a mini version of Bruges — perhaps without quite the majesty of the architecture — and you would not … Continue reading →

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DRIVING TO SPAIN? HOW TO TELL THE COPS FROM THE ROBBERS

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Richard Grainger

CAR-JACKING IN SPAIN IS ON THE UP AND UP. RICHARD GRAINGER TELLS HOW HE NEARLY BECAME A VICTIM AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID LOSING IT ALL ON SPANISH ROADS THIS SUMMER. Begging to be investigated It’s a glorious late March … Continue reading →

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A MONTH IN MARBELLA

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Day 15 — Sunday 28th February Strange place to begin a blog, over two weeks in, but there’s a reason for this. Today, a fortnight after I drove off the ferry in Caen, I finally have some time to myself. … Continue reading →

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NEW BOOK SYNOPSIS —   THE LIFE OF THINGS

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Richard Grainger

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Did you ever wonder if an unwanted bicycle left in a yard to rust has feelings? Or if a toothbrush, considered flaccid and no longer fit for purpose, experiences a deep sadness as it’s flicked, by the very person whose … Continue reading →

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