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Reader warning — this blog is pretty much all about cars, so if you’re not a petrolhead, look away now! I bought it, of course. You knew I would, I knew I would and naturally the Porsche salesman knew I … Continue reading
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This blog is a bit random as I’m not actually in Spain — I’m back in The Land of the White Bentley — that’s Alderley Edge, folks, or Puerta Banus without the sun. It’s actually quite a nice day … Continue reading
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Hola de Nuevo amigos, from Marbella! Another blog so soon? Similar to the No37 Peckham to Hounslow bus, there are none for a month and then three come along at once. This will strike a chord of unpleasant memory for … Continue reading
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It’s been a while since my last blog and I’ve just about stopped seething about Brexit. Just about, but not entirely. Last night in the Moet bar we passed a couple of pleasurable hours in the company of locals Cecil … Continue reading
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I’m back in Marbella and the weather here is perfecto. I made a fleeting visit to the UK last weekend for sporting and social reasons, and was reminded of precisely why I’m moving to Spain. It can be summed up … Continue reading
The winds of change are buried, Cast iron deep beneath the winter’s frozen ground. There’s little to suggest That love or marriage, Or even earthy sex Could make those rusted wheels go round. And so he tells her That he … Continue reading
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FRIENDS — TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE It’s Saturday morning, no school and time to reflect. Perfecto. I’ll start with an odd one: friends. There is something else I love about being in Marbella that, up until yesterday I … Continue reading
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Fear of Los Verbos A friend of mine has an interesting theory about scientific and technical advancement in the latter part of the twentieth century. ‘I have no doubt in my mind,’ he says, ‘that the greatest invention over the … Continue reading
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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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Warning: this blog is predominately about Super 15 Rugby; so if that doesn’t float your boat, look away now. I’ve never had much interest in Super Rugby — the Southern Hemisphere competition involving Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and now, … Continue reading
