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Just a few photographs from Casa Caprice today. Not much else to say, except, it has been a lovely day and we have just spent it walking about, seeing the locals and buying wigs!
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The biggest stumbling block for Jamie in the cooking stakes is the multitasking element. When you are cooking a roast for example, timing is everything and with so many different things to do, it can be a bit complicated to get everything done, in the right order.
Jamie got a bit flustered, so he accidentally nearly set fire to Casa Caprice, leaving the wooden chopping board on an electric ring , smoking out the whole of the house!Teaching Jamie
Still teaching Jamie life skills and he has at least managed to cook a roast for himself now. He still hates touching raw meat and doing the more ´clinical´side of cooking, but in time he´ll be fine. He is also eating stuff he has never eaten before. It even includes such things like stuffing and as I found out today, Baked Beans!
Printing
The local Irish girl who Works at the printers said we could email her our CV´s and she would print them out for us. So we emailed her early yesterday morning and we walked up to the shop to collect them. €5.00 for fifty copies, bargain!
She spent time to chat with us about Jobs. Shannon had been in Spain for five years, having given up her life in Ireland, rather like we had done in The UK recently. She had come to Spain and like us, couldn´t speak a Word of Spanish, but found it relatively easy to get by. This was a Lady with a 14 year old son and she has managed very well here in Spain. She gave us all the encouragement we needed to carry on carrying on. The Jobs are here in Spain, you just need to be in the know and be prepared to do a lot of leg work!
Bingo
Tuesday is Bingo afternoon down Bar Zest! After getting our CV´s done, we popped into Zest on the way home for a couple of beers, but as we know now, it never stops with just a couple.
I have never played bingo in my life, although Jamie has, and used to play regularly up until a couple of years ago.
Dick Turpin
By the time we left bingo at Zest, Darrell was steaming drunk in Dick Turpin. I´m not sure any of us are used to the drinking or the measures over here. By having one drink, you are really having four or five in one hit. Personally I drink beer, so don´t really have that problema,
Many of those at Zest came over to Dick Turprins. It really does feel like being part of a local community here and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Getting to know people is important when moving to a new place, so for me, I am loving the challenge of meeting new Friends, at my age, that is a task in itself.
If everyone had not have been so welcoming, our task here in Spain, of creating a new life for ourselves and our gay daughter Jamie, would have been really hard. As I have said before and want to stress again, please, please, come to Spain, it is everything you expect and more.
Jamie has made me up to look like a clown this evening. Apparently he used to wear a lot of make up in the past and encouraged me to do the same! I don´t take a lot of encouragement, it has to be said!
Peace and love always!
Zest was packed with expats, who go to bingo there each week, so we decided to join them for playing what seemed like a bingo maraton. They provided free chips and with the weather being hot, copious amounts of drinks were being consumed, mainly by Jamie and myself!
Darrell walked down to the square and met us half way through our bingo playing session, spending his time, getting drunk at Dick Turpins.
I was quite proud of myself, for winning three games although as Jamie reminded me, it is purely the luck of the books. I just reckon he was jealous at my so called beginners luck.
I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway, so will be there next week and every Tuesday thereafter!
Mollies
A nice brisk walk this morning to Mollies for breakfast. We handed out plenty of CV´s around the local area , to various pubs and eateries.
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Darrell and Jamie went off networking this morning at Once Upon a Time Café, talking to the locals and trying to find out about the local Jobs market.
CV´s off to the printers tonight, then it´s time for the hard work!
Just got back from the supermercado. We are still doing the shopping each day, while we wait to get a car. Still it´s keeping us fit, and personally I´m enjoying the walking!What a beautiful day it has been today. The sun has been shining and it´s been hot. Jamie has been doing what the British do and still wearing his jacket, even in the heat!
With our CV´s done, it´s time to get them out there, to all the local businesses and make sure we are ready to work, at the beginning of the season, which starts in about four weeks!
Marmite
You either love it or you hate it as they say, and I love it. I really could not live without Marmite or Bovril, so thank god Unide sell it. Jamie is also a Marmite addict, I think it must run in the blood, always addicted to something!
We also found some Sunny D. ´Sunny D´is Jamie´s Nick name for Aunty D, so that made him happy and went some way to solving the homesickness problem!It´s good the local shops cater for the English here. Not that I am against fitting in with the Spanish, but there are just some things one needs from The Uk, that you can not get easily!
Precious has been out and about today, exploring the local area on her own. Actually she has been desperate to get out and like us is enjoying the sun!
Precious
Darrell is feeling a lot better now, after his back problems, so is managing to get outside a lot more, which is great, since the weather is now hotting up for spring. Today has been about 24 degrees, perfect for exploring the local area!
Peace and love always!
