Quiet Round Here

Once again I find myself apologizing for the lack of posting on this blog. I'll blame this on several factors.

1) Nothing much happening - well, nothing positive, anyway.

2) Ongoing family crisis in the UK that has us all depressed.

3) I've been posting a canny bit on my new writing blog.

I was going to do a post about our trip to the beautiful town of Alcala de Henares just before New Year. But the photos are terrible (it was pissing it down that day), so I think I'll save that post until we go again.

What else to talk about? Oh, yes, I'm a Brit, so the weather is always an acceptable subject. It's been chuffing cold (I think I had an attack of mild hyperthermia last night - just couldn't stop shivering, so I got up, put both the heaters on max, and had a cup of tea). It snowed all day yesterday, but didn't settle. Today it's raining. Bloody miserable.

To end on a happy note: we met with our landlady's daughter yesterday. We didn't really know why a meeting was arranged. But the lease renewal is coming up, and the President of our building's community (responsible for maintenance of common area) hates us, so I half expected we were going to be given the boot. But no. If we are happy to stay, would we accept a reduction in the rent? Well, bears, woods and poo.

Let It Snow...

Woohoo! It was bloody cold yesterday, and the roads around us were gritted around 10pm, so I wasn't entirely surprised to wake up to see an inch or so of snow sitting on the ground. I rushed down to the little park at the end of the main road to get some piccies.

And when I got home, the flat had been invaded by hornéd Vikings (well, just the one, and she was quite cute).

Snow Things

We just had to go to the park on the day it snowed in Madrid. It was really beautiful. But I really did not expect to see snowmen.











Or a snow Modhesh.*



Or a snow willy.



*The much-hated mascot of Dubai Summer Surprises.

Let It Snow...

Last night was pretty cold: so cold that I went out and bought another heater. It's pretty cold this morning too, there's white stuff falling out of the sky and settling all around. I love it!









Of course, this does mean there is complete and utter chaos on the roads, lots of motorways around Madrid are closed, and people are stranded.