Continued work & very cheap shopping ....

Thursday 22^nd March

Weather still cold but days sunny, but with continuing snow in the North which is very unusual for Spain. I built the ottoman (J finished the doors), put the bit of batten behind the kitchen cupboard, and did a lot of finishing jobs such as putting up pictures and curtain rail, whilst J painted the upper stairs red and did a lot of general cleaning and tidying.

After lunch, I popped out to buy a builders bucket and plaster….as one does, oranges (2€ for 5 kilos) and broad beans (2€ for 2 kilos) from the market, and drove over to Coin to get the programme of SACABCOIN 2007 (Salon Andaluz Del Caballo de Pura Raza Espaniola), the agricultural and horse show. Late afternoon, we drove to Aki in Fuengirola to get paint, a fancy drainage kit for the kitchen sink and reticulation tubes for the pots and garden. Home via Mercadona and the Chinese to get the phonecard he promised us for 5 € ….”Chinese, but you get very cheap calls….”