Monthly Archives: November 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Today I received a call telling me that our belongings have made it through customs and that once we pay the port fees they will be released and the moving company will then deliver them here.  … Continue reading →

Monday, November 26, 2012 Our weekend was fairly quiet.  We did not do much of anything until Saturday evening when we walked over to Brian and Ofelia’s place for a repeat of Thanksgiving.  Olivia was in for the weekend and … Continue reading →

Friday, November 23, 2012 Burp! Excuse me.  I am still recovering from Thanksgiving and what a Thanksgiving it was.  The day started rather early because we needed to get the turkey in the oven in time for hoped for 3:00 … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 The turkey’s in the house!  Susan has just returned from the Mercado Central with the remainder of the goodies that we need for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast.  The good news is that the turkey fits into the … Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 The pace has slowed after Saturday’s adventure.  Sunday seemed to be a good day to mostly rest and relax.  Susan was and is dealing with a bout of sinusitis and Saturday’s five-mile hike to and from … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 18, 2012 When I was working, getting up at 7:30 would have been an infrequently enjoyed luxury.  Now that I am retired, getting up at 7:30 is a chore.  I usually sleep in until 9:30 or later.  However, … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 17, 2012 Today started off overcast with intermittent rain.  Susan and I woke up at 7:30 so that we could meet up with Zahava and Klaus and the metro station to catch the metro out to the town … Continue reading →

Friday, November 16, 2012 Yesterday we did a bit of shopping and Susan did a bit of cooking.  Thanksgiving’s cranberry relish is now sitting in the refrigerator and an apple pie was delivered to Jordi Morera, as promised.  We delivered … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 15, 2012 As I predicted yesterday there is a great variance in the level of participation in yesterday’s national strike.  Here in Valencia the official estimate of participation was 4% of the work force.  According to the unions, … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Today is the day of the general strike in all of Spain.  The unions will exaggerate the level of participation and the government will minimize it.  It is sort of like the estimates for the number … Continue reading →