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Manxmanc
4 days ago
Weather or not (at last)
I bought a replacement weather station quite soon after we decided to stay on the island, but it has been unusable for the most part. The...

Manxmanc
7 days ago
In and still spinning
Well, we achieved the goal of getting out of a (very) clean 1 Vic (thanks Anne for coming over and helping), and getting into 11CC....


Manxmanc
Feb 10
Hampster in the wheel
I haven´t posted anything since New Year - and for good reason. We are now committed to moving out of our temporary house and into 11CC...


Manxmanc
Dec 31, 2024
No Green Shoots
There will be no resolutions for me, in fact there will probably not even be a salute to the New Year as I will be in the land of nod...


Manxmanc
Dec 22, 2024
Christmas Present
... and finally (well, in good time by Isle of Man standards), we have completed on our new house. It all happened quite quickly in the...

Manxmanc
Nov 27, 2024
Smart Neighbourhood
We were sitting in the car having a cup of tea down by the seashore (as you do) and watching the variety of seabirds as the tide was out...


Manxmanc
Oct 20, 2024
A wild day out
We had decided to celebrate my birthday by going to the Shore Hotel - our restaurant of choice, not least as we can get a bus down there...


Manxmanc
Oct 17, 2024
Fingers Crossed
Aren´t we all moving ever closer to God. Last week, exactly 6 months after we arrived here, we had a bid accepted on a house. Nothing to...


Manxmanc
Aug 20, 2024
Not (micro) waving, just drowning
I had forgotten how different "British" electrical systems were from continental ones - especially as some of our postings were in places...

Manxmanc
Aug 1, 2024
Blubiquitous
Many moons ago G and I visited friends in Kenya, and apart from all the memorable animals and places (and flights), the one thing that we...


Manxmanc
Jul 8, 2024
Back to basics
I finally managed to get the e-bike out again after "hibernating" during the TT , then not really having the enthusiasm (and using the...


JS-Mijas
Apr 6, 2024
As predicted
Well, why have I not been posting you might ask (or most likely not)? The answer is that we sold the house exactly as predicted - someone...

JS-Mijas
Feb 25, 2024
Catch Up
It is getting towards the end of February now and the weather is very changeable - one day warm and sunny, another cold and breezy and...

JS-Mijas
Feb 8, 2024
On the Market
I know you will not be buying it "gentle reader", but for interest Detached 4-bedroom Villa / Chalet with fabulous uninterrupted views to...


JS-Mijas
Jan 21, 2024
Sad Visit
I heard, just before Christmas, that my oldest friend John ¨Bowie"Beaumont from the Shell Mex and BP days had died suddenly. "Suddenly"...

JS-Mijas
Dec 29, 2023
Arthur or Martha?
There has been a huge amount of hot air and affront in the UK recently, mainly aimed at people "misgendering" other people. This is,...

JS-Mijas
Nov 13, 2023
veranillo de San Martin
or Indian Summer to us Beautiful weather down here at the moment - in fact summer never really ended, but just got a bit cooler at night....

JS-Mijas
Sep 14, 2023
What! Yet Another Camera?
My Amazon wish-list long has contained the requirement for a cheap "GoPro" style camera for - well, who knows really? - to be another toy...

JS-Mijas
Aug 21, 2023
I saw it coming
I had a dream the other night in which I had to sort out lots of stupid data in the middle of the road after a minor traffic accident. I...

JS-Mijas
Aug 8, 2023
The birds have flown!
Steeled myself to take a look in the camera box - expecting the worst as I have not seen any fledging bits around at all (actually a good...
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