What a lovely "Lilly" surprise!
What a nice package to receive in the post today - all the way from Florida to me here in Spain.
This blog was originally started to track our progress as we regenerated a derelict Victorian house in Dublin. We turned an old crumbling ruin in to our dream house! If you wish to read through the trials and tribulations of the house build it is best to start at the oldest blog post and read in date order. The blog then evolved in to being all about my life in Dublin, Ireland and then life in Malaga, Spain with artist "PIGSY" and now back in Dublin I hope you enjoy reading it!
What a nice package to receive in the post today - all the way from Florida to me here in Spain.
We had a perfect day here in Malaga yesterday for Valentine's Day. Ciaran had suggested that we head up to the Alcazaba view point in the mornings time and so we set off there about 11am. It was just lovely up there at the top - click here to see pics on Ciaran's website.
After that we pretty much lay in the sun and listened to music for the day until 4pm when the Ireland-France rugby game was on. Disappointingly Ireland lost.
After the rugby game, we decided to put the dinner on to the BBQ earlier than usual in order to sit out on the balcony and have dinner before the sun went down. Dinner was a starter of cheese and chorizo along with membrillo (sort of like quince) and then steak with fondant potatoes that had been cooked in chicken stock - so delish! And then after for dessert we had these heart shaped mousses which were also delicious particularly with the nice bottle of wine that I had bought especially for the occasion.
All in all a great Sunday in Malaga.
On Thursday after my Padel class (which I wore a mask for), I heard that shops and restaurants were opening back up from Saturday here in Malaga.
And so on Saturday, I was back volunteering in the Cudeca Charity Shop and then afterwards we went out for a late lunch and glass of wine, well, just because we could.
It was pretty busy about town but there was a big police presence (look in the background of the pic of me) probably to ensure all of the bars were closed by 6pm - which they always are. In fairness, they tend to start closing well before time and are always finished serving and shut up by closing time. It felt safe for us given that we ate outside.
A new restriction that has been introduced is that only wine or beer can be bought after 6pm. I had heard that there was going to be restrictions on buying alcohol and had anticipated that that would be for all alcohol. But the Spanish way seems to be a restriction on "hard liquor" and not vino y cervesas.
There is still travel restrictions and people can only travel from one region to the next if they have a reason too.
Let's see what happens next, it is very different from the lockdown that is currently ongoing in Ireland and was extended from a March 5th finish date to sometime in April. Numbers are running at about 1,000 a day so still too high to open up.
I saw on Facebook that the Wesley House Valentine Gala Ball was cancelled this year due to Covid. In the place of the Gala and in order to fundraise, they were selling hearts for the garden.
I thought this was a really great fun idea so I ordered one for my sister in Key West.
I ordered it about 5pm Spanish time (around midday in Florida) and when she arrived home from work that day she was surprised to find a heart planted in her garden!
She posted pics on facebook asking who sent her the heart and also used the hashtag #sharewhlove which you can search to see other homes and businesses in Key West decorated with hearts and supporting Wesley House.
Wesley House provides a range of supports for different families - click here to see more and also to send love and hearts to your friends in the Florida Keys.
I could listen to the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins forever!