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new water heater!

31 Monday May 2021

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So this happened! Took a little longer than I thought it would, and I had been hoping for a larger 80 litre one (there’s space for it) but what the heck. It’s the same size as the old one (50 litres) and at least I can adjust the temperature on this one. While the boys were here doing this they also replaced the hideous fluorescent ceiling fixture with a LED one supplied by the landlord. I’d specifically asked for one with Luz Neutra and ended up with that awful cold blue light in a too-small fixture, so now my kitchen looks like a morgue. Have spoken with landlord and, as the guys have to come back to repair and paint the ceiling I said I would buy another light if they would install it. No problem. Other than now having to wait until the guys are free again.

Meanwhile the ghostly blue makes my kitchen look haunted and I half expect the air to crackle when I walk in. Plus the guys didn’t even centre it! Will definitely have to supervise when they install the larger, more attractive luz neutra one.

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precision barfing

20 Thursday May 2021

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precision barfing

It’s that time of year. I mean, Loki seems to barf up hairballs all year round but once he starts shedding in the spring things get serious. Especially as he has taken to barfing during the night ON THE BED in the guest room. So after a couple of spectacular “incidents” I had to not only wash the sheet and the mattress protector, but also the thick zip-on cover that comes with the mattress. Fine. But you know, getting the foam mattress out and back in again was no picnic, so I decided to opt for a little extra protection.

Hence this old towel that is still quite absorbent, placed over top sheet, protector, cover as it’s much easier to wash. As you can see, the towel doesn’t cover the entire bed, so I moved the cushions up against the pillow and pulled the towel down, so in the end the bed was about 90% extra-protected. And dammit, wouldn’t you know that Loki managed to throw up last night on that 10% sliver of available space. Fucker. Gotta admit he has a talent for it.

it’s always something

18 Tuesday May 2021

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spring spruce up

So after doing some spring time sprucing up this past week – cleaning the AC filter (don’t ask), storing away winter bedding, stuff like that – THIS happened. Happily my landlord is on the case and not only will I be getting a new water heater this week, but also a bright shiny LED ceiling light for my kitchen, replacing the old horrible fluorescent fixture.

This guy is really the best landlord I’ve ever had in Spain. Something goes wrong, he fixes it. No questions, no problems. And as a bonus he told me last week that he’s happy to have me stay on for another year, and even longer. He was kind enough to put my rent down a bit recently, though now that the State of Emergency is officially over and my contract date is coming up (July), it’ll probably go back to the original rate. Fair enough.

I love this place so much. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s attractive and comfortable, and it’s also the best home I’ve had here.  Fingers crossed I can keep on living here for a long long time.