Well here I am in the canaries to look for a house. I have been here almost one week and how many houses have I seen.... ONE. Yep one and only one, We should have been to see some others but the estate agents haven't been back to us yet. One of the places we wanted to see we think has been sold already. The place we did see wasn't to bad but does have a few problems, See my other blog http://casa-estrellas.blogspot.com/ for details.
Today we went for a drive to go look at a few estate agents and to talk to them only to find that they are all only open from 10 in the morning till 1 in the afternoon..
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Going to the Chapel
From a sad occasion to a very happy one.
Today was the day when me and my partner Helen put our relationship on a formal footing by registering our Civil Partnership. The setting was Lambeth town hall registry office in Brixton. While not the most glamorous of locations it was just right for the number of people we were inviting.
While the service was short and fairly full of legalese I was very happy to finally have some substance to the relationship. Part of the reason why we are doing it is because were are moving out to La Palma in a few months time and having the legal grounding to the relationship might make somethings easier in the long term.
I will have some photos of the event at some point but for now try these ones from one of the guests:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47422705@N00
Today was the day when me and my partner Helen put our relationship on a formal footing by registering our Civil Partnership. The setting was Lambeth town hall registry office in Brixton. While not the most glamorous of locations it was just right for the number of people we were inviting.
While the service was short and fairly full of legalese I was very happy to finally have some substance to the relationship. Part of the reason why we are doing it is because were are moving out to La Palma in a few months time and having the legal grounding to the relationship might make somethings easier in the long term.
I will have some photos of the event at some point but for now try these ones from one of the guests:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47422705@N00
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Goodbye.....
Today was a very sad day for me.
This morning my Smart ForTwo was picked up for its return to Smart. I have had the car for 2 years now. It was sad to see the car go we have had lots of adventures and met lots of people just as crazy about the cars as I was. Some of these people have been very good friends and I shall also miss them as much as that car. My partner has prommised me that we will get another but in the canaries they may be hard to find.
This morning my Smart ForTwo was picked up for its return to Smart. I have had the car for 2 years now. It was sad to see the car go we have had lots of adventures and met lots of people just as crazy about the cars as I was. Some of these people have been very good friends and I shall also miss them as much as that car. My partner has prommised me that we will get another but in the canaries they may be hard to find.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Lazy Days
If only the above was true. Since I finished work on Friday I haven't had a chance to stop. I have been rushing backwards and forwards getting things ready for us to move permanently to the Canary Islands in March. This time next week we are going over to La Palma for 6 weeks house hunting. I am hoping that after the initial rush is over and we have a house purchase going through I will be able to relax and de-stress a little.
Friday, January 12, 2007
The End
Today is the end of an era.
I am leaving the telegraph after 6 years. While my time here has not always been the best I am sad to be leaving. As to what the future holds well the is a different matter. We will shortly be leaving the UK to go and live in the Canary Islands. We are going to live on the island of La Palma. You can follow our adventure on our other blog at http://casa-estrellas.blogspot.com/
I am leaving the telegraph after 6 years. While my time here has not always been the best I am sad to be leaving. As to what the future holds well the is a different matter. We will shortly be leaving the UK to go and live in the Canary Islands. We are going to live on the island of La Palma. You can follow our adventure on our other blog at http://casa-estrellas.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 08, 2007
Winding Down
Well, Things are starting to wind down at work now as it is my last week before I am made redundant. While I am looking forward to having the freedoms of working for myself and the challenge of going to live in another country, there is a little bit of me that is scared stiff. We at least I have managed to stay of the cigarettes.
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