ann and andy lawrenson

Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually! Summer came to a sudden end with the storm, but what caught us by surprise was the sudden drop in temperature to 4C the following day, accompanied by a bitter Northerly wind. There was snow on the nearby mountains, and as we had feared the house is virtually impossible to heat. With high ceilings, single glazing, stone floors and absolutely no insulation any heat generated simply dissipates into the ether. We spent the evening huddled round the wood burner trying to prevent our assets from getting frozen, and went to bed at about 9pm having burned about two week’s supply of logs in an evening. We have bought two oil fired radiators which are having no effect at all, and will be buying an electric blanket and two cubic metres of logs tomorrow.
Apart from that, everything is fine. I am now singing with two choirs. One, the Costa Blanca MVC {they have a website) is excellent, and the other mainly social. We are also doing ballroom dancing on a Tuesday, which I would be better at if I only had two left feet, and are due to start a c-rock course (don’t ask) next Tuesday. I’m also doing Spanish lessons once a week. Now that the nights are drawing in we are beginning to think that we ought to do something about getting a tele, but neither of us are really missing it. We have booked Christmas lunch in a local restaurant for the Spanish sitting rather than the ex-pat one, so that should be a test of our Spanish. Hoping to get down to Murcia to visit John Wakefield soon, and looking forward to getting home to see the family for a few days in January. Still very few people booked to come out in the Spring. Do come and see us, this is a really lovely part of the world with lots to see and do. All the best. Andy