When my husband and I bought our townhouse in Spain in 2010, we were required to get homeowner's insurance for the property. As a result, we have been paying an annual premium of over €300 ever since for this benefit. Up until this year, we have never filed a claim. However, this summer our awning … Continue reading Filing an Insurance Claim in Spain: A Trip Through the Bureaucratic Jungle
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Paperback Writer
By Anthony Jones Balthasar shuddered as the whip cut into his flesh leaving a bright crimson welt as record of its introduction. He smelt the mixture of Chanel and vodka as the Baroness leaned over his shoulder, “And now, leibchen,” she murmured, her tone deepening to a husky contralto, “I shall teach you to scream … Continue reading Paperback Writer
Help!
By Anthony Jones Painting of the Raft of the Medusa A sail on the horizon! A sail, a sail! Please God let them see us! “Au secours! Au secours!” we shouted, although our cries were more desperate croaks. We sounded and looked like a murder of crows, our skins blackened by fourteen whole days under … Continue reading Help!
My Hands Shook with Anticipation
Editors Note: I am in a writers group with John here on Costa Blanca. Before each meeting, we get different prompts in case we don't know what to write about. This week the prompt was: "My hands shook with anticipation." What John wrote in response to the prompt was so funny that I laughed until … Continue reading My Hands Shook with Anticipation
Learning English Expressions
"England and America are two countries separated by a common language." ---George Bernard Shaw Growing up in Chicagoland, I am a native English speaker. However, now that I live in Spain, I have learned lots of expressions used by British people. The part of Alicante Province where we have retired is filled with retired Brits … Continue reading Learning English Expressions
Keeping Sane During the Pandemic
I am not going to cite depressing statistics about how many Covid-19 cases there are now in Spain or how many deaths. After being in lockdown for one week, it's time for some humor. It's the only way we are going to keep it together during this crisis. I have reviewed funny memes, cartoons, posts … Continue reading Keeping Sane During the Pandemic
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 