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There’s been some damaging flooding in the province (as well as in Málaga Province) in the past week, and I’m sure there’s more to come given that the rain is supposed to return in force tomorrow. But today is rain-free and it looks like the weather will improve again after the weekend. The Guadalquivir River (the river that is crossed by the Roman bridge behind the mesquite/cathedral and also flows to Seville) has overflowed its banks on the other side as well as in places in the countryside. We are so far unaffected. There’s a slight incline for much of the walk home from there. That slight incline continues sporadically beyond our apartment until the major climb into the Sierra Morena mountains begins. Anyway, right now there’s sunshine.
The guy in the top photo struck me as interesting. The first photo below shows a suit in a nearby shop window. Cheap price for a designer suit, but then the designer is Hugo Boos and not Hugo Boss.
I have a new key that actually works to unlock the roof door (the old lock was problematic and has been replaced). I was up there Monday with the plumber and again Tuesday with another plumber, although I really don’t know why the second plumber was even here. I look forward to getting shots of some dramatic sunrises and sunsets.
I paid the deposit yesterday to have our terrace enclosed. The technician needs to come and do final measurements and the work will be completed in May, if not sooner. That will transform the apartment and make the cats truly happy. Screens will be part of the installation, so we’ll be able to have the windows open and not have to worry about the cats taking flight.
The Kid Brother and I spoke on the phone last night. I got no answer when I tried WhatsApp video. He told me he forgot to pay for another month of service and would take care of it before next week. Still, he was in a great mood and we had a pleasant chat.
I’m going to tell you a quick story about San Geraldo because it’s just too good to pass up. Excuse the clinical information. I experience a few side effects from one or another of the medications I take. One of those is diarrhea. So, I have to regularly take a cure for the cure. I had the door open and was putting something out on the terrace when I mentioned to San Geraldo that I had taken more “diarrhea pills.” I had my back to him and heard him gasp, “You have gonorrhea?” Surprise! (I’m pretty certain that’s not one of the side effects.)
La semana pasada hubo algunas inundaciones devastadoras en la provincia (así como en la de Málaga), y seguro que habrá más, ya que se espera que mañana vuelva a llover con fuerza. Pero hoy no llueve y parece que el tiempo mejorará después del fin de semana. El río Guadalquivir (el que cruza el puente romano detrás del mezquite/catedral y que también desemboca en Sevilla) se ha desbordado en la otra orilla, así como en algunas zonas rurales. De momento, no nos hemos visto afectados. Hay una ligera pendiente durante gran parte del camino de vuelta a casa desde allí. Esa ligera pendiente continúa esporádicamente más allá de nuestro apartamento hasta que comienza la gran subida a Sierra Morena. En fin, ahora mismo hace sol.
El tipo de la foto superior me pareció interesante. La primera foto de abajo muestra un traje en un escaparate cercano. Es un precio barato para un traje de diseñador, pero el diseñador es Hugo Boos, no Hugo Boss.
Tengo una llave nueva que funciona para abrir la puerta del tejado (la cerradura anterior daba problemas y la cambiaron). Estuve allí el lunes con el fontanero y el martes con otro fontanero, aunque la verdad es que no sé por qué estaba allí el segundo. Tengo ganas de fotografiar amaneceres y atardeceres espectaculares.
Ayer pagué la fianza para cerrar la terraza. El técnico tiene que venir a tomar las medidas finales y el trabajo estará terminado en mayo, si no antes. Eso transformará el apartamento y hará felices a los gatos. La instalación incluirá mosquiteras, así que podremos tener las ventanas abiertas sin preocuparnos de que los gatos escapen.
El Hermanito y yo hablamos por teléfono anoche. No obtuve respuesta cuando intenté hablar por WhatsApp. Me dijo que se había olvidado de pagar otro mes de servicio y que se encargaría de ello antes de la semana que viene. Aun así, estaba de muy buen humor y tuvimos una charla agradable.
Les voy a contar una anécdota rápida sobre San Geraldo porque es demasiado buena para dejarla pasar. Disculpen la información clínica. Experimento algunos efectos secundarios con alguno de los medicamentos que tomo. Uno de ellos es la diarrea. Así que tengo que tomarme un remedio regularmente. Tenía la puerta abierta y estaba poniendo algo en la terraza cuando le comenté a San Geraldo que había tomado más “pastillas para la diarrea”. Le daba la espalda y lo oí decir con voz entrecortada: “¿Tienes gonorrea?”. ¡Sorpresa! (Estoy bastante seguro de que no es uno de los efectos secundarios).
• Lo vi en un escaparate cercano. Me gusta Hugo Boss. No estoy seguro de Hugo Boss. Pero es barato.
• Una vista desde el otro lado del río. Me la envió Cristina, que trabaja en la Casa de Colón.
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Wow, that photo of the flooding really puts things into perspective. It is great for the cats that you are getting your terrace enclosed, I am sure that they will enjoy being able to get out there, and you will enjoy not worrying about them. I loved the SG story!
Michael:
We’re excited to have the terrace enclosed. They windows are great quality and will keep the weather out. So we’ll be able to mostly have the doors open. I’ll have to get into the habit of having breakfast out there.
I always want to be up the hill from the river or swamp, a few feet makes all the difference on a rainy day. The top photo is wonderful, so much character.
David:
We’re at 122 meters and the Mesquite is at 104. A difference of only 60 feet but the climb is mostly in one area and I really feel it (and see it). Anyway, we’re high enough to keep us safe from any river flooding. Of course, it could always come down from the mountains and hit us first.
To misquote a line from a My Fair Lady song…it would seem that the rain in Spain isn’t staying on the Plain. Hope it ends soon.
Mary
Mary:
The area of Córdoba province south of the river is on the southern plain called La Campiña. So, I guess they weren’t lying in our case.
That river is pretty high!!
Phew!…..no gonorrhea!
Jim:
Can one catch gonorrhea from high water?
🤣🤣🤣
wickedhamster:
Are you laughing at my STD?
Boud here. Good thing you weren’t having that conversation in a coffee shop! An attention getter.
Great to enclose the terrace. It sounds as if you’re planning a long stay in this apartment. And it will dramatically increase your living area year round. We enclosed a front porch and realized we’d added a room.
Boud:
Here, it would be likely no one would understand us. San Geraldo wouldn’t care and it would be an even better laugh. Yes, we’re planning to be here a long time. We had a 330 sq ft terrace in Fuengirola and enclosed that with a glass curtain. What a transformation for us and the cats. This is a small terrace but we’ll probably use it more. The cats will love being able to get on the table and see all around.
I have a feeling life is never dull around SG! Kitty pics always make me happy. 🥰
Kelly:
No, for certain, life is never dull. Lots more kitty pics to come.
Good Lord! That flood is no joke. You two might want to invest in a kayak.
Shirley:
Don’t give SG any ideas.
That’s a lot of water. It might take a while for it to dissipate.
Oh yes. The well-known designer Hugo Boos. His things are always in demand.
I would have been somewhat disconcerted too if I’d heard what SG thought he heard.
I’m always jealous of how much your cats seem to care for each other.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
And it’s raining again. A lot more high water to come. Our cats are typical brothers. One minute they love each other and the next they’re drawing blood. And they do get jealous.
Yes, I saw news coverage last night of the floods in Spain and thought of you — I hope nothing gets too out of hand in your area. Including gonorrhea.
Debra:
I don’t know about anyone else, but I can assure you I have no worries about gonorrhea. Raining again and getting heavy at times.
Haha! Have you ever considered that your SG should meet up with Bob’s Carlos? 🙂
That was Jennifer, not anonymous.
Jennifer:
Bob and I comment on that all the time. We think Carlos and SG might possibly be related.
Wow, that river is HIGH! Yikes.
As for Hugo Boos, €249 isn’t THAT cheap. If it were €2.49, I might be interested.
Funny story about your surprise VD diagnosis. LOL
Steve:
VD is for everybody! (Do you remember that commercial?) I thought the suit was cheap at the original price of €565 (and that’s why I never have any money).
Love the photos of Moose & Dudo — especially the first one where they look like they’ve been caught talking about your gonorrhea!
I have friends in Málaga and they’ve told me about the terrible weather. At least you guys are not affected.
I like that suit! I’d buy it. Notice the stitching. It’s good ish.
XOXO
Sixpence Notthewiser:
I tend to be drawn to Hugo Boss. I might consider Hugo Boos.
Clap, clap. clap, clap-clap! 😂
Jx
PS those cats are going to be ecstatic once they have another territory to conquer (glassed-in, of course)…
Jon:
The cats will go nuts when they have free access to the terrace.
That guy looks more 1920s than 2020s.
Kirk:
I think that’s what drew my attention. He was modern and retro.
I had no idea the Guadalquivir river went all the way to your town. Can’t believe that your cats would jump out the window, are the treats that bad? Poor cats.
Laurent:
The river runs for 657 km. We’re about in the middle of its run. We don’t think the cats would actually jump from the 7th floor. But you never know. They DO get excited when they see a bird. Better safe than sorry.
And I thought I sure hope Mitchell isn’t suffering from floods of gonorrhea!!! I sure glad to see you aren’t.
But that is some serious flooding. And the guy on the bench I give 7 stars. He is adorable in his pattern ensemble and nice to see someone do right for a change.
Mistress Borghese.
I wouldn’t wear what the guy was wearing but I like his whole look (for him). I’ve seen him before and he was dressed similarly. He’s got his style. I’m not suffering from even a drizzle of gonorrhea. Never worry.
Is wearing one’s pajama bottoms as part of a suit a thing now?
Walt the Fourth:
Well, pajama bottoms were regularly seen in Fuengirola but here those are actually trousers. Not a look you go for?
Terciopelo ! That’s a word that I learned years and years and years ago, and hadn’t thought of since, but my sister and I loved it! Only, just now, when I saw it, I couldn’t remember what it meant… is that suit really VELVET??? Seeing it in a photo, and not in person, it looks like canvas. Is it velvet, Mitchell?
Ohhhhhhh, that SG story is great 🙂 Loved seeing the kitties, and I am so excited for you to get the terrace enclosed!
That flooding…. wooooooo.
Judy C:
It did have the look of velvet. Yes. Definitely not canvas. SG and I have some interesting exchanges (but not gonorrhea). I had another walk today, in the rain. More photos of the river to come.
Good news on the gonorrhea front.
And that river is wild; hopefully you’ll get a reprieve for longer than a day.
I might wear Hugo Boos if I could save a few coins!
Bb,
I do like Hugo Boss, and probably Hugo Boos, too. I think I still have a suit in the closet… that I don’t think I’ll ever wear again.
,keep safe x
Finlaygray:
I assume you mean from the floods and the gonorrhea both.
A big clap clap clap for no gonorrhea! The price is right for Hugo Boos.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
Clap clap clap. I thought that was a good price for Hugo Boss (or Boos), too.