Spanish Law: It seems
that there's a statute on the books which allows a Spanish neighbour
to enter the garden of an Englishman and do whatever she likes there.
Whereas, the Englishman is forbidden from reciprocating or even from doing what he wants to do in his own garden.
I'm forced
to this conclusion by the fact that, when I went away on a camino
and, foolishly, left keys with the lovely Ester, she arranged for our
joint hedge to be ripped out.
This is what my hedge with the lovely Amparo looks like:
And this is what my
hedge with Ester now looks like.
To add insult to
injury . . . Upon my return, Ester 'asked' me to shift a BBQ from the side
of my house, as it was spoiling the view from their side window. I retorted that, if she hadn't ripped out the hedge, they
wouldn't be able to see it. And I put another (old, rusty)BBQ alongside it.
Anyway, the theory is
that I will now (re)plant ivy and all will be fine in a couple of
months. Or years. The problem with this is that Ester left in the
ground the roots of the very thing which outgrew the ivy and which,
she claimed, was damaging her garden wall.
And this grows faster than
eucalyptus even. Perhaps the only thing that shoots up faster is the
bloody passion flower that my elder daughter planted a few years ago
and which has now spread to both the front and the back gardens. As you can imagine, I am not a happy camper and I will checking out the existence of this statute at a BBQ tomorrow with 3 lawyer guests. In front of the lovely Ester.
Finally . . . First
come, first served: My sister and my niece are visiting me. They both like to
cook and I very much enjoy eating what they make. But there's a
downside; I'm forced to buy things I'll never use again: So, here's a
list of a few of the things that are going free at my place:-
- Red wine vinegar
- Nutmeg
- Walnuts
- Freezer bags
- Rubber gloves
- Spray disinfectant
- Sesame seeds
- Cheese
- Eggs
- Instant bloody coffee("Italian")
To state the obvious . . . I am not happy with the women near me this week . . . .
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